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HB 2291 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Creating the regulatory relief division within the office of the attorney general and establishing the general regulatory sandbox program to waive or suspend rules and regulations for program participants.

HB 2291 creates a new regulatory relief division within Kansas' Attorney General's office to manage a "regulatory sandbox" program. This program allows businesses to temporarily waive or suspend certain state rules and regulations while testing new products or services, directly affecting innovators and startups seeking to launch without full regulatory compliance. The division will administer applications, assess risks to public health and safety, and collaborate with businesses and state agencies. An 11-member advisory committee - including business representatives, agency officials, and legislative members - will help identify rules suitable for temporary suspension and guide program implementation.
Issues: ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyCreates regulatory sandbox to waive rules for tech startups testing new products, directly reducing compliance barriers to foster innovation.90% confidence
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Vetoed
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Vetoed Apr 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} → Enrolled · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was finalized into its enrolled version by updating the header information and clarifying the appointment process for the new Regulatory Relief Division. Key substantive changes include adding specific committees that must approve additional staff hiring, defining the duties of the new division, and establishing a 11-member advisory committee with fixed term lengths and specific appointment sources. The final version also standardizes the formatting of the bill text.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on creating a regulatory sandbox within the Attorney General's office, but the operational details for staffing and oversight were refined to include specific legislative committees in the approval process.
REQUIREMENT

Added the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Appropriations to the list of bodies that must approve additional staff beyond the initial two employees.

Explicitly defined the duties and powers of the Regulatory Relief Division, including acting as a liaison for businesses and reviewing laws that inhibit company growth.

Established a 11-member General Regulatory Sandbox Program Advisory Committee with specific term lengths (four years for business members, two years for legislative members) and defined the exact sources for each appointment.

Added requirements for the division to submit annual reports to specific legislative committees starting in 2027, detailing participant costs, savings, and consumer outcomes.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting inconsistencies, removed draft committee markup, and standardized the bill header and page numbering.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Apr 10, 2025
Vetoed
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 30, Nay 10
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Vetoed
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 88, Nay 37
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Thursday, April 3, 2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 31, Nay 9
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Commerce
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 90, Nay 28, Absent 7
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton was adopted
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Withdrawn from House Committee on Federal and State Affairs and referred to Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.