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HB 2571 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Substitute for HB 2571 by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics - Increasing the cost threshold for when a county shall use the public bidding process in awarding a construction contract.

HB 2571 requires cities and counties in Kansas to create written cost-sharing agreements for maintaining roads that border two different municipalities. It directly affects local governments responsible for roads shared across jurisdictional boundaries. The bill mandates agreements covering road construction, maintenance, drainage, signage, utilities, and other standard services, and prohibits major improvements without agreement approval. This replaces the previous law to ensure clear responsibility for shared road upkeep.
Issues: ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationMandates cost-sharing agreements for shared road maintenance, ensuring coordinated infrastructure upkeep and preventing neglect, thus strengthening transportation infrastructure governance.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Signed Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Amended by House Committee on Local Government → Enrolled · 4 edits · Apr 9, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from a House Bill to a Senate Substitute, indicating it has been amended by the Senate and approved by the House. The substantive content of the bill was completely replaced; the original text regarding municipal road maintenance cost-sharing agreements was removed and replaced with new text increasing the public bidding threshold for county construction projects from $25,000 to $100,000.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed entirely. It no longer addresses municipal road maintenance agreements between cities and counties. Instead, it now exclusively governs county construction contracts, specifically raising the dollar amount required to trigger a public bidding process.
SCOPE

All provisions regarding cost-sharing agreements for shared roads between municipalities were removed.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added to increase the public bidding threshold for county construction projects from $25,000 to $100,000.

ELIGIBILITY

The bill now applies only to county construction contracts (courthouses, jails, bridges, etc.) rather than municipal road maintenance.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and header were updated to reflect its status as a Senate Substitute and its new subject matter.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Concurred with amendments; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 36, Nay 3
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 117, Nay 5, Absent 3
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Local Government
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Local Government
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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