Authorizing the state historical society to acquire the junior officers' quarters at Fort Dodge and provide for the use, preservation, improvement, control and maintenance thereof.
This bill authorizes Kansas' State Historical Society to acquire the junior officers' quarters at Fort Dodge (a specific historic property in Ford County) through purchase, donation, or grant. Once acquired, the Society would manage the property as a historical landmark, responsible for its preservation, maintenance, and public use. The acquisition requires prior approval from the Attorney General to ensure the property is conveyed in fee simple to the state. The bill directly affects the State Historical Society and the Fort Dodge property owners.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 17, 2026
Signed Apr 9, 2026
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Apr 9, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative draft to an enrolled version, adding official certification signatures and removing internal line numbers. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria were altered.
TECHNICAL
Removed internal line numbers and draft headers; added certification blocks for the House Speaker, Senate President, and Governor to finalize the bill.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 39, Nay 1
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Introduced
Sen. Ronald Ryckman raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled germane.
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. David Haley
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Ways and Means
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 117, Nay 1, Absent 7
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by House Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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