SB 199 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Designating the existing fallen firefighters memorial within the Kansas firefighters museum in Wichita as the official fallen firefighters memorial of the state of Kansas and replacing the Kansas firefighters memorial advisory committee with the Kansas firefighter memorial council; defining the fireworks sales season for seasonal retailers of consumer fireworks, providing for year-round sales by permanent retailers of consumer fireworks, requiring permanent retailers to register with the state fire marshal.

SB 199 designates the existing fallen firefighters memorial at the Kansas Firefighters Museum in Wichita as the state's official memorial and replaces the former advisory committee with a new nine-member Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Council. The council, appointed by the governor, will manage memorial funds for construction, repairs, and honoring firefighters, and may seek donations. The bill also changes fireworks sales rules: it limits seasonal retailers to a defined fireworks season while allowing permanent retailers to sell consumer fireworks year-round, requiring them to register with the state fire marshal. Additionally, it creates new license categories for fireworks distributors and restricts sales of "For Professional Use Only" fireworks to licensed sellers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025
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As Amended by Senate Committee on Commerce As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development · 1 edit
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Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
15
Committee
8
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 28, Nay 12
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 68, Nay 53, Absent 3
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report now available
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Adam Turk and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Mary Ware
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 75, Nay 45, Absent 4
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 27, Nay 13
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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