Prohibiting cities and counties from adopting or enforcing any ordinance or resolution that requires landlords to lease housing to tenants receiving financial assistance from or through the housing choice voucher program or any other housing assistance program or that otherwise restricts a landlord's ability to consider the income source of a prospective tenant.
SB 391 prevents Kansas cities and counties from passing local laws that require landlords to accept tenants using housing vouchers or restrict landlords from considering a tenant's income source (like housing assistance). It specifically bans ordinances that force landlords to lease to voucher recipients, limit security deposits, or require automatic tenant rights. The bill ensures landlords can use standard screening criteria, including income source, when deciding tenants. This directly affects landlords, local governments, and tenants who rely on housing assistance programs.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Vetoed
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 27, 2026
Vetoed Apr 10, 2026
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What changed between versions
As Amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
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Enrolled
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized into its enrolled version, removing committee-specific headers and adding standard legislative certification signatures. The core policy text regarding restrictions on landlords and housing assistance programs remained unchanged, but a new subsection (b) was inserted to clarify that the law does not prevent cities from banning discrimination against veterans or other lawful income sources.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same, but a specific exemption was added to clarify that the prohibition on income discrimination does not apply to veterans benefits or other lawful income sources not covered by the main restrictions.
REQUIREMENT
Added a new provision stating that the bill does not prevent cities or counties from adopting rules that prohibit discrimination against tenants based on veterans benefits or other lawful income sources not excluded by the main text.
TECHNICAL
Removed the 'As Amended by House Committee' header and replaced it with standard enrolled bill formatting, including certification signatures for the Senate, House, and Governor.
Removed line numbers and page headers that were present in the previous version but are not part of the final statutory text.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
16
Committee
11
Apr 10, 2026
Vetoed
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 85, Nay 38, Absent 2
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Vetoed
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 8, Absent 1
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 29, Nay 11
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 76, Nay 48, Absent 1
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report now available
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer appointed as second conferees
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report now available
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer appointed as conferees
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 75, Nay 49, Absent 1
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 31, Nay 9
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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