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died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 468: Repealing the prohibition on municipal establishment of guaranteed income programs.

SB 468 repeals a Kansas law (K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-16,222) that prohibited cities and counties from creating guaranteed income programs. This bill directly affects Kansas municipalities by removing a legal barrier to launching local programs that provide regular, unconditional cash payments to residents. The key mechanism is the repeal of the specific statute, allowing cities and counties to establish such programs without legal restriction. The change takes effect upon publication in the official statute book.

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2660: Making and concerning appropriations for the state board of regents for the Kansas blueprint for literacy, expanding the every child can read act reporting requirements and amending the Kansas blueprint for literacy to provide certain requirements for the state board of education, the state board of regents and school districts with regard to literacy education and reporting.

HB 2660 appropriates $8.6 million for the Kansas Blueprint for Literacy through fiscal year 2027, requiring the state board of regents to use these funds in alignment with the blueprint's strategic plan. The bill expands reporting requirements under the "Every Child Can Read Act," mandating school districts to track high-risk students, develop individual literacy plans for those at risk, and report on interventions and outcomes annually. It also requires the state board of education to designate evidence-based literacy practices, include a literacy practicum in teacher licensure, and develop a comprehensive literacy implementation plan for school districts.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2649: Establishing the Kansas empowerment savings program, authorizing certain employees to contribute to individual retirement accounts through an automatic payroll deduction and providing powers, duties, functions and responsibilities of the Kansas empowerment savings program board of trustees within the state treasurer's office concerning such program.

HB 2649 establishes the Kansas Empowerment Savings Program, allowing eligible state employees and workers at small Kansas employers without existing retirement plans to automatically contribute to Roth or traditional IRAs through payroll deductions. It creates a board within the state treasurer’s office to manage the program, with specific eligibility rules requiring employees to work at least 90 days for an employer that hasn’t offered a qualified retirement plan (like 401(k)s) in the past two years. The program will fund contributions via payroll deduction, with the board overseeing investments and administrative rules while prohibiting conflicts of interest. The law takes effect July 1, 2027, and applies directly to participating employees and their eligible employers.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HCR 5025: Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas to decrease the assessed valuation for real property used for residential purposes from 111/2% to 9%.

This bill proposes to change the state constitution to lower the property tax assessment rate for residential real estate in Kansas from 11.5% to 9%. The change would directly affect homeowners and communities with mobile or manufactured homes by reducing the percentage of their property's value used to calculate taxes. If approved by voters, the new rate would apply to properties starting January 1, 2027, while other property classes like agricultural land and commercial buildings would keep their current assessment percentages.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Housing

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2678: Enacting the Kansas medical cannabis act to authorize the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and use of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products.

HB 2678 would establish Kansas' first legal medical cannabis program, allowing licensed businesses to cultivate, process, and sell cannabis products for medical use to qualifying patients. It requires the state to expunge past cannabis-related criminal records and imposes an excise tax on sales, with funds directed to child care, economic development, mental health, low-cost housing, and property tax rebates. The bill creates new licensing systems for cultivators, processors, and dispensaries, while exempting medical cannabis use from certain drug possession laws. It directly affects patients with qualifying medical conditions, licensed cannabis businesses, and the state's criminal justice and social service funding mechanisms.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Criminal Justice ✓ Healthcare ✓ Housing

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 494: Expanding the definition of stalking to include more technology-based methods, requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt policies for making primary aggressor assessments when responding to domestic violence calls and requiring a prosecutor to affirm such assessment was completed, prohibiting public agencies from charging fees to victims of domestic violence for public records, allowing evidence of other domestic violence offenses to be admissible in a criminal action in which the defendant is accused of a domestic violence offense, adding certain contact to options for protection from abuse or stalking orders and allowing lifetime extensions of protection from abuse orders for victims of domestic battery.

SB 494 expands Kansas' stalking definition to include technology-based harassment, such as online monitoring or digital tracking, making it easier to prosecute digital stalking. It requires police to assess the primary aggressor in domestic violence calls and mandates prosecutors to confirm this assessment before filing charges. The bill also bans public agencies from charging domestic violence victims fees for public records and allows prior domestic violence incidents to be used as evidence in new cases. Additionally, it adds specific contact restrictions to protection orders and permits lifetime extensions of these orders for victims of domestic battery.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice ✓ Technology

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2750: Increasing the criminal penalties for second or subsequent convictions of the crime of violation of a protective order.

HB 2750 increases penalties for repeat violations of protective orders in Kansas. For a second or subsequent violation, the offense will be charged as a felony instead of a misdemeanor. This applies to violations of various protective orders, including those related to domestic violence, stalking, or criminal case conditions. The bill does not change penalties for first-time violations.

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2755: Directing the university of Kansas to operate a statewide repository of anonymous human trafficking data that is submitted by law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.

HB 2755 requires the University of Kansas to create and manage a statewide, anonymous data repository for human trafficking information. Law enforcement agencies, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, and prosecutors must submit anonymized data - including offense details, victim/offender demographics, location, and case outcomes - by July 1, 2028. The repository will analyze this data to track trafficking trends, evaluate state anti-trafficking programs, and inform law enforcement and victim services strategies. The university must annually report findings to state leadership starting July 1, 2029.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2721: Modifying an exception to the Kansas Open Records Act concerning software programs for electronic data processing.

HB 2721 modifies Kansas's Open Records Act by removing a requirement that public agencies maintain a publicly accessible register describing their computer facility information and how data can be accessed through existing programs. This change specifically affects all Kansas public agencies that use electronic data processing systems, such as government departments and local offices handling digital records. The bill eliminates the existing obligation for agencies to document details like their computer system configurations and data availability formats in a public register. This is a technical adjustment to the law's exception for software programs, not a change to the core disclosure rules for public records.

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2705: Providing that courts are not required to appoint counsel for an indigent inmate in certain habeas corpus actions.

HB 2705 modifies Kansas law to remove the requirement for courts to automatically appoint lawyers for indigent inmates in most habeas corpus cases challenging their convictions. It directly affects poor inmates in non-capital cases (not involving death penalty convictions), shifting the decision to appoint counsel from mandatory to discretionary for courts. The bill repeals existing rules that required court-appointed counsel in these situations, except for capital murder cases where counsel must still be provided. This change simplifies the process for courts handling routine habeas petitions while maintaining the existing standard for death penalty cases.

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SCR 1621: Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to prohibit the levy of any property tax by the state or any political or taxing subdivision of the state.

This bill proposes to amend the Kansas Constitution to completely ban the state and all local governments from levying any property taxes. The measure would directly affect all property owners in Kansas by eliminating the legal authority to collect these taxes on real estate, personal property, and other taxable assets. If passed by the legislature and approved by voters, it would remove the existing system that currently classifies and assesses different types of property at specific percentages of their value.

Topics ✗ Budget & Taxes ✗ Housing

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HCR 5029: Proposing to amend the bill of rights of the constitution of the state of Kansas by adding a new section relating to the public right to possess and use cannabis for medical purposes.

This bill proposes adding a new section to the Kansas Constitution that would guarantee the public's right to possess and use cannabis for medical purposes. The amendment includes a clause allowing reasonable laws and regulations to protect public health, safety, and general welfare. If passed by the legislature and approved by voters in the 2026 general election, it would legally enshrine medical cannabis rights at the state level.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice ✓ Healthcare