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SB 498 — Providing income tax credits for the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel and expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and discontinuing income tax credits for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property or fueling station expenditures, agritourism liability insurance, assistive tec Latest action: Died in House Committee (Apr 10, 2026) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB498/
SB 374 — Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence, setting forth relevant procedures and requiring further consideration of evaluation and treatment during the course of competency proceedings for defendants charged with the most serious offenses. Latest action: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (Apr 9, 2026) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB374/
SB 232 — Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for distribution of informational materials regarding certain government-administered savings accounts. Latest action: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (Apr 9, 2026) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB232/
SB 408 — Excluding a child engaging in age-appropriate independent activities from the definition of a child in need of care in the revised Kansas code for care of children, requiring the secretary for children and families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military organizations and create a referral pr Latest action: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (Apr 9, 2026) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB408/
SB 14 — Providing for continuous state budgets until amended, lapsed or eliminated by the legislature, temporary reallocations and establishing conditions and limitations. Latest action: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 (Apr 10, 2025) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB14/
SR 1716 — Approving an amendment to the gaming compact with the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska concerning sports wagering. Latest action: Motion to advance to EFA, subject to amendment, debate and roll call. Motion carried. (Apr 11, 2025) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SR1716/
HB 2798 — Substitute for HB 2798 by Committee on Higher Education Budget - Granting authority to state educational institutions regarding transactions involving contracts, easements and the procurement of goods and services, exempting the state educational institutions from statutes governing such transactions and auth Latest action: Died in Senate Committee (Apr 10, 2026) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2798/
HB 2680 — Renaming the tax credit for low income students scholarship program the Kansas K-12 students scholarship program, expanding eligibility under the program, increasing the aggregate tax credit limit and moving the program's administration to the state treasurer. Latest action: Died in Committee (Apr 10, 2026) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2680/
HB 2596 — Permitting the secretary of corrections to enter into certain contracts for the production of manufactured or modular homes for a pilot program at the Hutchinson correctional facility under the prison-made goods act. Latest action: Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026 (Apr 9, 2026) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/HB2596/
SB 531 — Prohibiting the development or operation of any new large load data center in a county that has had a drought emergency declared for such county pursuant to the Kansas emergency management act within the preceding three years. Latest action: Died in Committee (Apr 10, 2026) https://openstates.org/ks/bills/2025-2026/SB531/