Volume 45 - Issue 8 - February 19, 2026
State of Kansas
Legislative Administrative Services
Legislative Bills and Resolutions Introduced
The following numbers and titles of bills and resolutions were introduced February 9 – February 13 during the 2026 session of the Kansas Legislature. Full text of bills, bill tracking, and other information may be accessed at http://www.kslegislature.gov/li/.
House Bills
HB 2767, AN ACT concerning veterans and military; relating to commissions; establishing the Kansas military affairs commission; prescribing the powers and duties thereof, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
HB 2768, AN ACT concerning the residential landlord and tenant act; requiring landlords to accept multiple payment amounts as long as rent is paid on time and in full and to consider certain income of a tenant or prospective tenant when demonstrating income as a condition of qualifying for housing; providing penalties for violations of such requirements, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
HB 2769, AN ACT concerning property taxation; relating to budgets and expenditures for public services established by governing bodies of subordinate service taxing areas; requiring members appointed to governing bodies be residents of such taxing area, by Committee on Taxation.
HB 2770, AN ACT concerning the health care stabilization fund; relating to investments; permitting the director of investments of the health care stabilization fund to invest funds as authorized for insurance companies; amending K.S.A. 40-3406 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Appropriations.
HB 2771, AN ACT concerning enforcement of United States immigration and enforcement detainers by a county sheriff operating a county jail; requiring municipal insurance pools to provide coverage of law enforcement agencies enforcing federal law; requiring the state to pay certain judgements in federal civil action and provide legal representation by the attorney general; updating the interlocal cooperation act; amending K.S.A. 12-2904 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
HB 2772, AN ACT concerning consumer protection; enacting the Kansas age- appropriate design code act; requiring businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use of digital products in minors; mandating privacy settings for minors to be set at the highest level by default; detailing the right of each consumer to access and control such consumer’s own personal data; authorizing the attorney general to enforce compliance and adopt necessary rules and regulations; creating a private right of action for violations; enacting the Kansas stopping digital likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act; creating a private right of action for the unauthorized digital replication and distribution of individuals’ digital likenesses; enacting the Kansas saving human connection act; prohibiting deceptive practices and ensuring transparency in chatbot interactions; imposing liability on chatbot providers for injuries caused by such providers’ products; creating a private right of action for violations; granting the attorney general authority to enforce compliance of this act and adopt necessary rules and regulations, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
HB 2773, AN ACT concerning taxation; relating to income tax; providing for the apportionment of business income for manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a general manufacturer; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-3279 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Taxation.
HB 2774, AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to crimes against persons; increasing the criminal penalties for assault or battery committed against a public-facing worker while such worker is engaged in the performance of such worker’s assigned duties; amending K.S.A. 21-5412 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 21-5413 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Appropriations.
HB 2775, AN ACT concerning taxation; relating to severance tax; providing for a three-year exemption from severance tax for oil and gas wells; amending K.S.A. 79-4217 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Taxation.
HB 2776, AN ACT concerning sales taxation; relating to exemptions; providing an exemption for nonprofit organizations serving students of United States military academies, alumni of such academies and families of students and alumni of such academies; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-3606 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Taxation.
HB 2777, AN ACT concerning sales taxation; relating to exemptions; providing an exemption for purchases made by sevendays inc. and all sales of entry or participation fees, charges or tickets by sevendays inc. for fundraising events; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 79-3606 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Taxation.
HB 2778, AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to firearms; removing the current exception to the criminal use of weapons statute that allows any individual over the age of 21 or with a provisional license to possess a concealed handgun in or on school property or grounds or at any regularly scheduled school-sponsored activity or event if not otherwise prohibited under either federal or state law; amending K.S.A. 21-6301 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
House Resolutions
HR 6029, A RESOLUTION recognizing February 6, 2026, as Ronald Reagan Day, by Representative A. Smith.
HR 6030, A RESOLUTION supporting the State of Israel, affirming the historical, biblical and legal significance of Judea and Samaria, rejecting the use of historically inaccurate terminology and expressing solidarity with Israel’s right to security and sovereignty, Representatives Rhiley, Pickert, Blex, Bloom, Brunk, Bryce, Chauncey, Johnson, Proctor, Reavis, Tarwater, Wasinger and K. Williams.
House Concurrent Resolutions
HCR 5031, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ratifying the State of Disaster Emergency declaration issued on February 9, 2026, by Governor Laura Kelly in response to the impacts associated with the 2026 FIFA World Cup activities affecting Douglas, Johnson and Wyandotte counties; providing for the continuation thereof in Douglas, Johnson and Wyandotte counties through July 30, 2026, by Representative Croft.
Senate Bills
SB 499, AN ACT concerning consumer protection; enacting the Kansas age-appropriate design code act; requiring businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use of digital products in minors; mandating privacy settings for minors to be set at the highest level by default; detailing the right of each consumer to access and control such consumer’s own personal data; authorizing the attorney general to enforce compliance and adopt necessary rules and regulations; creating a private right of action for violations; enacting the Kansas stopping digital likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act; creating a private right of action for the unauthorized digital replication and distribution of individuals’ digital likenesses; enacting the Kansas saving human connection act; prohibiting deceptive practices and ensuring transparency in chatbot interactions; imposing liability on chatbot providers for injuries caused by such providers’ products; creating a private right of action for violations; granting the attorney general authority to enforce compliance of this act and adopt necessary rules and regulations, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
SB 500, AN ACT concerning retirement and pensions; relating to the Kansas public employees retirement system and systems thereunder; creating the Kansas public employees retirement system cost-of-living adjustment commission; prescribing the powers and duties of the commission; establishing procedures of the legislature for the review and consideration of cost-of-living adjustments by the commission, by Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 501, AN ACT concerning criminal procedure; relating to racial or other biased- based policing; requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt policies related to racial and other biased-based policing using technology; criminalizing violation of racial or other biased-based policing policies; amending K.S.A. 22-4610 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
SB 502, AN ACT concerning administrative rules and regulations; relating to sports wagering; authorizing the adoption of certain rules and regulations by the Kansas racing and gaming commission, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
SB 503, AN ACT concerning federal and state laws; relating to firearms; removing the criminal prohibition against firearm suppressors and firearm barrel length qualification requirements; amending K.S.A. 21-6301 and 21-6302 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
SB 504, AN ACT concerning healthcare practices and professions; enacting the Kansas healthcare professional employment mobility and patient access act; prohibiting noncompete agreements restricting post-employment patient care, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
SB 505, AN ACT concerning consumer protection; relating to entertainment ticket sales; prohibiting certain conduct in connection with the sale or resale of tickets; providing that violation of such requirements is a deceptive act or practice subject to penalties pursuant to the Kansas consumer protection act, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
SB 506, AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to crimes against the public safety; increasing the criminal penalty for criminal use of weapons on a second or subsequent adjudication; modifying the penalties for criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and the length of the ban on possessing a weapon; amending K.S.A. 21-6301 and 21-6304 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
SB 507, AN ACT concerning elections; relating to the conduct thereof; prohibiting enforcement of federal immigration laws at polling places and locations designated for the canvassing, auditing and recounting of ballots; amending K.S.A. 25-2703 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 25-3005, 25-3009 and 25-3107 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
SB 508, AN ACT concerning federal and state affairs; relating to the lottery operating fund; increasing transfers from such fund to the community crisis stabilization centers fund and the clubhouse model program fund of the Kansas department for aging and disability services; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 74-8711 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Federal andd State Affairs.
SB 509, AN ACT concerning sales and compensating use tax; relating to city and countywide retailers’ sales tax; providing countywide retailers’ sales tax authority for Sheridan county for the purpose of financing the costs of constructing a jail and law enforcement center; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 12-187, 12-189 and 12-192 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Ways and Means.
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