(March 11, 2026) – Today, the House of Representatives met on the floor to debate and take final votes on bills.
Bills getting a final action vote included:
Senate Bill 300 relates to the Technology-Enabled Fiduciary Financial Institutions Act; prohibits the office of the State Bank Commissioner or any other state agency from becoming a receiver for a technology-enabled fiduciary financial institution that becomes insolvent or declares bankruptcy. The bill passed the House on a vote of 122-0. The legislation was previously passed by the Senate 40-0. It will now go back to the Senate for a motion to concur, which would send it to the governor, or a motion to non-concur, which would send it to a conference committee.
Senate Bill 331 relates to the payment of negotiable instruments on Saturday afternoons or holidays. The bill passed the House 122-0. The bill previously passed the Senate 40-0. It will now go back to the Senate for a motion to concur, which would send it to the governor, or a motion to non-concur, which would send it to a conference committee.
Senate Bill 410 relates to cybersecurity; provides that earned wage access service registrants are subject to the provisions of the Kansas Financial Institutions Information Security Act. The bill passed the House 122-0. The bill previously passed the Senate 40-0. It will now go back to the Senate for a motion to concur, which would send it to the governor, or a motion to non-concur, which would send it to a conference committee.
Senate Bill 412 relates to guardians and conservators; imposes the duty to notify certain entities and persons of any court order commanding performance or safekeeping of the conservatee's estate assets; amends K.S.A. 59-30,176 and repeals the existing section. The bill passed the House 122-0. The bill previously passed the Senate 40-0 and was amended in the House Committee. It will now go back to the Senate for a motion to concur, which would send it to the governor, or a motion to non-concur, which would send it to a conference committee.
The House also debated the following bills today:
House Bill 2769 requires members of governing bodies of subordinate service taxing areas to be residents of such taxing areas.
H Sub for Senate Bill 229 proposes amendments, suspensions, or repeals of employment security law provisions that should follow specific review procedures set by the legislature. It authorizes the secretary of labor to recognize dnd approve employer-sponsored supplemental unemployment benefit plans if these plans meet certain criteria and incorporates such plans into the employment security law. The bill also updates and reorganizes statutory language, enhances federal conformity by referencing federal laws and guidelines, updates temporary unemployment provisions, and provides for eight weeks of temporary unemployment benefits. Additionally, it eliminates debt relief provisions for employers with negative balances and includes other updates to the employment security law.
Senate Bill 430 permits licensed physical therapists to perform certain capillary blood tests.
Senate Bill 327 changes the requirement that the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community-Based Services and the KanCare Oversight meet in January and April and at least once each quarter.
Senate Bill 271 updates income eligibility requirements for the Kansas Children's Health Insurance Program.
Meanwhile, the Senate took final votes on the following bills:
House Bill 2513 concerns certain claims against the state; makes appropriations therefor; authorizes certain transfers; imposes certain restrictions and limitations; directs or authorizes certain disbursements, procedures and acts incidental to the foregoing. The bill passed 39-1.
House Bill 2468 relates to federal tax credits for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations; elects to participate in the federal tax credit for individual contributions to scholarship-granting organizations; relates to the tax credit for the Low Income Students Scholarship Program. The bill passed 27-13.
Senate Bill 498 relates to income tax; provides a tax credit for the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel; discontinues the tax credit for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property or fueling station expenditures. The bill passed 38-1
Senate Bill 263 relates to crisis drills; establishes standards and requirements for active shooter drills conducted by public and accredited nonpublic elementary and secondary schools. The bill passed xx-xx.
Senate Bill 404 relates to vehicle registration; authorizes county treasurers, the division of vehicles or a contractor of the division to charge certain increased fees for vehicle registration transactions. The bill passed 33-7.
Senate Bill 419 relates to postsecondary educational institutions; enacts the Kansas Intellectual Rights and Knowledge Act; provides a civil cause of action and penalties for violations of such act; authorizes students and student associations to exercise political and ideological beliefs, values and missions. The bill passed 29-11.
The Senate is also slated to debate the following bills:
Senate Bill 384 extends the application deadline for authorization to operate as a public innovative district from Dec. 1 to May 1 and deems applications approved if not approved or denied within 30 days of submission.
S Sub for House Bill 2212 authorizes the governor to make a declaration of need for enhanced public safety and security for an extraordinary event and provides certain powers to the governor during a period of such declaration.
Senate Bill 381 requires instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma.
Senate Bill 340 prohibits promise scholarship awards from funding corequisite courses.
House Bill 2635 enacts the Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression Act to protect private pregnancy centers' ability to provide life-affirming care.
Senate Bill 406 directs the governor to approve eligible programs for workforce Pell grants and provides requirements for the Kansas Workforce Development Board with regard to eligibility, approval and financing of such programs.
Senate Bill 304 establishes the Born to Invest Act and requires the Office of Vital Statistics to provide data to the Office of the State Treasurer for the distribution of informational materials regarding certain government-administered savings accounts.