(Feb. 11, 2026) – Today, the full House of Representatives took final votes on the following bills:
House Bill 2243 requires the secretary of the Kansas Department for Children and Families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military installations to refer children-in-need-of-care cases involving children of military personnel to a military family advocacy program. The bill passed 121-0 and will now go to the Senate.
House Bill 2466 extends the sunset date for the angel investor tax credit to 2031. The bill passed 93-28 and will now go to the Senate.
House Bill 2478 requires advanced practice registered nurses and registered nurse anethetists to submit to a criminal history check upon application for a nursing license. The bill passed 117-4 and will now go to the Senate.
House Bill 2487 defines "teacher" and "paraprofessional" for eligibility for a scholarship under the Kansas Education Opportunity Scholarship Program The bill passed 121-0 and will now go to the Senate.
House Bill 2533 enacts the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact to provide interstate practice privileges for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. The bill passed 121-0 and will now go to the Senate.
House Bill 2534 enacts the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact to provide interstate practice privileges for respiratory therapists. The bill passed 121-0 and will now go to the Senate.
The full House also debated the following bills:
House Bill 2579 designates a portion of K-49 highway as the Private Michael E Gerber Memorial Highway, Vietnam KIA.
House Bill 2470 provides that certain municipalities may designate the entire municipality within a neighborhood revitalization area under the Kansas Neighborhood Revitalization Act.
House Bill 2557 enacts and joins other states in the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children and authorizes its administration and implementation.
House Bill 2468 elects to participate in the federal tax credit for individual contributions to scholarship-granting organizations and to increase the aggregate tax credit limit for the Low-Income Students Scholarship Program.
House Bill 2460 provides an exception to the Kansas Open Records Act that authorizes members of the legislature to have identifying information restricted from public access on public websites that identify home addresses or home ownership.
Sub for House Bill 2132 determines when a law enforcement officer may or shall take a child into custody.
House Bill 2440 excludes owners of oil leases from having to file a request for exemption with the Board of Tax Appeals for property tax exemptions.
House Bill 2479 authorizes electronic monitoring with victim notification as a condition of release prior to trial for certain offenders charged with a domestic violence offense, domestic battery, stalking or violation of a protective order.
The full Senate is slated to take final votes on the following bills:
Senate Bill 300 prohibits the Office of the State Bank Commissioner or any other state agency from serving as a receiver for a technology-enabled fiduciary financial institution that becomes insolvent or declares bankruptcy.
Senate Bill 331 eliminates certain stipulations regarding the payment of negotiable instruments on Saturday afternoons or on holidays.
Senate Bill 358 requires individuals convicted of certain felonies to be held without bond in the county jail until they are sentenced.
Senate Bill 364 requires the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to offer a discounted resident senior combination hunting and fishing license to Kansas residents who are 65 years of age or older, and to increase the maximum age to qualify for the Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing license, decrease the maximum fee and remove the expiration of such license.
Senate Bill 367 authorizes cities to allow golf carts to be driven on sidewalks.
Senate Bill 396 reorganizes the Clearwater Cemetery District in Sedgwick County to remove Ohio Township.
The Senate is also slated to debate the following bills:
Senate Bill 355 regulates the manufacture, wholesale and distribution of electronic cigarettes in this state and establishes licensure for electronic cigarette manufacturers.
Senate Bill 344 authorizes animal shelters to place certain animals needing treatment or care in foster homes and requires shelters to display photographs of animals at a location other than the shelter during a holding period.
Senate Bill 435 authorizes the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees to elect the board's vice chairperson, requires newly affiliated Kansas Police and Firemen employers to contribute at the actuarially required rate for past and future service and repeals certain working-after-retirement statutes for state and local elected officials.
Senate Bill 434 provides for a new determination of disability for the purposes of certain retailer's sales tax exemptions.
Senate Bill 387 requires school districts to verify the household gross earned income of each student who qualifies for free meals under the National School Lunch Program and requires legislative authorization to receive special assistance payments under federal law.