(April 30, 2026) – This week marked the final legislative action on bills passed during the 2026 state legislative session, with Governor Laura Kelly signing and vetoing the remaining bills passed in the final hours of the veto session, just past 1 a.m. on April 11.
Among the bills vetoed were:
House Bill 2043 relates to property tax revenues and provides a protest petition to contest increases and continuing reimbursements from the taxpayer notification costs fund for an additional five years.
House Bill 2044 relates to income tax and allows modifications for those serving in the armed forces, the homestead property tax refund claim or the selective assistance for effective senior relief tax credit if the home valuation exceeds $350,000.
Senate Substitute for House Bill 2111 exempts certain registered agritourism operations from the enforcement of local codes and regulations.
House Bill 2412 requires that the student curriculum include instruction on communist, fascist and socialist regimes and that students pass an American civics exam to graduate from high school.
House Bill 2515 reaffirms gold and silver coins as legal tender and modifies the income tax deduction for gains from the sale of specie.
House Bill 2763 requires school districts to provide a certain amount of daily recess time and to establish the Kansas state fitness test.
Among the bills signed into law during the final hours of the 2026 session are:
House Substitute for Senate Bill 51 relates to information service audits and authorizes them to assist political subdivisions and hospitals.
Senate Bill 82 provides a tax credit for lockable gun storage and for higher ethanol blends of fuel, expands the childcare assistance tax credits and repeals tax credits for alternative-fueled motor vehicle fueling stations, agritourism liability insurance, assistive technology contributions and swine facility improvements.
Senate Bill 271 updates CHIP income eligibility requirements and changes the meeting schedule for the Bob Bethell Joint Committee.
Senate Bill 300 provides a business income tax apportionment for manufacturers of alcoholic liquor and removes the reference to global intangible low-taxed income from the Internal Revenue Code.
Senate Bill 430 reconciles the crimes and punishment code by adding mitragynine to Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
House Bill 2481 regulates short-term rentals during the World Cup and modifies the transient guest tax for that period.