(April 10, 2026) – Today, the Kansas Legislature returned for day two of what is expected to be a quick veto session.
Items receiving attention in both the House and Senate include veto overrides on the following:
CCR on Senate Bill 254, relating to state and local public benefits and eligibility thereof; prohibiting aliens unlawfully present in the United States from receiving any state or local public benefit in accordance with applicable federal law; requiring individuals 18 years of age and older who apply for any state or local public benefit to provide proof of lawful presence; prohibiting the state or any county or local agency from providing any public benefit to any alien without first verifying the alien's lawful presence through the existing systematic alien verification for entitlements program; and requiring state and local agencies administering public benefits to cooperate with the United States Department of Homeland Security to verify an alien's lawful presence. The bill previously passed the Senate 22-18 and the House 78-46.
CCR on Senate Bill 361, relating to federal tax credits for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations; electing to participate in the federal tax credit for individual contributions to scholarship-granting organizations. The bill previously passed the Senate 29-10 and the House 87-37. The motion to override the veto in the Senate passed 29-10 and in the House 85-38.
CCR on Senate Bill 391, prohibiting cities and counties from adopting or enforcing any ordinance or resolution that requires landlords to lease housing to tenants receiving financial assistance from or through the housing choice voucher program or any other housing assistance program or that otherwise restricts a landlord's ability to consider a prospective tenant's income source. The bill previously passed the Senate 29-11 and the House 76-48. The Senate's motion to override the veto passed 31-8.
CCR on Senate Bill 462, relating to negligence actions; prohibiting certain persons from recovering damages in such actions; relating to public nuisance; prohibiting civil actions for certain nuisances; providing that only the attorney general may file claims regarding public nuisances that are not wholly contained within one political subdivision, unless the attorney general delegates authority to one or more political subdivisions of the state to file such claims; requiring special injury for certain public nuisance actions. The bill previously passed the Senate 29-10 and the House 86-37. The Senate's motion to override passed 30-9 and in the House 86-37.
CCR on House Bill 2437, relating to voter registration; authorizing the use of additional resources to verify voter registration records; establishing the SAVE Kansas Act; requiring periodic comparisons with the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements database; requiring quarterly reports to the secretary of state of certain information on noncitizens receiving public assistance benefits; imposing restrictions on websites that can accept and transmit voter registration applications; removing individuals disqualified from voting from voter registration records; and providing an open records exemption for certain information related to voter registration. The bill previously passed the Senate 28-12 and the House 80-43. The House's motion to override the veto passed 84-39 and in the Senate 28-11.
CCR on House Bill 2468, relating to federal tax credits for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations; electing to participate in the federal tax credit for individual contributions to scholarship-granting organizations; relating to the tax credit for the Low-Income Students Scholarship Program; and increasing the aggregate tax credit limit. The bill previously passed the Senate 27-12 and the House 76-44.
CCR on House Bill 2521, the Kansas Tort Claims Act, which expands the act to include child placement agencies that contract with the secretary of the Kansas Department for Children and Families from July 1, 2026, through July 1, 2029. The bill previously passed the Senate 32-8 and the House 83-38. The House's motion to override passed on a vote of 87-36 and in the Senate 30-9.
CCR on House Bill 2569, relating to actions challenging the constitutionality of state election laws; requiring such actions to be brought in the Shawnee County District Court; relating to advance voting ballots; concerning court orders that invalidate or enjoin signature verification, triggering a limitation on advance voting. The bill previously passed the Senate 28-12 and the House 78-45.
CCR on House Bill 2587, requiring that citizenship status be shown on the license; and requiring that persons who present a driver's license identify such persons as noncitizens at a polling place be given a provisional ballot if such persons claim to be citizens. The bill previously passed the Senate 27-12 and the House 77-42.
House Bill 2593, relating to contracts entered into for legal services by a political subdivision; requiring an open meeting before a political subdivision may approve such a contract; requiring the attorney general to approve such a contract before it becomes effective; requiring the attorney general to submit a report to the legislature regarding contracts that are not approved; providing for the expiration of the section. The bill previously passed the Senate 23-17 and the House 79-40. The House's motion to override the veto passed 85-38 and in the Senate 27-12.
House Bill 2731, requiring the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, in coordination with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, to seek federal approval to establish continuous Medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities who receive services through a Home- and Community-Based Services waiver; requiring the secretary of the Kansas Department for Children and Families and the KDHE secretary to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for Food and Medical Assistance; directing KDHE to submit certain data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; prohibiting certain Public Assistance Program Waivers or exemptions without legislative approval; prohibiting self-attestation to determine eligibility for Public Assistance Programs; limiting retroactive enrollment in the Medical Assistance Program; requiring immediate termination of Medical Assistance upon confirmation of the enrollee's death; increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents; and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the Food Assistance Program. The bill previously passed the Senate 28-11 and the House 80-43.
House Bill 2513, the state budget bill allocating funding for fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029. The bill previously passed the Senate 23-16 and the House 67-53.
Items line-item vetoed:
Sec. 15 (b) – (c) Nurse Fair Treatment and Recovery Fund.
Sec. 26 (a) Legislative Salary and Reimbursement for Interims.
Sec. 30 (a) Child Advocacy Center Grants.
Sec. 37 (a) Funding for Pregnancy Crisis Centers.
Sec. 37 (e) State Treasurer – State loans for airport authorities.
Sec. 38 (d) Department of Insurance – Added $750,000 to marketing agency programs.
Sec. 47 KPERS – KEY Fund Transfer.
Sec. 53 (b) and Sec. 54 (w) – Department of Administration language to allow legislators to park in any state lot.
Sec. 54 (s) restricting press access to the Capitol building.
Sec. 54 (t) requiring reporting of any non-profits that receive more than $50,000 in State General Funds.
Sec. 54 (u) requiring outcomes reporting and performance-based budgets for anyone receiving State General Funds and requiring reports to the Department of Administration and to the legislative staff going back to 2016.
Sec. 54 (y) allowing legislative auditors unlimited access to all state of Kansas technology systems.
Sec. 60 (c), Sec. 61 (i), Sec. 64 (r) and 65 (s): Department of Revenue and Department of Commerce retroactive financial incentives and creation of a database for recipients.
Sec. 72 (I) and Sec. 74 (p) Department of Health and Environment: limiting expenditures related to promoting certain vaccines.
Sec. 74 (o) and Sec. 81 (g): Department of Health and Environment and Department for Children and Families – Forcing State Agencies to Break Federal Law.
Sec. 74 (q): Department of Health and Environment: Restrictions on appropriations to entities providing for, performing, counseling toward or referring for abortion services.
Sec. 77 (b) and Sec. 78 (a): Department for Aging and Disability Services: deletion of the lapsing $4.5 million for the Mental Health Services in Schools Program.
Sec. 78 (dd): Department for Aging and Disability Services: Requiring counseling to Medicaid patients going into a nursing facility about home plus and boarding care homes.
Sec. 81 (h): Department for Children and Families: No bid contract language.
Sec. 87 (f) and (g) and Sec. 88 (a) and (l): Department of Education: Uses of CUT scores for funding allocations. And Pilot assessments for some school districts.
Sec. 88 (k): Department of Education: School enhancement limitations from existing resources.
Sec. 88 (m): Department of Education: Student protests and education funding.
Sec. 96 (d): Kansas Historical Society: Junior Officers Quarters.
Sec. 140 (a) and (k): Department of Transportation: No-bid Contract for Radio System Modernization.
Sec. 153: State Finance Council: Lapsed funding for unfilled positions.
Sec. 155: Across-the-Board 1.5 percent cut to state operations.
Sec. 163 (a): School for the Deaf: Powerhouse Demolition.
Sec. 181 (a): Kansas State Fair Livestock Barn Upgrades.