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IntroducedJan 12, 2026
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Passed HouseJan 28, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 13, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Enhancing the criminal penalty for an offense committed with the intent to commit transnational repression, requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training, providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony, providing that the theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony and providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.
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House • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
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Summary
Comments on HB 2413
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 120
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 3
YES: 124
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 124 Nay: 0
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Humphries , Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman as conferees
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 0
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 120 Nay: 3
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- Jan 12, 2026 | House
- Prefiled for Introduction on Thursday, December 11, 2025
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas (HB2413 Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Kevin Schwertfeger Ks Representative, State of Kansas House Dist 114 (HB2413 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Lisa Moser, Kansas Representative, State of Kansas House Rep Dist 106 (HB2413 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Matthew Steel, CEO, Kansas Cattlemen's Assoc (HB2413 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Jackie Garagiola, Director of Legal & Gov Affairs, Kansas Livestock Assoc (HB2413 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Sam Johnson, Johnson and Sons Farm (HB2413 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Megan Steele KS State Representative, Kansas House Dist #51 (HB2413 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Taylor Williamson, Director of Economics & Policy, Kansas Corn Growers Assoc (HB2413 Pro WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by John Donley, Kansas Farm Bureau (HB2413 Pro WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Jackie Garagiola, KS Livestock Assoc (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Sam Johnson, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Rep Kevin Schwertfeger, KS 114th District (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Matthew Steele, KS Cattlemen's Assoc (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by John Donley, Kansas Farm Bureau (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Sheriff (Ret) Dr. Currie Myers, Private Citizen (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Megan Steele, KS 51st District (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office (Bill Brief)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary


