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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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- —Requester
Votes
YES: 120
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Abi Boatman
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Sydney Carlin
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 2
YES: 39
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Scott Hill
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Silas Miller
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
YES: 40
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Scott Hill
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Silas Miller
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 124
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Abi Boatman
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Mike Storm
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui 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, Absent 1
- 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; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
- 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 Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 120, Nay 3, Absent 2
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Jan 12, 2026 | House
- Prefiled for Introduction on Thursday, December 11, 2025
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (Fri, Jan 23, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (Fri, Jan 23, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Mar 3, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Mar 3, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026HTML
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 20, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Jackie Garagiola, KS Livestock Assoc
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Sam Johnson, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Rep Kevin Schwertfeger, KS 114th District
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Matthew Steele, KS Cattlemen's Assoc
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by John Donley, Kansas Farm Bureau
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Sheriff (Ret) Dr. Currie Myers, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Megan Steele, KS 51st District
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 25, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Kevin Schwertfeger Ks Representative, State of Kansas House Dist 114
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Lisa Moser, Kansas Representative, State of Kansas House Rep Dist 106
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Matthew Steel, CEO, Kansas Cattlemen's Assoc
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Jackie Garagiola, Director of Legal & Gov Affairs, Kansas Livestock Assoc
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Sam Johnson, Johnson and Sons Farm
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Megan Steele KS State Representative, Kansas House Dist #51
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by Taylor Williamson, Director of Economics & Policy, Kansas Corn Growers Assoc
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 25, 2026: Testimony by John Donley, Kansas Farm Bureau
