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IntroducedJan 20, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Replacing the two-bedroom requirement with a one-bedroom requirement to qualify as hotel, motel or tourist court requiring collection of tax from all such qualifying rentals, prohibiting certain limitations by municipalities on short-term rental or vacation properties during the period of May 15, 2026, through July 25, 2026, and modifying the definition of transient guest for such period.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2481
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 110
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 14
ABSENT: 1
YES: 86
- Alcala
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Buehler
- Butler
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Esau
- Essex
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Hoheisel
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- James
- Johnson
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Roeser
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Simmons
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 39
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 86 Nay: 39
- Reengrossed on Friday, March 27, 2026
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 23 Nay: 17
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Alley, Senator Owens and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Tarwater , Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 33 Nay: 7
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-S
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, February 19, 2026
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Commerce
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 110 Nay: 14
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Xu
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Xu was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 25, 2026PDF
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Thu, Feb 12, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Thu, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Chair Tarwater, Amendment #1, Legislature (WO)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Thu, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Chair Tarwater Amendment #2, Legislature (WO)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Dusty Buell, The wichita Open (Oral, Buell)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Susie Santo, Visit Wichita (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Julie Roller Weeks, Travel Industry Assn. (Oral, Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Katie Walkley, Director of Administration (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Warren R. Wilkenson, Visit Overland Park (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Spencer Duncan, KS League of Muncipalities (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Scott Schneider, KS Restaurant and Hospitality Assn.Hospitality (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Representative Allen Reavis, Kansas Legislature (Oral Pro)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
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