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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
During the period of the FIFA 2026 world cup, prohibiting certain limitations by municipalities on short-term rental or vacation properties and requiring timely rental permit processing, modifying the definition of transient guest for transient guest tax purposes and authorizing expanded sales of alcoholic beverages by cities and counties.
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
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Heather Meyer
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Sandy Pickert
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- 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
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- 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
NO: 14
ABSENT: 1
YES: 33
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- David Haley
- Scott Hill
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Silas Miller
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Kenny Titus
NO: 7
OTHER: 0
YES: 23
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Silas Miller
- Stephen Owens
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Patrick Schmidt
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
NO: 17
OTHER: 0
YES: 86
- John Alcala
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Steve Brunk
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- Blake Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Nick Hoheisel
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Sandy Pickert
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Angelina Roeser
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Alexis Simmons
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Mike Storm
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 39
- Mike Amyx
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Abi Boatman
- Ron Bryce
- Carolyn Caiharr
- John Carmichael
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Susan Estes
- Linda Featherston
- Fred Gardner
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Steven K. Howe
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Susan Humphries
- Tom Kessler
- Brooklynne Mosley
- KC Ohaebosim
- Lon Pishny
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Webster T. Roth
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Carl Turner
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
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; Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- 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 Senate Committee on Commerce
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S event
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, February 19, 2026
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 110, Nay 14, Absent 1
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Rui Xu
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Rui Xu was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S event
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}HTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Rui Xu (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)PDF
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Rui Xu (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report - Wed, Mar 25, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Wed, Mar 25, 2026HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (Mon, Feb 16, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (Mon, Feb 16, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (Wed, Mar 18, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (Wed, Mar 18, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 25, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 25, 2026HTML
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 16 HB 2481 bill brief, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 17 HB 2481 pro Rep Reavis, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 18 HB 2481 pro KRHA, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 19 HB 2481 pro TIAK, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 20 HB 2481 opp LKM, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 21 HB 2481 opp young, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by at 22 HB 2481 writ neu overland park, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 23 HB 2481 writ neu lutz, —
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 12, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Chair Tarwater Amendment #2, Legislature
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Chair Tarwater Amendment #1, Legislature
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 2, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Dusty Buell, The wichita Open
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Susie Santo, Visit Wichita
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Julie Roller Weeks, Travel Industry Assn.
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Katie Walkley, Director of Administration
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Warren R. Wilkenson, Visit Overland Park
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Spencer Duncan, KS League of Muncipalities
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Scott Schneider, KS Restaurant and Hospitality Assn.Hospitality
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Representative Allen Reavis, Kansas Legislature

