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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.
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House • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
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Summary
Comments on HB 2481
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Sponsors
Votes
YES: 110
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Delperdang
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Resman
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Wolf
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
NO: 14
ABSENT: 1
YES: 33
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Corson
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Faust Goudeau
- Sen. Francisco
- Sen. Haley
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Holscher
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Miller
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Pettey
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Schmidt
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Sykes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Titus
OTHER: 0
YES: 86
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. Martinez
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Storm
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Winn
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
NO: 39
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Delperdang
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. 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

