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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Authorizing counties to adopt resolutions to regulate activities on or within navigable rivers and adding navigable rivers to the crime of criminal trespass.
Last Action See all actions
House • Feb 04, 2026: Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 281-N
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2495
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Local Governmentsponsor

Votes
Actions
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 281-N
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Local Government
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Lona Duvall, Finney County Economic Development Corporation (HB2495 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Christina Ashie Guidry, United Community Services (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Aaron Popelka, Kansas Livestock Association (HB2495 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Aaron Popelka, Kansas Livestock Association (HB2495 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Representative Bob Lewis, District 123 (HB2495 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Vicki Germann, Board of Commissioners, Finney County (HB2495 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by David Sain, Friends of the Kaw (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Dawn Buehler, Friends of the Kaw (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Jeff Hancock, Kansas Outdoor Heritage Alliance (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Christian Guidry, United Community Services (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Hannes Zacharias, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Andrea Mulford, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Aidan Hixson, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kayla Knier, Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Christine English-Baird, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Molly Mendenhall, Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kayla Knier, Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Rabbi Moti Rieber, Kansas Interfaith Action (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Mark Dugan, Dugan Schlozman LLC Attorneys at Law (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Hanna Baird, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Lynne Beatty, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kim Mahanna-Bellemere, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Gemma Blackburn, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Darin Brunin, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Lee Boyd, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Rex Buchanan, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Josh Conner, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Chantelle Davis, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Larry Davis, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Theresa De Salvo, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by James Deckard, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Denise Selbee-Koch and Jennifer Woerner, Dirty Girl Adventures LLC (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Lona DuVall, Finney County Economic Development Corporation (HB2495 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Hank Ernst, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Margaret Fast, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Mandy Frank, The Nature Conservancy (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Charlotte French, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Emily Fuger, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by George Frazier, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Steve Garrett, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kim Gile, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Colby Gile, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Burke Griggs, Washburn University School of Law (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Jonathon Groene, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Lisa Grossman, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by James Guffey, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Brooklynn Henton, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by David Hull, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by David Jeffery, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Talita Leikam, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Anne Leiter, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by LlynnAnn Luellen, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Emily McNeill, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Heidi Mehl, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Heather McClellan, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Ryan McCoy, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Martee McKie, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Chris Millspaugh, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Michelle Morrison, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Tom Nguyen, City of Garden City (HB2495 Proponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kelly Peterson, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Zack Pistora, Kansas Sierra Club (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Paul Post, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Corey Ptacek, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kimberly Sain, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Erin Seybold, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Joseph Shondell, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Dan Scott, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Andres Schoemaker, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Josh Stroup, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Jonathan Smith, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Scott Taylor, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Richard Van Nevel, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Dan Wadley, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Ryan Waters, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Sarah White, Missouri and Associated Rivers Coalition (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kelly Yarbrough, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Dawn Wessling, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Michael Zeller, Rock Island Bridge (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Connie Vick, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Tommy Williams, private citizen (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Dave and Ann Redmon, private citizens (HB2495 Opponent)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Revisor of Statutes (HB2495 bill brief)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Last names A-L, (written only testimony)
- House Committee on Local Government, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by last names M-Z, (written only)
