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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Prohibiting cities and counties from restricting the discretion of landlords not to rent residential or commercial property on grounds including prospective tenants receipt of housing assistance or eviction or criminal history, and permitting cities and counties to prohibit discrimination by landlords on the basis of receipt of veterans benefits.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 19, 2026: Referred to Committee on Commerce
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2504
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Developmentsponsor
- Mark Tomb, on behalf of the Kansas Association of RealtorsRequester
Votes
YES: 84
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 40
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Commerce
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 84 Nay: 40
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 346-S
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Mark Tomb, Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Kansas REALTORS (Oral Proponent, HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Edward Jaskinia, President, Association of Landlords of Kansas (Oral Proponent, HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Stanley Weber, President & Chief Operating Officer, Tower Properties Company (Oral Proponent, HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Adam Hall, Private citizen (Oral Proponent, HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Moti Rieber, Rabbi, Kansas Interfaith Action (Oral Opponent, HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Kristy Baughman, Executive Director, United Community Services of Johnson County (Oral Opponent, HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Spencer Duncan, Governmental Affairs Director, League of Kansas Municipalities (Oral Opponent, HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Michelle Ewert, Private citizen (Oral Opponent, HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Pancho Metz, Private citizen (Oral Opponent, HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Molly Roecker, Private citizen (Oral Opponent, HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Merril Sake, Private citizen (Oral Opponent, HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Cole Schnieders, Continuum of Care Planning Mananger, Coalition to End Homlessness, Wichita/Sedgwick County (Written Only neutral, HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Last names A - K, (Writen Only Opponents, HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Last names L - W, (Written Only Opponents, HB504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Mr. Heim, Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutues (HB2504)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Mike Heim, Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Briefing HB2504)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
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