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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Providing an exception for Kansas department of wildlife and parks records regarding the location of any species that is threatened, endangered or in need of conservation from the disclosure requirements of the Kansas open records act.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 26, 2026: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Rahjes, Representative Neelly and Representative Featherston appointed as second conferees
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2505
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 124
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Rahjes, Representative Neelly and Representative Featherston appointed as second conferees
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Bowser is appointed to replace Senator Alley on the Conference Committee
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Peck, Senator Bowser and Senator Francisco appointed as second conferees
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Representative Rahjes, Representative Neelly, and Representative Featherston are appointed to replace Representative Kessler, Representative Schmoe, and Representative Meyer on the Conference Committee
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Peck, Senator Alley and Senator Francisco appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Kessler , Representative Schmoe and Representative Meyer as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 1
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 144-S
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, February 19, 2026
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 124 Nay: 0
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 346-S
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Rep. Will Carpenter, (HB2505 - Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Kurt Wiard, Chief Counsel, KDWP (HB2505 - Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor (HB2505 - Overview)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Representative Corbet, House Legislature (HB2505)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kurtis Wiard, Chief Council, Kansas Dept of Wildlife and Parks (Oral support HB2505)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Justin Cobb, Assistant Director, Kansas Farm Bureau, Kansas Livestock Association (Written only Opponent HB2505)
- Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kyle Hamilton, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (HB2505 brief)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
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