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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 • Apr 10, 2026: Died on Calendar
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Summary
Comments on HB 2505
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Sponsors
Votes
YES: 124
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Curtis
- 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. Helgerson
- 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. Martinez
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- 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. Stogsdill
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- 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: 0
ABSENT: 1
YES: 39
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Corson
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Faust Goudeau
- Sen. Francisco
- Sen. Gossage
- Sen. Haley
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Holscher
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Miller
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Pettey
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Schmidt
- Sen. Shallenburger
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Sykes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Thompson
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Warren
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Died on Calendar
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Ken Rahjes, Rep. Lance W. Neelly and Rep. Linda Featherston appointed as second conferees
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Sen. Craig Bowser is appointed to replace Sen. Larry Alley on the Conference Committee
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Virgil Peck, Sen. Craig Bowser and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as second conferees
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Rep. Ken Rahjes, Rep. Lance W. Neelly, and Rep. Linda Featherston are appointed to replace Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe, and Rep. Heather Meyer on the Conference Committee
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Virgil Peck, Sen. Larry Alley and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer
- 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 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 144-S event
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, February 19, 2026
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate 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, Absent 1
- 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 House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 346-S event
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
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 Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Mon, Feb 16, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Mon, Feb 16, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Wed, Mar 11, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Wed, Mar 11, 2026)HTML
- Senate · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mar 5, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Rep. Will Carpenter, —
- Senate · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Kurt Wiard, Chief Counsel, KDWP
- Senate · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Tamera Lawrence, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor
- House · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Feb 13, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Representative Corbet, House Legislature
- House · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Feb 4, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kurtis Wiard, Chief Council, Kansas Dept of Wildlife and Parks
- House · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Justin Cobb, Assistant Director, Kansas Farm Bureau, Kansas Livestock Association
- House · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kyle Hamilton, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
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