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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas Senate Bill
House Substitute for SB356 by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to a firearm owner at the termination of the firearm hold agreement, preempting municipalities from imposing any regulations or additional terms on firearm hold agreements, providing that firearm hold agreements shall not give rise to any inference that the firearm owner lacked legal capacity or fitness to possess a firearm.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 356
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Federal and State Affairssponsor
Votes
YES: 99
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Essex
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howell
- Hoye
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 25
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 1
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 99 Nay: 25
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Representative Kessler, Representative Schmoe and Representative Meyer appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Thompson , Senator Blew and Senator Faust Goudeau as conferees
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- H Sub for - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Senator Starnes, Senate (Oral Proponent, SB356)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Dave Webster, Private Cititzen (Written Proponent, SB356)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Amy Campbell, Kansas Mental Health Coalition (Written Proponent, SB356)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Ryq Farnow, Up in Arms (Written Proponent, SB356)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Nathan Carter, Community Relations Manager, Johnson County Mental Health Center (Written Proponent, SB356)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Revisor Heim, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (SB356)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Fiscal Note, (SB356)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Revisor of Statutes (SB356)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Senator Brad Starnes, (SB356, Prop, In-P)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Amy Campbell, KS Mental Health Coalition (SB356, Prop, In-P)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Michelle Ponce, Association of Community Mental Health Centers of KS (SB356, Prop, In-P)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Javier Avilez, Private Citizen (SB356, Prop, In-P)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Bryan Cady, Penguin Pawn and Gun (SB356, Prop, In-P)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Sierra Wright, KS Law Enforcement and CIT Council (SB356, Prop, In-P)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Nathan Carter, Johnson County Mental Health Council Center (SB356, Prop, In-P)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kelvin Curtis, KS NRA President (SB356, Prop, W-O)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Stephen Kunz, MD, (SB356, Prop, W-O)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Nancy Ingram, Johnson County Mental Health Advisory Board (SB356, Prop, W-O)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Gala True, The Amroy Project (SB356, Prop, W-O)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Linda Gallagher, Private Citizen (SB356, Prop, W-O)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Dale Lutzen, Senior Master Sergeant US Air Force (SB356, Prop, W-O)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by David Morantz, KS Trial Lawyers Association (SB356, N, W-O)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Denton Turley, Up in Arms KS (SB356, Prop, W-O)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Ryq Farnow, Up in Arms KS (SB356, Prop, W-O)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Keith Kass, Greater KC Veterans Program (SB356, Prop, W-O)
- House Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Mallory Geverts, Private Citizen (SB356, Prop, W-O)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
