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IntroducedJan 23, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.
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House • Apr 10, 2026: Died on Calendar
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Summary
Comments on HB 2535
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Judiciarysponsor
Votes
YES: 98
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Emil Bergquist
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Abi Boatman
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Nick Hoheisel
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Tom Kessler
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Sandy Pickert
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Barb Wasinger
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 18
ABSENT: 9
YES: 39
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Scott Hill
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Silas Miller
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 107
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Abi Boatman
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Steve Brunk
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Rick James
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Sandy Pickert
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Mike Storm
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 14
YES: 30
- Larry Alley
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Scott Hill
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Kellie Warren
NO: 8
ABSTAIN: 1
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Motion to not adopt Conference Committee Report passed; Yea 107, Nay 14, Absent 4 (Bill is killed)
- Died on Calendar
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 30, Nay 8, Absent 1
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Sen. Ty Masterson and Sen. Chase Blasi are appointed to replace Sen. Kellie Warren and Sen. Kenny Titus on the Conference Committee
- Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Rep. Daniel Hawkins, Rep. Chris Croft, and Rep. Tom Sawyer are appointed to replace Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams, and Rep. Dan Osman on the Conference Committee
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman
- 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 05, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 98, Nay 18, Absent 9
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Jan 23, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Feb 10, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Feb 10, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Thu, Mar 5, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Thu, Mar 5, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Apr 10, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Apr 10, 2026HTML
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 2, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Terry Humphrey, Kansas Pet Advocates, Inc.
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Jasmine Kyle, Southeast KS Humane Society
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Nika Orebaugh, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Kendra Anthony, KS Animal Control Assoc
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Crystal Swann Blackdeer, Leavenworth Co Humane Society, Inc.
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Midge Grinstead, Humane World for Animals
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Anne Langston, Animal Control Shelter, Ulysses, KS
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Shanti Mikolajczyk, Double 25 Animal Sanctuary
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Sydney Mollentine, Humane Society of Greater KC
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Zack Pistora, Kansas Sierra Club
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Christina Fischer, Wichita Animal Action League
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Terry Humphrey, Exec Director, Kansas Pet Advocaes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Heidi Bradford, President, Topeka Cat Fix
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Jasmine Kyle, Director, SE KS Humane Society
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Midge Grinstead, State Director, Humane World for Animals
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Cristy Fischer, Exec Director, Wichita Animal Action Legue
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Crystal Swann Blackdeer, Exec Director, Leavenworth Co Humane Society
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Zack Pistora, Kansas Sierra Club
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Nika Oregaugh, Supervisor, Sedgwick Co Animal Control
