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IntroducedFeb 03, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Prohibiting certain public nuisance claims, providing that only the attorney general may file claims regarding public nuisances that are not wholly contained in one political subdivision unless the attorney general delegates authorization to file such claims and requiring special injury for certain public nuisance actions.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 30 Nay: 9
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 462
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciarysponsor
- Senator Warren on behalf of Varidon StrategiesRequester
Votes
YES: 84
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- 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
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 40
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Collins
- Curtis
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Johnson
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
ABSENT: 1
YES: 86
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- 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
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 37
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 30 Nay: 9
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 29 Nay: 10
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 86 Nay: 37
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as second conferees
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as second conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as conferees
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Osman
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 84 Nay: 40
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 29 Nay: 11
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- House Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Dahnika Short, Revisors Office (Bill Brief)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by John Goodyear, League of Kansas Municipalities (Opponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Jan Jarman, City of Wichita (Opponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Michael Koss, City of Overland Park (Opponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Kris Kobach, Kansas Attorney General (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Beau Roysden, for Alliance for Consumers Action Fund (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Roger Gibboni, United States Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Mike Karbo, American Petroleum Institute, Midwest Region (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Scot Kibbe, American Property Casualty Insurance Association (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber of Commerce (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Aaron Mays, Kansas Association of Counties (Opponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Moriah Day, NSSF (The Firearm Industry Trade Assoc) (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by O. H. Skinner, Executive Director, Alliance for Consumers Action Fund (SB462 Pro)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jay Hall, Director and General Counsel, Kansas Association of Counties (SB462 Opp)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Nathan Eberline, League of Ks Municipalities (SB462 Opp)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Michael Koss, City Attorney, City of Overland Park (SB462 Opp)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by David Dillner, City Manager, City of El Dorado (SB462 Opp)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Kris Kobach, Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General (SB462 Neu)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott Revisors Office, State of Kansas (SB462 Bill Brief)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Kris Kobach, Attorney General, State of Kansas Office of the Attorney General (SB462 Amendment)
- Conference Committee Report
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
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