KS HB2501 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on April 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-09 - House Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

Senate Substitute for HB 2501 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing for immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to the firearm owner at the termination of a firearm hold agreement, removing the criminal prohibition against firearm suppressors and shotgun barrel length qualification requirements and providing enhanced penalties for certain felonies committed while using a firearm suppressor or short-barrel shotgun.

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Title

Senate Substitute for HB 2501 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing for immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to the firearm owner at the termination of a firearm hold agreement, removing the criminal prohibition against firearm suppressors and shotgun barrel length qualification requirements and providing enhanced penalties for certain felonies committed while using a firearm suppressor or short-barrel shotgun.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-03-26 - House - House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 99 Nay: 22 (Y: 99 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-03-26 - Senate - Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 35 Nay: 4 (Y: 35 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-19 - Senate - Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 37 Nay: 3 (Y: 37 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-18 - House - House Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 122 Nay: 2 (Y: 122 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-09HouseHouse Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
2026-04-09HouseHouse Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
2026-03-26HouseHouse Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 99 Nay: 22
2026-03-26SenateSenate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 35 Nay: 4
2026-03-26SenateSenate Conference committee report now available
2026-03-24SenateSenate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Thompson, Senator Blew and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
2026-03-23HouseHouse Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Kessler , Representative Schmoe and Representative Meyer as conferees
2026-03-19SenateSenate Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 37 Nay: 3
2026-03-18SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
2026-03-18SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
2026-03-10SenateSenate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2026-02-25SenateSenate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2026-02-24SenateSenate Received and Introduced
2026-02-19HouseHouse Engrossed on Tuesday, February 17, 2026
2026-02-18HouseHouse Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 122 Nay: 2
2026-02-17HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2026-02-17HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2026-02-12HouseHouse Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2026-01-29HouseHouse Hearing: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 346-S
2026-01-21HouseHouse Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2026-01-21HouseHouse Introduced

Kansas State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2501/
Texthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2501_00_0000.pdf
Texthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2501_01_0000.pdf
Texthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2501_02_0000.pdf
Texthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2501_enrolled.pdf
Amendmenthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/cr_2026_hb2501_h_3539.pdf
Amendmenthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/cr_2026_hb2501_s_4144.pdf
Amendmenthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/ccr_2026_hb2501_s_4603.pdf
Supplementhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/fisc_note_hb2501_00_0000.pdf
Supplementhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_hb2501_01_0000.pdf
Supplementhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_hb2501_02_0000.pdf
Supplementhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/ccrb_hb2501_01_0325.pdf
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20260218102922_965054/
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20260319125852_913450/
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20260326153228_949534/
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20260326215524_833454/

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