Kansas House Bill 2507

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
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]

Removing the requirement for migratory waterfowl stamps to be validated by a signature across the face of each such stamp and increasing the fees for such stamps, authorizing the adoption of certain rules and regulations related to fees, registrations and other charges by the department of wildlife and parks and providing an exception from the disclosure requirements of the Kansas open records act for department of wildlife and parks records regarding the location of any species that is threatened, endangered or in need of conservation.

Removing the requirement for migratory waterfowl stamps to be validated by a signature across the face of each such stamp and increasing the fees for such stamps, authorizing the adoption of certain rules and regulations related to fees, registrations and other charges by the department of wildlife and parks and providing an exception from the disclosure requirements of the Kansas open records act for department of wildlife and parks records regarding the location of any species that is threatened, endangered or in need of conservation.

Rep. Will Carpenter [R]

2026-03-26 - House - House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 120 Nay: 4 (Y: 120 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-26 - Senate - Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 29 Nay: 11 (Y: 29 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-13 - Senate - Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 37 Nay: 2 (Y: 37 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-18 - House - House Final Action - Passed - Yea: 122 Nay: 2 (Y: 122 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-09	House	House Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
2026-04-09	House	House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
2026-04-09	House	House Engrossed on Friday, March 27, 2026
2026-03-26	House	House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 120 Nay: 4
2026-03-26	Senate	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 29 Nay: 11
2026-03-26	Senate	Senate Conference committee report now available
2026-03-17	Senate	Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Peck, Senator Alley and Senator Francisco appointed as conferees
2026-03-17	House	House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Kessler , Representative Schmoe and Representative Meyer as conferees
2026-03-13	Senate	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 37 Nay: 2
2026-03-12	Senate	Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2026-03-12	Senate	Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2026-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
2026-02-26	Senate	Senate Hearing: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 144-S
2026-02-24	Senate	Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
2026-02-18	Senate	Senate Received and Introduced
2026-02-18	House	House Final Action - Passed; Yea: 122 Nay: 2
2026-02-17	House	House Committee of the Whole - Be passed
2026-02-16	House	House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2026-02-04	House	House Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 346-S
2026-01-21	House	House Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2026-01-21	House	House Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2507/
Text	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2507_00_0000.pdf
Text	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2507_01_0000.pdf
Text	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2507_enrolled.pdf
Amendment	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/cr_2026_hb2507_h_3666.pdf
Amendment	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/cr_2026_hb2507_s_3997.pdf
Amendment	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/ccr_2026_hb2507_s_4545.pdf
Supplement	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/fisc_note_hb2507_00_0000.pdf
Supplement	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_hb2507_00_0000.pdf
Supplement	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_hb2507_01_0000.pdf
Supplement	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/ccrb_hb2507_02_03242026.pdf
Roll Call	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20260218103312_505035/
Roll Call	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20260313083124_446834/
Roll Call	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20260326115950_434837/
Roll Call	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20260326154120_768062/