Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2242

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Report Pass
2/17/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/5/25  
Enrolled
4/10/25  

Caption

Authorizing the governor to accept requests of concurrent jurisdiction from the federal government in certain circumstances.

Summary

HB 2242 amends Kansas law governing jurisdiction over federally owned land, specifically land acquired by the United States for military purposes. Under current law, Kansas generally cedes exclusive jurisdiction over such lands to the federal government, while preserving limited state rights such as serving process and taxing certain property. The bill adds a new process allowing the governor to accept a federal request for concurrent jurisdiction over military land within Kansas. To establish concurrent jurisdiction, the federal military installation or other authorized federal representative must submit a written offer that clearly identifies the subject matter of the request, includes a metes-and-bounds description of the land, and states whether future contiguous expansion is included. The governor must accept the offer in writing, and the offer and acceptance must then be recorded and indexed with the secretary of state, who must publish the information in the Kansas Register. After that, state and local agencies may enter into reciprocal agreements or memoranda of understanding with federal agencies to coordinate responsibilities related to the shared jurisdiction.

Impact

The bill revises K.S.A. 27-102 by creating a new statutory pathway for Kansas to share jurisdiction with the federal government over military property, rather than only ceding exclusive jurisdiction. It gives the governor express authority to accept federal requests for concurrent jurisdiction, establishes procedural requirements for documenting and publishing those agreements, and authorizes state and local agencies to coordinate with federal agencies through reciprocal agreements or MOUs. The bill affects the legal status of federal military installations in Kansas and the allocation of enforcement and administrative authority on those lands.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have received broad bipartisan support overall. It passed the House 112-10, passed the Senate 40-0, and then the House concurred with Senate amendments 102-21. Those vote totals suggest general agreement with the policy change, though the final House concurrence vote shows a somewhat larger minority opposed the amended version. No committee transcript was provided, so the available record shows strong legislative approval but limited detail on debate.

Contention

The main point of contention is likely the shift from exclusive federal jurisdiction to concurrent jurisdiction on military lands, which can raise questions about state authority, federal control, and how law enforcement or regulatory responsibilities will be divided. The bill’s requirement for formal written offers, gubernatorial acceptance, and publication suggests concern about ensuring clarity and transparency in any jurisdictional transfer. The final House concurrence vote indicates that some members may have objected to the amended language or to the broader policy of expanding state-federal shared jurisdiction, even though the measure ultimately advanced with substantial support.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS SB3

Clarifying the procedures and restrictions on accepting a nomination for an elected office.

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS SCR1601

Informing the Governor that the two houses of the Legislature are organized and ready to receive communications.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

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