Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2780

Introduced
2/17/26  

Caption

Authorizing the terramation of dead human bodies in the state of Kansas and requiring all terramations to be performed by licensed terramatory operators.

Impact

The introduction of HB 2780 could significantly change the landscape of body disposition laws in Kansas. By formalizing terramation, it would recognize this practice legally and establish guidelines that practitioners must follow. This may also encourage a broader acceptance of alternative post-mortem options among the residents of Kansas. Furthermore, the requirement for licensed operators will ensure the practice is regulated, which might alleviate public concerns regarding the ethics and safety of terramation.

Summary

House Bill 2780 seeks to authorize the practice of terramation, a method for the environmentally sustainable disposition of dead human bodies. The bill stipulates that all terramations must be conducted by licensed terramatory operators, which would introduce a new professional category in the field of body disposition. The primary aim of this legislation is to provide an alternative to traditional burial and cremation methods, committed to reducing the environmental impact of such practices. Supporters of the bill argue that terramation aligns with contemporary values of sustainability and eco-consciousness in death care practices.

Contention

Despite its intentions, HB 2780 has sparked debate among community members and lawmakers. Some critics may view the bill as unnecessary or potentially controversial, questioning the implications of introducing a new body disposal method into the cultural and ethical fabric of society. Concerns about the state’s regulation of death care practices, potential misuse of terramation, and the moral considerations surrounding the treatment of human remains are key points in discussions. The bill's journey through the legislative process will likely highlight these tensions and reflect the diverse opinions on how to handle human remains in modern society.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

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 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.

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 HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS SB4

Requiring all advance voting ballots be returned by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS SCR1602

Approving the creation of a port authority in Wyandotte County Kansas.

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 SCR1603

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for residential property.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.