Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB356

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/22/26  
Report Pass
2/10/26  
Engrossed
2/18/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Report Pass
3/12/26  
Enrolled
4/9/26  

Caption

House Substitute for SB 356 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Authorizing the adoption of administrative rules and regulations concerning sports wagering by the Kansas racing and gaming commission.

Impact

The enactment of SB356 significantly alters the legal landscape concerning firearm regulation at the local level. By ensuring that firearm hold agreements cannot give rise to an inference regarding a firearm owner's legal capacity or fitness to possess a firearm, the bill eliminates potential legal vulnerabilities for both the owners and the licensees involved in these agreements. This could potentially encourage more individuals to engage in firearm transactions with the assurance of added legal protections.

Summary

SB356, known as the House Substitute for Senate Bill No. 356, addresses issues surrounding firearm hold agreements in the state of Kansas. The bill provides immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees when returning firearms to their owners at the termination of a firearm hold agreement. Furthermore, it preempts municipalities from imposing any regulations or additional terms on such agreements. This legislation intends to clarify the legal standing surrounding these transactions and streamline the process for returning firearms to their respective owners.

Sentiment

The sentiment surrounding SB356 appears to be primarily supportive among those who advocate for gun rights and reduced regulation of firearms. Proponents argue that the bill fosters responsible handling of firearms while protecting the rights of both owners and licensees. However, there may also be concerns regarding the implications of preemption, where local governance may feel stripped of its ability to impose necessary regulations consistent with community standards and safety.

Contention

One of the notable points of contention in discussions around SB356 is the preemption of local laws, which some legislators and community advocates perceive as undermining local control over public safety measures. Critics argue that limiting municipalities' ability to regulate firearm hold agreements could result in inconsistencies in practices across the state, potentially endangering community-specific safety concerns. The balance between protecting individual rights and ensuring community security remains a pivotal aspect of the ongoing debate surrounding the bill.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 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 HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

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 SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

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.

KS SCR1604

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for real property and personal property mobile homes.

KS SCR1602

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

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.