Kansas HB2719 - Rules Bill Vetoed
Summary
Kansas Governor vetoed HB2719, a bill that would have amended the Kansas Administrative Rules and Regulations Filing Act. The bill, sponsored by the Commerce, Labor and Economic Development committee, passed both chambers unanimously but was returned vetoed on April 9, 2026. The proposed changes regarding technical amendments, priority status processes, and agency submission requirements will not take effect.
What changed
Kansas Governor vetoed House Bill 2719 on April 9, 2026, preventing the bill from becoming law. The bill would have made several amendments to administrative procedure including: creating an exception for technical amendments to the rules filing act, establishing priority status for certain rules in the adoption process, removing references to revival of rules, clarifying Department of Budget approval requirements for federally-mandated rules, adding Department of Corrections rule references, and requiring agency submission of proposed rules to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations before legislative ratification.
No compliance action is required as the bill was vetoed and will not become law. Regulated entities and government agencies should continue operating under existing administrative procedure requirements. The vetoed bill may be reintroduced in a future legislative session, and stakeholders should monitor for any revised versions addressing the Governor's concerns.
Source document (simplified)
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Providing an exception to the rules and regulations filing act for technical amendments, creating a process for certain rules and regulations to receive priority status in the adoption process, removing references to revival of rules and regulations, clarifying that the department of the budget is not required to approve proposed rules and regulations mandated by the federal government, adding references to department of corrections rules and regulations that are not subject to the act and requiring an agency submit a proposed rule and regulation to the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations prior to presentation of a bill to the legislature for ratification.
Bill Details
State Kansas
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2...
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Sponsors
Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Action History
2026-04-09 H House Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 6, 2026 2026-03-26 H House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026 2026-03-25 H House Engrossed on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 2026-03-24 H House Concurred with amendments; Yea: 122 Nay: 0 2026-03-19 S Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 2026-03-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended 2026-03-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted 2026-03-10 S Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce 2026-03-03 S Senate Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-S 2026-02-25 S Senate Referred to Committee on Commerce 2026-02-24 S Senate Received and Introduced 2026-02-19 H House Final Action - Passed; Yea: 121 Nay: 0 2026-02-16 H House Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by 2026-02-13 H House Hearing: Friday, February 13, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 346-S 2026-02-05 H House Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development 2026-02-05 H House Introduced
Votes
2026-02-19 House Final Action - Passed - Yea: 121 Nay: 0 Yea: 121 Nay: 0 2026-03-19 Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 Yea: 40 Nay: 0 2026-03-24 House Concurred with amendments - Yea: 122 Nay: 0 Yea: 122 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-05 H Commerce, Labor and Economic Development 2026-02-25 S Commerce
Amendments
2026-03-10 Senate Committee on Commerce Report
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-05 Introduced 0000-00-00 Amended 0000-00-00 Amended Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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