Kansas SB391 - Landlord Voucher Discrimination Prohibition
Summary
Kansas enacted SB391, prohibiting cities and counties from adopting ordinances requiring landlords to lease housing to tenants receiving housing choice vouchers or other housing assistance, and from restricting landlords from considering a prospective tenant's income source. The bill passed the Senate 31-9 and House 75-49 before conference committee adoption and enrollment on April 9, 2026. This preemption of local anti-discrimination ordinances affecting source-of-income takes effect upon gubernatorial action.
What changed
Kansas SB391 establishes a statewide prohibition preventing municipalities and counties from enacting or enforcing any ordinance or resolution that: (1) requires landlords to lease to housing voucher holders; (2) requires landlords to participate in housing assistance programs; or (3) otherwise restricts a landlord's ability to consider income source when evaluating prospective tenants. The bill passed through the 2025-2026 Regular Session after conference committee reconciliation, with final votes of 29-11 in the Senate and 76-48 in the House.
Local governments in Kansas that have enacted or were considering source-of-income discrimination protections for housing voucher holders must cease enforcement upon the bill becoming law. Landlords operating in jurisdictions with existing anti-voucher discrimination ordinances will no longer be subject to those local requirements. The bill does not itself impose penalties but may affect participation in federal Housing Choice Voucher programs. Property owners and local housing authorities should monitor for the Governor's signature and effective date to determine compliance timeline.
What to do next
- Review local ordinances in your jurisdiction to identify any source-of-income or voucher discrimination provisions that may be preempted by SB391
- Update tenant screening policies if previously modified to comply with local anti-discrimination ordinances now preempted by state law
- Monitor for the Governor's action and effective date announcement to determine when preemption takes effect
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Kansas / SB391 Enrolled SB391 Senate Bill Enrolled 2026-04-09
Prohibiting cities and counties from adopting or enforcing any ordinance or resolution that requires landlords to lease housing to tenants receiving financial assistance from or through the housing choice voucher program or any other housing assistance program or that otherwise restricts a landlord's ability to consider the income source of a prospective tenant.
Bill Details
State Kansas
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb391/
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Federal and State Affairs
Action History
2026-04-09 S Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 2026-03-27 S Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 29 Nay: 11 2026-03-25 H House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 76 Nay: 48 2026-03-25 H House Conference committee report now available 2026-03-25 S Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Thompson, Senator Blew and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees 2026-03-24 H House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Kessler, Representative Schmoe and Representative Meyer appointed as second conferees 2026-03-24 H House Conference committee report now available 2026-03-23 H House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Kessler, Representative Schmoe and Representative Meyer appointed as conferees 2026-03-23 S Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Thompson , Senator Blew and Senator Faust Goudeau as conferees 2026-03-18 H House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 75 Nay: 49 2026-03-18 H House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended 2026-03-18 H House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted 2026-03-11 H House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs 2026-03-05 H House Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 346-S 2026-02-18 H House Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs 2026-02-18 H House Received and Introduced 2026-02-18 S Senate Final Action - Passed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9 2026-02-17 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed 2026-02-11 S Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs 2026-02-05 S Senate Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 144-S 2026-01-28 S Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs 2026-01-27 S Senate Introduced
Votes
2026-02-18 Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 31 Nay: 9 Yea: 31 Nay: 9 2026-03-18 House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 75 Nay: 49 Yea: 75 Nay: 49 2026-03-25 House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 76 Nay: 48 Yea: 76 Nay: 48 2026-03-27 Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 29 Nay: 11 Yea: 29 Nay: 11
Committee Referrals
2026-01-28 S Federal and State Affairs 2026-02-18 H Federal and State Affairs
Amendments
2026-02-11 Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs Report 2026-03-11 House Committee on Federal and State Affairs Report 2026-03-24 Conference Committee Report 2026-03-25 Conference Committee Report
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-27 Introduced 0000-00-00 Amended 2026-04-09 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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