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Legislative Update

2023 KDWP Legislative Update – COMING SOON

This report – compiled by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks' Public Affairs section – is updated regularly with bills in the current Kansas Legislative Session that potentially affect KDWP and/or KDWP's constituents. If KDWP has provided testimony on a bill, the bill summary will include KDWP's position as of the date of the report.

SB = Senate Bills

HB = House Bills

ERO = Executive Reorganization Order

The full text of a bill may be viewed online at the Kansas Legislature's website.

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Update for March 24, 2022

Update for March 24, 2022 - Bill Chart (PDF 178.72 kB)

Update for March 24, 2022 - Full Legislative Update (PDF 957.82 kB)

Links from Above:

SB 101 view bill and corresponding information: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb101/

Links from Above:

SB 225 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSZNXZVPUyo
SB 225 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb225/
SB 269 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOOUCGSYhYg
SB 269 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb269/

Links from Above:

HB 2025 as introduced and amended: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2025/

Links from Above:

HB 2032 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2032/
HB 2084 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2284/
HB 2331 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2331/

Links from Above:

HB 2392 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_f_8dcuVlY
HB 2392 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2392/
SB 395 View Senate Committee Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wq2IPf5E0A
SB 395 View House Committee Hearing: https://youtu.be/66RHLgXx9ck
SB 395 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb395/
SB 451 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/c/KSLegislatureLIVE/videos?view=2&sort=dd&live_view=502&shelf_id=0

Links from Above:

SB 451 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb451/
HB 2456 View House Committee Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9BX0EBDPHE&list=PLGnUWv2THZAjTPC3rnNg7cbmNYR0Ad2JT&index=3

Links from Above:

HB 2456 View Senate Committee Hearing: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/committees/ctte_s_agriculture_and_natural_resources_1/
HB 2456 View Bill information: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2456/
HB 2479 View House Committee: https://youtu.be/X5izJWQIidI
HB 2479 View Bill information: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2479/
HB 2597 View House Committee: https://youtu.be/Y6N1Cg_nsfg

Links from Above:

HB 2597 View Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2597/

+Update for March 7, 2022

Update for March 7, 2022 - Bill Chart (PDF 104.62 kB)

Update for March 7, 2022 - Full Legislative Update (PDF 724.38 kB)

Links from Above:

SB 101 view bill and corresponding information: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb101/

Links from Above:

SB 225 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSZNXZVPUyo
SB 225 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb225/
SB 269 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOOUCGSYhYg
SB 269 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb269/

Links from Above:

Links from Above:

HB 2032 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2032/
HB 2084 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2284/
HB 2331 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2331/

Links from Above:

HB 2392 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_f_8dcuVlY
HB 2392 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2392/
SB 395 View Senate Committee Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wq2IPf5E0A
SB 395 View House Committee Hearing: https://youtu.be/66RHLgXx9ck
SB 395 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb395/
SB 451 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/c/KSLegislatureLIVE/videos?view=2&sort=dd&live_view=502&shelf_id=0

Links from Above:

SB 451 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb451/
HB 2456 View House Committee Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9BX0EBDPHE&list=PLGnUWv2THZAjTPC3rnNg7cbmNYR0Ad2JT&index=3
HB 2456 View Senate Committee Hearing: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/committees/ctte_s_agriculture_and_natural_resources_1/
HB 2456 View Bill information: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2456/

Links from Above:

HB 2479 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5izJWQIidI&list=PLGnUWv2THZAimKQBe3oP4eKuL5UJtFP-F&index=5
HB 2479 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2479/
HB 2597 View Hearing: https://youtu.be/Y6N1Cg_nsfg
HB 2597 View Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2597/

+Update for February 21, 2022

Update for February 21, 2022 - Bill Chart (PDF 175.28 kB)

Update for February 21, 2022 - Full Legislative Update (PDF 923.40 kB)

Links from above:

SB 101 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzThWuD7tGI
SB 101 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb101/

Links from Above:

SB 225 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSZNXZVPUyo
SB 225 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb225/
SB 269 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOOUCGSYhYg
SB 269 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb269/

Links from Above:

Links from Above:

HB 2032 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2032/
HB 2084 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2284/
HB 2331 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2331/

Links from Above:

HB 2392 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_f_8dcuVlY
HB 2392 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2392/
SB 395 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wq2IPf5E0A
SB 395 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb395/
SB 451 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/c/KSLegislatureLIVE/videos?view=2&sort=dd&live_view=502&shelf_id=0
SB 451 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb451/

Links from Above:

HB 2456 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9BX0EBDPHE&list=PLGnUWv2THZAjTPC3rnNg7cbmNYR0Ad2JT&index=3
HB 2456 View Bill as introduced: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2456/
HB 2456 View Bill as amended: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2456/
HB 2479 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5izJWQIidI&list=PLGnUWv2THZAimKQBe3oP4eKuL5UJtFP-F&index=5
HB 2479 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2479/

Links from Above:

HB 2597 View Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2597/

+Update for February 14, 2022

Update for February 14, 2022 - Bill Chart (PDF 175.24 kB)

Update for February 14, 2022 - Full Legislative Update (PDF 919.28 kB)

Links from above:

SB 101 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzThWuD7tGI
SB 101 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb101/

Links from Above:

SB 225 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSZNXZVPUyo
SB 225 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb225/
SB 269 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOOUCGSYhYg
SB 269 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb269/

Links from Above:

Links from Above:

HB 2032 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2032/
HB 2084 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2284/
HB 2331 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2331/

Links from Above:

HB 2392 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_f_8dcuVlY
HB 2392 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2392/
SB 395 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wq2IPf5E0A
SB 395 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb395/
SB 451 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/c/KSLegislatureLIVE/videos?view=2&sort=dd&live_view=502&shelf_id=0
SB 451 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb451/

Links from Above:

HB 2456 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9BX0EBDPHE&list=PLGnUWv2THZAjTPC3rnNg7cbmNYR0Ad2JT&index=3
HB 2456 View Bill as introduced: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2456/
HB 2456 View Bill as amended: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2456/
HB 2479 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5izJWQIidI&list=PLGnUWv2THZAimKQBe3oP4eKuL5UJtFP-F&index=5
HB 2479 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2479/

Links from Above:

HB 2597 View Bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2597/

+Update for February 7, 2022

Update for February 7, 2022 - Bill Chart (PDF 174.33 kB)

Update for February 7, 2022 - Full Legislative Update (PDF 889.97 kB)

Links from above:

SB 101 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzThWuD7tGI
SB 101 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb101/

Links from Above:

SB 225 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSZNXZVPUyo
SB 225 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb225/
SB 269 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOOUCGSYhYg
SB 269 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb269/

Links from Above:

Links from Above:

HB 2032 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2032/
HB 2084 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2284/
HB 2331 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2331/

Links from Above:

HB 2392 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_f_8dcuVlY
HB 2392 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2392/
SB 395 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wq2IPf5E0A
SB 395 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb395/
HB 2456 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFoT78MlmME

Links from Above:

HB 2456 view bill as introduced: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2456/
HB 2456 view bill as amended: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2456/
HB 2479 view hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5izJWQIidI
HB 2479 view bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2479/
HB 2597 view bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2597/

+Update for February 4, 2022

Update for February 4, 2022 - Bill Chart (PDF 173.42 kB)

Update for February 4, 2022 - Full Legislative Update (PDF 884.99 kB)

Links from above:

SB 101 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzThWuD7tGI
SB 101 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb101/

Links from Above:

SB 225 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSZNXZVPUyo
SB 225 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb225/
SB 269 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOOUCGSYhYg
SB 269 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb269/

Links from Above:

Links from Above:

HB 2032 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2032/
HB 2084 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2284/
HB 2331 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2331/

Links from Above:

HB 2392 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_f_8dcuVlY
HB 2392 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2392/
SB 395 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wq2IPf5E0A
SB 395 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb395/
HB 2456 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFoT78MlmME

Links from Above:

HB 2456 view bill as introduced: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2456/
HB 2456 view bill as amended: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2456/
HB 2479 view hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5izJWQIidI
HB 2479 view bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2479/

+Update for January 31, 2022

Update for January 31, 2022 - Bill Chart (PDF 101.76 kB)

Update for January 31, 2022 - Full Legislative Update (PDF 621.49 kB)

Links from above:

SB 101 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzThWuD7tGI
SB 101 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb101/

Links from Above:

SB 225 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSZNXZVPUyo
SB 225 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb225/
SB 269 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOOUCGSYhYg
SB 269 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb269/

Links from Above:

HB 2032 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2032/
HB 2284 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2284/
HB 2331 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2331/

Links from Above:

HB 2392 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_f_8dcuVlY
HB 2392 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2392/
SB 395 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wq2IPf5E0A
SB 395 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb395/

Links from Above:

HB 2456 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFoT78MlmME
HB 2456 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2456/
HB 2479 View Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5izJWQIidI
HB 2479 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2479/

+Update for January 28, 2022

Update for January 28, 2022 - Bill Chart (PDF 173.86 kB)

Update for January 28, 2022 - Full Legislative Update (PDF 799.85 kB)

Links From Above:

SB101 Hearing Recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzThWuD7tGI
SB101 View Bill - http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb101/

Links from above:

SB225 Video of Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSZNXZVPUyo.
SB225 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb225/
SB269 Video of Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOOUCGSYhYg
SB269 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb269/

Links from above:

HB2032 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2032/
HB2084 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2284/
HB2331 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2331/

Links from above:

HB2456 Video of Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFoT78MlmME
HB2456 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2456/
HB2479 Video of Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5izJWQIidI
HB2479 View Bill: http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/hb2479/

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