# Kansas HB 2028: Reviving a law providing for discounted hunting and fishing licenses for persons who are 65 years of age or older; changing the amount charged for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for children five and younger to $300 and for those children ages six to 15 to $400, prohibiting non-residents from hunting migratory waterfowl on public lands during the hunting season except on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays; raising certain hunting fees; and requiring the department of wildlife and parks to report to the house and senate committees on agriculture and natural resources on the impact of limiting out of state waterfowl hunters.

Kansas HB 2028, Reviving a law providing for discounted hunting and fishing licenses for persons who are 65 years of age or older; changing the amount charged for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for children five and younger to $300 and for those children ages six to 15 to $400, prohibiting non-residents from hunting migratory waterfowl on public lands during the hunting season except on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays; raising certain hunting fees; and requiring the department of wildlife and parks to report to the house and senate committees on agriculture and natural resources on the impact of limiting out of state waterfowl hunters., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status vetoed, last action 2025-04-11 (No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2028
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Reviving a law providing for discounted hunting and fishing licenses for persons who are 65 years of age or older; changing the amount charged for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for children five and younger to $300 and for those children ages six to 15 to $400, prohibiting non-residents from hunting migratory waterfowl on public lands during the hunting season except on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays; raising certain hunting fees; and requiring the department of wildlife and parks to report to the house and senate committees on agriculture and natural resources on the impact of limiting out of state waterfowl hunters.
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-04-11, No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
- Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on agriculture and natural resources, house committee on federal and state affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (506 yes, 146 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 65 Nay: 59 | pass | 65 | 59 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 37 Nay: 3 | pass | 37 | 3 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 111 Nay: 11 | pass | 111 | 11 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 65 | 59 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 37 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 111 | 11 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-04-11: No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained (House)
- 2025-04-10: Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 65, Nay 59, Absent 1 (House)
- 2025-03-26: Conference committee report now available (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Silas Miller (House)
- 2025-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Virgil Peck, Sen. Larry Alley and Sen. Mary Ware appointed as conferees (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Virgil Peck (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Virgil Peck was adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Stephen Owens (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Stephen Owens was adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 3 (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing: Monday, March 17, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Final Action - Passed; Yea 111, Nay 11, Absent 3 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House)
- 2025-02-17: Hearing: Monday, February 17, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 346-S (House)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced (House)
- 2025-01-16: Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2028/hb2028_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2028/hb2028_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2028/hb2028_enrolled.pdf)
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2028/hb2028_02_0000.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed)
- SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed)
- SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed)
- HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed)
- HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law)
- HB 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. (failed)

## Sources
- [As Amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2028/hb2028_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2028/hb2028_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2028/hb2028_enrolled.pdf)
- [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2028/hb2028_02_0000.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026)
- [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026)
- [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026)
- [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026)
- [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026)
- [HB 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2028-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).