# Kansas HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.

Kansas HB 2029, Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Adam Smith (Republican), Adam Turk (Republican), Allen Reavis (Republican) and 107 others; status signed, last action 2026-04-27 (Approved by Governor on Monday, April 27, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2029
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2026-04-27, Approved by Governor on Monday, April 27, 2026
- Sponsors: Adam Smith (Republican), Adam Turk (Republican), Allen Reavis (Republican), Angela Martinez (Democratic), Angela Stiens (Republican), Angelina Roeser (Republican), Avery Anderson (Republican), Barb Wasinger (Republican), Barbara Ballard (Democratic), Bill Rhiley (Republican), Bill Sutton (Republican), Blake Carpenter (Republican), Bob Lewis (Republican), Bradley Barrett (Republican), Brandon Woodard (Democratic), Brett Fairchild (Republican), Brian Bergkamp (Republican), Carl Turner (Republican), Carrie Barth, Charlotte Esau (Republican), Chip VanHouden (Republican), Chris Croft (Republican), Chuck Smith (Republican), Cindy Neighbor (Democratic), Clarke Sanders (Republican), Cyndi Howerton (Republican), Dale Helwig (Republican), Dan Goddard (Republican), Dan Osman (Democratic), Daniel Hawkins (Republican), David Buehler (Republican), Dawn Wolf (Republican), Doug Blex (Republican), Duane Droge (Republican), Emil Bergquist (Republican), Francis Awerkamp (Republican), Fred Gardner (Republican), Gary White (Republican), Heather Meyer (Democratic), Henry Helgerson (Democratic), Jason W. Goetz (Republican), Jerry Stogsdill (Democratic), Jesse Borjon (Republican), Jill Ward (Republican), Jim Minnix (Republican), Jo Ella Hoye (Democratic), Joe Seiwert (Republican), John Resman, KC Ohaebosim (Democratic), Ken Corbet (Republican), Ken Rahjes (Republican), Kenneth Collins (Republican), Kevin Schwertfeger (Republican), Kirk Haskins (Democratic), Kristey Williams (Republican), Kyle Hoffman (Republican), Kyle McNorton (Republican), Kyler Sweely (Republican), Lance W. Neelly (Republican), Laura Williams (Republican), Lauren Bohi (Republican), Leah Howell (Republican), Leo Delperdang (Republican), Lewis "Bill" Bloom (Republican), Lisa M. Moser (Republican), Lon Pishny (Republican), Mari-Lynn Poskin (Democratic), Mark Schreiber (Republican), Marty Long (Republican), Megan Steele (Republican), Melissa Oropeza (Democratic), Mike Amyx (Democratic), Mike King (Republican), Mike Thompson, Nathan Butler (Republican), Nick Hoheisel (Republican), Nikki McDonald (Democratic), Pam Curtis (Democratic), Pat Proctor (Republican), Patrick Penn, Paul Waggoner (Republican), Rebecca Schmoe (Republican), Rick James (Republican), Rick Wilborn (Republican), Robyn R. Essex (Republican), Ron Bryce (Republican), Ronald Ellis (Republican), Rui Xu (Democratic), Sandy Pickert (Republican), Scott Hill, Sean Tarwater (Republican), Sean Willcott (Republican), Shannon Francis (Republican), Shawn Chauncey (Republican), Sherri Brantley (Republican), Silas Miller, Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (Democratic), Steve Huebert (Republican), Steven K. Howe (Republican), Susan Estes (Republican), Susan Humphries (Republican), Sydney Carlin (Democratic), Timothy Johnson (Republican), Tobias Schlingensiepen (Democratic), Tom Kessler (Republican), Tom Sawyer (Democratic), Troy Waymaster (Republican), Virgil Weigel (Democratic), Webster T. Roth (Republican), Will Carpenter (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on transportation, house committee on transportation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (616 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 14

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More licensing flexibility for foster families: benefit, medium. Kansas must let an otherwise qualified foster home keep its license despite a resident's disqualifying offense when these conditions apply. The state placed the resident there while in state custody, and the resident is under 26. The resident must live there or have been adopted by someone living t…
- Career credentials count toward technical degrees: benefit, medium. Kansas postsecondary schools must adopt policies counting qualifying career-readiness credentials as transferable credit toward technical degrees. Qualifying credentials include platinum, gold, or silver ACT WorkKeys credentials and similar awards from similar assessments. Credit must follow recomm…
- Exchange students can skip enrollment lotteries: benefit, medium. Kansas districts may enroll foreign exchange students as residents of the district where their host family lives. This includes students who will move in with a host family. Students admitted this way do not enter the open-seat lottery. The district still decides whether to allow enrollment.
- Parents get protection for children's independence: benefit, low. Parents and guardians do not endanger a child solely by allowing, or not stopping, independent activities covered by Kansas law. This protection does not apply when they knowingly or recklessly ignore an obvious danger. The child's age, maturity, and physical or mental abilities matter when assessi…
- Nursing students get faster transcript access: benefit, low. Kansas-approved professional and practical nursing schools must release transcripts electronically within five business days after receiving a request. This deadline covers current and former students who need transcripts for licensure or testing.
- Courts must consider monitoring domestic abusers: benefit, low. Magistrates must consider electronic monitoring with victim alerts before releasing people charged with covered offenses. These include domestic violence, domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, stalking, and violating a protective order. The law requires consideration, not monitoring in eve…
- Drivers face possible extra reinstatement charges: cost, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, the Kansas Supreme Court may add a traffic-citation reinstatement charge. The extra charge cannot exceed $22 per reinstatement fee. It funds nonjudicial personnel costs and is not automatically required by the law.
- More health professionals need liability insurance: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2028, advanced practice registered nurses must meet professional liability insurance requirements. The same rule covers optometrists credentialed for specified procedures. These include chalazion incision and curettage, skin-lesion removal and biopsy, laser capsulotomy, and las…
- Harsher sentences for transnational repression crimes: cost, low. Sentences increase when intent to commit transnational repression is proven beyond a reasonable doubt for an offense, attempt, or conspiracy. Crimes at severity levels 2 through 10 receive a sentence one level higher. Level 1 crimes carry life imprisonment with no parole eligibility before 25 years…
- Tougher felony sentences for covered offenders: cost, low. Offenders with criminal-history scores A through E face presumptive prison for felonies committed during custody or supervision for prior nondrug felonies. Covered supervision includes probation, community corrections, suspended sentences, parole, and postrelease supervision. For offenses during th…
- Education board members must remain local: cost, low. School board candidates must be qualified voters living in the applicable member or at-large district when nominated or elected. Members must keep both qualifications throughout their terms, including when appointed. Community college trustee candidates and appointees must meet the same voter and d…
- More criminal records shared for screening: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Kansas investigators must share adult conviction and non-conviction records with specified appointing authorities for covered appointees. Those authorities may use the records only for purposes allowed by Kansas law. The State Board of Healing Arts also receives these rec…
- Nursing schools face standards with limits: mixed, low. The Kansas nursing board must set rules for judging whether out-of-state nursing schools meet Kansas approval standards for licensing applicants. Faculty at approved Kansas nursing schools must hold a nursing degree at least one level above the degree their program awards. Their degree must come fr…
- Student support plans tie aid to progress: mixed, low. Beginning in school year 2026–2027, every Kansas district must set four-year improvement goals for at-risk student groups. Plans must include at least one fourth-grade group and one kindergarten-through-eighth-grade group, with at least 11 students each. Districts unable to form qualifying groups m…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Adam Smith (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Adam Turk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Allen Reavis (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Angela Martinez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stiens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Angelina Roeser (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Avery Anderson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barb Wasinger (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Ballard (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Bill Rhiley (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bill Sutton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Blake Carpenter (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Lewis (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bradley Barrett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brandon Woodard (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brett Fairchild (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brian Bergkamp (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Carl Turner (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Carrie Barth
- Sponsor: Charlotte Esau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chip VanHouden (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chris Croft (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Smith (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Cindy Neighbor (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Clarke Sanders (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Cyndi Howerton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dale Helwig (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dan Goddard (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dan Osman (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Hawkins (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Buehler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dawn Wolf (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Doug Blex (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Duane Droge (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Emil Bergquist (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Francis Awerkamp (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Fred Gardner (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Gary White (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Heather Meyer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Henry Helgerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jason W. Goetz (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry Stogsdill (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jesse Borjon (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jill Ward (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Minnix (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jo Ella Hoye (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joe Seiwert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John Resman
- Sponsor: KC Ohaebosim (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ken Corbet (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ken Rahjes (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Kenneth Collins (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Kevin Schwertfeger (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Kirk Haskins (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Kristey Williams (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Kyle Hoffman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Kyle McNorton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Kyler Sweely (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lance W. Neelly (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Laura Williams (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lauren Bohi (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Leah Howell (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Leo Delperdang (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lewis "Bill" Bloom (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lisa M. Moser (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lon Pishny (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Mari-Lynn Poskin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mark Schreiber (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Marty Long (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Megan Steele (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Melissa Oropeza (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Amyx (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike King (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Mike Thompson
- Sponsor: Nathan Butler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Nick Hoheisel (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Nikki McDonald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Pam Curtis (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Pat Proctor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Patrick Penn
- Sponsor: Paul Waggoner (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rebecca Schmoe (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick James (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Wilborn (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robyn R. Essex (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ron Bryce (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ronald Ellis (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rui Xu (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sandy Pickert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Hill
- Sponsor: Sean Tarwater (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sean Willcott (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shannon Francis (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shawn Chauncey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sherri Brantley (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Silas Miller
- Sponsor: Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Steve Huebert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Steven K. Howe (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Susan Estes (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Susan Humphries (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sydney Carlin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Timothy Johnson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tobias Schlingensiepen (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tom Kessler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tom Sawyer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Troy Waymaster (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Virgil Weigel (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Webster T. Roth (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Will Carpenter (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 111 Nay: 0 | pass | 111 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 121 Nay: 0 | pass | 121 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 39 Nay: 0 | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 37 Nay: 2 | pass | 37 | 2 |   |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 121 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 37 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 111 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2026-04-27: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 27, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-10: Conference committee report now available (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1 (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted (House)
- 2026-04-10: Motion to suspend rule 1502 adopted (House)
- 2026-04-10: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 121, Nay 0, Absent 4 (House)
- 2026-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 17, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Rep. Troy Waymaster, Rep. Kristey Williams, and Rep. Barbara Ballard are appointed to replace Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex, and Rep. Henry Helgerson on the Conference Committee (House)
- 2026-03-05: Sen. Rick Billinger and Sen. Pat Pettey are appointed to replace Sen. Mike Petersen and Sen. Ethan Corson on the Conference Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Rick Kloos and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex and Rep. Henry Helgerson (House)
- 2025-03-12: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 2, Absent 1 (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 546-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Engrossed on Friday, February 7, 2025 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar (House)
- 2025-02-07: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2025-02-07: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Ford Carr (House)
- 2025-02-07: Rep. Nick Hoheisel raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane (House)
- 2025-02-07: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2025-02-07: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2025-02-07: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 111, Nay 0, Absent 14 (House)
- 2025-02-04: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2025-01-29: Hearing: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 582-N (House)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced (House)
- 2025-01-17: Referred to House Committee on Transportation (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2029/hb2029_01_0000.pdf)
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Transportation: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2029/hb2029_02_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2029/hb2029_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2029/hb2029_enrolled.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 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)
- HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed)

## Sources
- [As Amended by House Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2029/hb2029_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Amended by Senate Committee on Transportation (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2029/hb2029_02_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2029/hb2029_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2029/hb2029_enrolled.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 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)
- [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).