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KansasHB 20522025–2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Updating cross references in the personal and family protection act regarding the eligibility requirements to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun, requiring the surrender of a suspended or revoked license, providing for a transition from a provisional license to a standard license and prohibiting the collection of personal information of an off-duty law enforcement officer entering buildings while armed or requiring such officer to wear any item identifying such person as a law enforcement officer or being armed.
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Bill Overview
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7 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 6 mixed.
Who can get a license
You must be at least 18 to get a provisional license and at least 21 to get a standard license. You must live in Kansas and in the county where you apply. The attorney general cannot issue a license if federal law (18 U.S.C. 922(g) or (n)) or listed Kansas laws bar you from having firearms or ammunition.
Renewals and moving from provisional
The attorney general sends a renewal notice and form at least 90 days before your license ends. To renew on time, you must submit the form, a notarized affidavit that you still qualify, and a full‑frontal photo taken in the last 30 days; a name-based NICS check is run, and no fingerprints are required. If you file renewal six months or more after expiration, the license is permanently expired and you must reapply with fingerprints and a full background check. If you hold a provisional license, you may switch to a standard license at 21, and you get a notice at least 60 days before your 21st birthday. At renewal, a valid provisional converts to a standard license if you have not already received one and you are not disqualified.
Suspension, surrender, and moving out
Your license can be suspended while charges or other proceedings that could disqualify you are pending; it must be reinstated if the case ends without a disqualifying result. If a qualifying restraining order is issued, the sheriff notifies the attorney general, and the attorney general must suspend the license immediately and later reinstate it if the order is canceled. If a license is suspended or revoked, you must surrender the card or authorization to the division of vehicles; after a suspension ends, the attorney general issues an authorization so the remaining term can be reissued. If moving out of Kansas is the only issue, your license stays valid for 90 days if you notified the attorney general in writing before you moved and your new or visited states would recognize the license. If you return to Kansas and your license is still unexpired, it may be reinstated if you wrote the attorney general about both moves or met the penalty rules. The attorney general must deny or revoke licenses for ineligible persons, and a revocation stays in effect during appeals unless a court orders otherwise.
Handgun training rules and exemptions
The law requires an eight-hour handgun safety course to get a license. The course must cover safe storage, actual firing, and Kansas use-of-force laws. The attorney general sets standards and may approve NRA, police, college, or school courses, and you must pay the course cost and show proof of completion. Retired officers certified within the last eight years can skip the course if they pass the criminal history check and provide a retirement letter in good standing. Corrections and parole officers with a firearms certificate from the last year can also skip the course but still must pass the criminal history check.
Applying, background checks, and fees
You must file an oath-signed application with your name, address, Social Security number, Kansas ID number, birth details, and copies of your ID and training certificate. The sheriff takes your fingerprints, forwards them and your application to the attorney general, and charges $32.50 for fingerprinting. A state and national criminal history check, including NICS, is required. The attorney general must decide within 90 days—issue the license (or a temporary authorization if cards are delayed) or send a written denial with hearing rights. Active-duty service members stationed outside Kansas may apply by mail and submit fingerprints taken on base. There is no issuance or renewal fee other than the fingerprint cost. A sheriff or chief may also send a risk report within 45 days using public records; good-faith reports are immune from liability.
Administrative updates to license program
Money the sheriff keeps under this law must go into a separate fund used only to run the license program. The law also repeals several older sections and replaces them with the updated rules in this act.
Off-duty officers carrying in buildings
An off‑duty Kansas officer, an out‑of‑state officer, or a retired officer who meets federal LEOSA may carry a concealed handgun in any building where an on‑duty officer could carry. The officer must follow agency firearms policies and show required identification when asked. Building staff may not collect an off‑duty officer’s personal contact details or force the officer to wear anything that identifies them as an officer or as armed. This section does not apply in buildings where a chief judge or federal law bans firearms, and it does not apply to officers denied, suspended, or revoked under the licensing law. The law also clarifies who counts as a law enforcement officer and who is a person of authority, and states which rules control where licensed officers may carry.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 105 Nay: 17
Yes: 105 • No: 17
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 34 Nay: 6
Yes: 34 • No: 6
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 9 Nay: 29
Yes: 9 • No: 29
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 108 Nay: 15
Yes: 108 • No: 15
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
4/10/2025HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025
3/27/2025HouseReengrossed on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
3/26/2025HouseConcurred with amendments; Yea: 105 Nay: 17
3/24/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
3/20/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Holscher
3/20/2025SenateSenator Thompson raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled germane.
3/20/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Holscher was rejected Yea: 9 Nay: 29
3/20/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
3/20/2025SenateEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 34 Nay: 6
3/20/2025SenateCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
3/18/2025SenateHearing: Monday, March 17, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
3/17/2025SenateEngrossed on Tuesday, February 25, 2025
2/26/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2/26/2025SenateReceived and Introduced
2/25/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Carpenter, B.
2/20/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Carpenter, B. was adopted
2/20/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2/20/2025HouseEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 108 Nay: 15
2/20/2025HouseCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2/4/2025HouseHearing: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 346-S
1/29/2025HouseIntroduced
1/22/2025HouseReferred to
1/22/2025House
Bill Text
As Amended by House Committee of the Whole
As Amended by Senate Committee
As introduced
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