# Kansas HB 2214: Enacting the safeguarding American veteran empowerment (SAVE) act to limit compensation for assisting in veterans benefits matters. Kansas HB 2214, Enacting the safeguarding American veteran empowerment (SAVE) act to limit compensation for assisting in veterans benefits matters., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Veterans and Military; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died on Senate General Orders); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2214-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2214 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Enacting the safeguarding American veteran empowerment (SAVE) act to limit compensation for assisting in veterans benefits matters. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2026-04-10, Died on Senate General Orders - Sponsor: Committee on Veterans and Military - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on senate select committee on veterans affairs, house committee on veterans and military - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (230 yes, 246 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 Veterans and Military ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 81 Nay: 43 | pass | 81 | 43 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 34 Nay: 80 | fail | 34 | 80 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 81 | 43 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Mari-Lynn Poskin was rejected | fail | 34 | 80 | | ## Actions (24) - 2026-04-10: Died on Senate General Orders (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 12:00 PM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Engrossed on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 81, Nay 43, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sydney Carlin (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Sydney Carlin was rejected (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Abi Boatman (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Abi Boatman was rejected (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Brooklynne Mosley (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Brooklynne Mosley was rejected (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Brooklynne Mosley (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Brooklynne Mosley was rejected (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Mari-Lynn Poskin (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Mari-Lynn Poskin was rejected; Yea 34, Nay 80, Absent 11 (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2026-02-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Veterans and Military (House) - 2026-02-03: Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N (House) - 2025-02-06: Hearing: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N (House) - 2025-02-03: Introduced (House) - 2025-02-03: Referred to House Committee on Veterans and Military (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_2214/hb2214_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2214/hb2214_00_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 House Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2214/hb2214_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2214/hb2214_00_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) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2214-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).