# Kansas HB 2256: Directing the governor to create and award the order of the sunflower to recognize military spouses' service to their communities.

Kansas HB 2256, Directing the governor to create and award the order of the sunflower to recognize military spouses' service to their communities., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Veterans and Military; status failed, last action 2025-02-20 (Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2256
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Directing the governor to create and award the order of the sunflower to recognize military spouses' service to their communities.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-02-20, Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
- Sponsor: Committee on Veterans and Military
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on veterans and military
- Touches household money: no
- 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

## Actions (6)

- 2025-02-20: Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507 (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Veterans and Military (House)
- 2025-02-13: Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N (House)
- 2025-02-11: Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N — CANCELED (House)
- 2025-02-04: Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to House Committee on Veterans and Military (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2256/hb2256_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 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 Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2256/hb2256_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 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-HB2256-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).