# Kansas HB 2261: Providing that Kansas highway patrols officers majors are to be within the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and a superintendent, assistant superintendent or major shall be returned to a rank with permanent status not lower than the rank held when the officer was appointed to such respective position.

Kansas HB 2261, Providing that Kansas highway patrols officers majors are to be within the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and a superintendent, assistant superintendent or major shall be returned to a rank with permanent status not lower than the rank held when the officer was appointed to such respective position., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Transportation; status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Law effective July 1, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2261
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Providing that Kansas highway patrols officers majors are to be within the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and a superintendent, assistant superintendent or major shall be returned to a rank with permanent status not lower than the rank held when the officer was appointed to such respective position.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Law effective July 1, 2025
- Sponsor: Committee on Transportation
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on government efficiency, house committee on transportation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (276 yes, 2 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 Transportation

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 118 Nay: 1 | pass | 118 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 118 | 1 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-04-10: Law effective July 1, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-21: Approved by Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-14: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 14, 2025 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Consent Calendar Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 118, Nay 1, Absent 6 (House)
- 2025-02-19: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 582-N (House)
- 2025-02-04: Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to House Committee on Transportation (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2261/hb2261_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2261/hb2261_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 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_2261/hb2261_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2261/hb2261_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 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-HB2261-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).