# Kansas HB 2280: Adding a citation to the code of federal regulations to the definition of veteran and disabled veteran and removing the active requirement from military service members for occupational licensure. Kansas HB 2280, Adding a citation to the code of federal regulations to the definition of veteran and disabled veteran and removing the active requirement from military service members for occupational licensure., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Engrossed on Tuesday, April 1, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2280-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2280 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Adding a citation to the code of federal regulations to the definition of veteran and disabled veteran and removing the active requirement from military service members for occupational licensure. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Engrossed on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on public health and welfare, house committee on health and human services - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (646 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More veteran families get resident tuition: benefit, medium. The law expands Kansas resident tuition and fee eligibility to veteran groups recognized under federal regulation 38 C.F.R. § 3.7. Veterans must have established Kansas residency before active service or been stationed in Kansas for at least 11 months during active service. They must also live in K… - More disabled veterans qualify for refunds: benefit, medium. Upon statute-book publication, the expanded federal service definition gives more disabled veterans access to Kansas homestead property-tax refunds. Claimants need a service-connected disability rating of at least 50% for a disability caused or worsened in the line of duty. They must have qualifyin… - More veteran businesses qualify for preferences: benefit, medium. The expanded federal service definition lets more disabled-veteran businesses qualify for Kansas certification and contracting preferences. Both require at least 51% qualifying disabled-veteran ownership and veteran control of management and daily operations. For certification, effective upon statu… - More disabled veterans get free licenses: benefit, low. More Kansas disabled veterans qualify for a free permanent hunting and fishing license through the expanded federal service definition. Applicants need a service-connected disability rating of at least 30%. The disability must have been caused or worsened in the line of duty during qualifying servi… - More veterans protected from extra paperwork: benefit, low. More Kansas veterans receive document protections when seeking benefits tied to a service-connected disability. Coverage now includes veteran groups recognized under federal regulation 38 C.F.R. § 3.7. Kansas state agencies and municipalities may request only the identity documents allowed by law.… - More veterans qualify for vehicle credentials: benefit, low. The law expands veteran eligibility for Kansas veteran-designated driver's licenses, nondriver IDs, and certain vehicle credentials. It includes groups recognized under federal regulation 38 C.F.R. § 3.7. Veteran-designated license and ID applicants need a DD Form 214, NGB Form 22, or equivalent di… - More veterans gain consumer protections: benefit, low. More veterans gain protected-consumer status under Kansas law through the expanded federal service definition. Surviving spouses also gain coverage where the consumer protection laws include them. This change expands legal protections rather than creating a separate payment. - More military spouses avoid license fees: benefit, low. Military spouses pay no covered Kansas fees to get or renew an occupational credential. The exemption now reaches spouses of current armed forces, reserve, and any state's National Guard members, plus honorably discharged former members. It covers application, license, registration, certification,… - More veterans get public job preference: benefit, low. More veterans and disabled veterans qualify for Kansas public employment preferences through the expanded federal service definition. The preference covers initial hiring and the first promotion in state, county, or city jobs. Applicants must still be able to do the job. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 119 Nay: 0 | pass | 119 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 124 Nay: 0 | pass | 124 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 124 | 0 | | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 119 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-04-10: Engrossed on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-08: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-27: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1 (House) - 2025-03-26: Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Nathan Butler, and Rep. Mari-Lynn Poskin are appointed to replace Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce, and Rep. Susan Ruiz on the Conference Committee (House) - 2025-03-26: Sen. Mike Thompson and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau are appointed to replace Sen. Beverly Gossage and Sen. Cindy Holscher on the Conference Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz (House) - 2025-03-20: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 119, Nay 0, Absent 6 (House) - 2025-02-19: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2025-02-11: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-02-10: Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N (House) - 2025-02-05: Introduced (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2280/hb2280_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2280/hb2280_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2280/hb2280_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 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 Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2280/hb2280_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2280/hb2280_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2280/hb2280_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 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-HB2280-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).