All Roll Calls
Yes: 478 • No: 168
KansasHB 22912025–2026 Regular SessionHouse
Creating the regulatory relief division within the office of the attorney general and establishing the general regulatory sandbox program to waive or suspend rules and regulations for program participants.
Sponsored By: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.
Businesses get temporary protection, not full immunity
Approved tests last 24 months and may serve only Kansas residents. Prosecutors and agencies cannot pursue charges or punitive enforcement for conduct covered by the agreement’s waived rules during testing. Consumers can still seek repayment for harm, and other crimes are not covered. At least 30 days before testing ends, businesses must notify the office they will leave or request an extension. The office may grant one extension of up to 12 months and must decide before the original period ends. Without an extension, waived rules become enforceable again, even for ongoing duties. The office can end participation at any time for any reason; it and its employees are shielded from liability for program-related business losses and expenses, including denial or removal.
Kansas businesses can test with fewer rules
Kansas creates a business testing program run by a new division in the Attorney General’s Office. Approved businesses can test new offerings without some state certifications or registrations, using written agreements that name the rules waived. Each offering needs a separate application, Kansas jurisdiction, and a physical or virtual Kansas location for development and records. Licensing requirements remain in force; liquor-related offerings are excluded, and state taxes, fees, and charges under tax law cannot be waived. Participants can use outside certifications or registrations and count as Kansas-authorized for specified federal requirements. Division staffing is capped at one full-time and one part-time employee unless lawmakers approve funding for more.
Consumers get warnings before business tests
Before testing an offering with consumers, businesses must clearly disclose their identity, program status, risks, liability details, expected end date, and complaint contact. Website and app users must acknowledge the disclosures before completing a transaction. The office may require more disclosures. It can immediately remove businesses that fail to report covered harm or when it or an agency has evidence of significant consumer harm. It can also remove businesses for actual or impending violations of program requirements or laws that remain in force.
Business testing applications stay confidential
Applications and related information submitted by businesses are confidential, legally protected, and exempt from Kansas public records law. The division may share them with an expert hired for a specific review. This protection expires July 1, 2030, unless the Legislature reviews and renews it.
Business applicants face screening and possible fees
The office may charge up to $250 for each application, but charging a fee is optional. The director must deny applicants with significant theft, fraud, or dishonesty convictions or no-contest pleas tied to safe, competent participation. Agencies may reject offerings that fail required federal standards or standards previously approved for use by a federal agency. Agency rejection of a preliminarily approved application can also rest on substantial health or safety risks or unreasonable Kansas taxpayer costs.
Testing businesses must report harm quickly
Participating businesses must keep ordinary business records, allow requested inspections, and file quarterly reports that include consumer complaints. They must notify the office, relevant agencies, and the joint legislative committee about consumer health, safety, or financial harm within three business days. Full incident details are due within seven business days. Businesses must notify the office and agencies if they stop an offering early. An exit report is due within 30 days after leaving the program.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 90 Nay: 28
Yes: 90 • No: 28
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 30 Nay: 10
Yes: 30 • No: 10
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 88 Nay: 37
Yes: 88 • No: 37
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 31 Nay: 9
Yes: 31 • No: 9
Senate vote • 4/10/2025
Motion to override veto prevailed
Yes: 30 • No: 10
House vote • 4/10/2025
Motion to override veto prevailed
Yes: 88 • No: 37
Senate vote • 3/19/2025
Emergency Final Action - Passed
Yes: 31 • No: 9
House vote • 2/27/2025
Final Action - Passed as amended
Yes: 90 • No: 28
Actions Timeline
Law effective July 1, 2025
4/11/2025HouseVetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Thursday, April 3, 2025
4/10/2025HouseMotion to override veto prevailed; Yea 88, Nay 37
4/10/2025HouseMotion to override veto prevailed; Yea 30, Nay 10
4/10/2025SenateEnrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
3/25/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
3/19/2025SenateEmergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 31, Nay 9
3/19/2025SenateCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Commerce
3/14/2025SenateHearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S
3/10/2025SenateEngrossed on Thursday, February 27, 2025
3/3/2025HouseReferred to Senate Committee on Commerce
2/28/2025SenateFinal Action - Passed as amended; Yea 90, Nay 28, Absent 7
2/27/2025HouseReceived and Introduced
2/27/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2/26/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
2/26/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton was adopted
2/26/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2/26/2025HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Federal and State Affairs and referred to Committee of the Whole
2/25/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
2/20/2025HouseWithdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2/20/2025HouseCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
2/18/2025HouseHearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S
2/10/2025HouseIntroduced
2/5/2025HouseReferred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
2/5/2025House
Bill Text
As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
As Introduced
Enrolled
{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}
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