# Kansas HB 2291: 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. Kansas HB 2291, 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., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; status became law, last action 2025-04-11 (Law effective July 1, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2291-2025-2026 - 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 2291 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: 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. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-04-11, Law effective July 1, 2025 - Sponsor: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on commerce, house committee on federal and state affairs, house committee on commerce - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (478 yes, 168 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Consumers get warnings before business tests: benefit, low. 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 disclos… - Business testing applications stay confidential: benefit, low. 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: cost, low. 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 stand… - Testing businesses must report harm quickly: cost, low. 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 b… - Businesses get temporary protection, not full immunity: mixed, medium. 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 da… - Kansas businesses can test with fewer rules: mixed, medium. 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 ju… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 90 Nay: 28 | pass | 90 | 28 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 30 Nay: 10 | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 88 Nay: 37 | pass | 88 | 37 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 31 Nay: 9 | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 88 | 37 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 90 | 28 | | ## Actions (24) - 2025-04-11: Law effective July 1, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-10: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Thursday, April 3, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-10: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 88, Nay 37 (House) - 2025-04-10: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 30, Nay 10 (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 31, Nay 9 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Hearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Engrossed on Thursday, February 27, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-28: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 90, Nay 28, Absent 7 (House) - 2025-02-27: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (House) - 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton was adopted (House) - 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2025-02-25: Withdrawn from House Committee on Federal and State Affairs and referred to Committee of the Whole (House) - 2025-02-20: Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar (House) - 2025-02-20: Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House) - 2025-02-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House) - 2025-02-10: Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S (House) - 2025-02-05: Introduced (House) - 2025-02-05: Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2291/hb2291_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2291/hb2291_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2291/hb2291_enrolled.pdf) - {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2291/hb2291_02_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 Amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2291/hb2291_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2291/hb2291_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2291/hb2291_enrolled.pdf) - [{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2291/hb2291_02_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) - [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-HB2291-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).