# Kansas HB 2481: During the period of the FIFA 2026 world cup, prohibiting certain limitations by municipalities on short-term rental or vacation properties and requiring timely rental permit processing, modifying the definition of transient guest for transient guest tax purposes and authorizing expanded sales of alcoholic beverages by cities and counties. Kansas HB 2481, During the period of the FIFA 2026 world cup, prohibiting certain limitations by municipalities on short-term rental or vacation properties and requiring timely rental permit processing, modifying the definition of transient guest for transient guest tax purposes and authorizing expanded sales of alcoholic beverages by cities and counties., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Allen Reavis (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2481-2025-2026 - 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 2481 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: During the period of the FIFA 2026 world cup, prohibiting certain limitations by municipalities on short-term rental or vacation properties and requiring timely rental permit processing, modifying the definition of transient guest for transient guest tax purposes and authorizing expanded sales of alcoholic beverages by cities and counties. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 - Sponsor: Allen Reavis (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on commerce, house committee on commerce - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (504 yes, 154 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fewer permit barriers for Kansas rental hosts: benefit, medium. From May 15 through July 25, 2026, Kansas local governments cannot cap short-term rental permits or rental length. This covers short-term rentals and vacation properties offered as lodging during any part of that period. Local governments must process complete applications and respond within 15 cal… - Longer World Cup hours for alcohol sellers: benefit, low. From June 11 through July 19, 2026, qualifying Kansas alcohol sellers can use longer hours where local governments opt in. Sales are allowed from 6:00 a.m. until 5:00 a.m. the next day, with other sales rules still applying. Cities must approve an ordinance; county boards must approve a resolution… - More Kansas lodging stays face guest taxes: cost, low. Kansas expands who counts as a transient guest for lodging taxes from May 15 through July 25, 2026. Covered stays include hotel, motel, and tourist court rooms, plus rooms, whole homes, and parts of homes offered as lodging. The rule covers stays overlapping any part of that period. Permanent guest… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Allen Reavis (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 110 Nay: 14 | pass | 110 | 14 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 23 Nay: 17 | pass | 23 | 17 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 33 Nay: 7 | pass | 33 | 7 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 86 Nay: 39 | pass | 86 | 39 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 86 | 39 | | | 2026-03-25 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 23 | 17 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 33 | 7 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 110 | 14 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 86, Nay 39 (House) - 2026-03-26: Reengrossed on Friday, March 27, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 23, Nay 17 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Jill Ward and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (House) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 33, Nay 7 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Engrossed on Thursday, February 19, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 110, Nay 14, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Rui Xu (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Rui Xu was adopted (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2026-02-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House) - 2026-02-02: Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S (House) - 2026-01-20: Introduced (House) - 2026-01-20: 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_2481/hb2481_01_0000.pdf) - As Amended by Senate Committee on Commerce: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2481_03_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2481/hb2481_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2481/hb2481_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_2481/hb2481_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 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 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_2481/hb2481_01_0000.pdf) - [As Amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2481_03_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2481/hb2481_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2481/hb2481_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_2481/hb2481_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 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-HB2481-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).