# Kansas HB 2501: Senate Substitute for HB 2501 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing for immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to the firearm owner at the termination of a firearm hold agreement, removing the criminal prohibition against firearm suppressors and shotgun barrel length qualification requirements and providing enhanced penalties for certain felonies committed while using a firearm suppressor or short-barrel shotgun.

Kansas HB 2501, Senate Substitute for HB 2501 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing for immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to the firearm owner at the termination of a firearm hold agreement, removing the criminal prohibition against firearm suppressors and shotgun barrel length qualification requirements and providing enhanced penalties for certain felonies committed while using a firearm suppressor or short-barrel shotgun., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2501
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Senate Substitute for HB 2501 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing for immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to the firearm owner at the termination of a firearm hold agreement, removing the criminal prohibition against firearm suppressors and shotgun barrel length qualification requirements and providing enhanced penalties for certain felonies committed while using a firearm suppressor or short-barrel shotgun.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on federal and state affairs, house committee on federal and state affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (586 yes, 62 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 Federal and State Affairs

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 99 Nay: 22 | pass | 99 | 22 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 35 Nay: 4 | pass | 35 | 4 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 37 Nay: 3 | pass | 37 | 3 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 122 Nay: 2 | pass | 122 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-26 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 99 | 22 |   |
| 2026-03-26 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 35 | 4 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 37 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 122 | 2 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 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 now available (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 35, Nay 4, Absent 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 99, Nay 22, Absent 4 (House)
- 2026-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer (House)
- 2026-03-19: Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 37, Nay 3 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Engrossed on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 122, Nay 2, Absent 1 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2026-02-12: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House)
- 2026-01-29: Hearing: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 346-S (House)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced (House)
- 2026-01-21: Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2501/hb2501_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2501/hb2501_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2501/hb2501_enrolled.pdf)
- S Sub for: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2501/hb2501_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)
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## Sources
- [As Amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2501/hb2501_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2501/hb2501_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2501/hb2501_enrolled.pdf)
- [S Sub for (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2501/hb2501_02_0000.pdf)

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- [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-HB2501-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).