# Kansas HB 2504: Prohibiting cities and counties from restricting the discretion of landlords not to rent residential or commercial property on grounds including prospective tenants receipt of housing assistance or eviction or criminal history, and permitting cities and counties to prohibit discrimination by landlords on the basis of receipt of veterans benefits.

Kansas HB 2504, Prohibiting cities and counties from restricting the discretion of landlords not to rent residential or commercial property on grounds including prospective tenants receipt of housing assistance or eviction or criminal history, and permitting cities and counties to prohibit discrimination by landlords on the basis of receipt of veterans benefits., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died in Senate Committee) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2504
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibiting cities and counties from restricting the discretion of landlords not to rent residential or commercial property on grounds including prospective tenants receipt of housing assistance or eviction or criminal history, and permitting cities and counties to prohibit discrimination by landlords on the basis of receipt of veterans benefits.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died in Senate Committee
- Sponsor: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on commerce, house committee on federal and state affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (168 yes, 80 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 Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 84 Nay: 40 | pass | 84 | 40 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 84 | 40 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-04-10: Died in Senate Committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed; Yea 84, Nay 40, Absent 1 (House)
- 2026-02-18: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House)
- 2026-02-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House)
- 2026-02-05: Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 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 Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2504/hb2504_00_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 Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2504/hb2504_00_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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2504-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).