# Kansas HB 2507: Removing the requirement for migratory waterfowl stamps to be validated by a signature across the face of each such stamp and increasing the fees for such stamps, authorizing the adoption of certain rules and regulations related to fees, registrations and other charges by the department of wildlife and parks and providing an exception from the disclosure requirements of the Kansas open records act for department of wildlife and parks records regarding the location of any species that is threatened, endangered or in need of conservation. Kansas HB 2507, Removing the requirement for migratory waterfowl stamps to be validated by a signature across the face of each such stamp and increasing the fees for such stamps, authorizing the adoption of certain rules and regulations related to fees, registrations and other charges by the department of wildlife and parks and providing an exception from the disclosure requirements of the Kansas open records act for department of wildlife and parks records regarding the location of any species that is threatened, endangered or in need of conservation., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Will Carpenter (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Engrossed on Friday, March 27, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2507-2025-2026 - 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 2507 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Removing the requirement for migratory waterfowl stamps to be validated by a signature across the face of each such stamp and increasing the fees for such stamps, authorizing the adoption of certain rules and regulations related to fees, registrations and other charges by the department of wildlife and parks and providing an exception from the disclosure requirements of the Kansas open records act for department of wildlife and parks records regarding the location of any species that is threatened, endangered or in need of conservation. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Engrossed on Friday, March 27, 2026 - Sponsor: Will Carpenter (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on agriculture and natural resources, house committee on federal and state affairs - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (616 yes, 38 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Hunters no longer sign waterfowl stamps: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, hunters no longer need to sign across their Kansas waterfowl stamp to validate it. The stamp requirement remains, along with exceptions provided by law or regulation. - Higher waterfowl stamp fees for hunters: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Kansas raises the resident waterfowl stamp fee cap from $8 to $15. Nonresident stamps must cost $100 to $200. Actual fees depend on department rules; legal and regulatory exceptions to the stamp requirement remain. The law also authorizes permanent wildlife fee and registrat… - Public access to species locations narrows: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Kansas wildlife officials can withhold records showing exact locations of certain protected species from public disclosure. This covers federally threatened or endangered species and species Kansas lists as threatened, endangered, or in need of conservation. The exemption do… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Will Carpenter (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 29 Nay: 11 | pass | 29 | 11 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 37 Nay: 2 | pass | 37 | 2 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 120 Nay: 4 | pass | 120 | 4 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 122 Nay: 2 | pass | 122 | 2 | | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 29 | 11 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 120 | 4 | | | 2026-03-13 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 37 | 2 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 122 | 2 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-04-09: Engrossed on Friday, March 27, 2026 (House) - 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 29, Nay 11 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 120, Nay 4, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-03-17: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer (House) - 2026-03-17: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Virgil Peck, Sen. Larry Alley and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 2, Absent 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Hearing: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 2, 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) - 2026-02-04: Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 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 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2507_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2507/hb2507_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2507/hb2507_enrolled.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 Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2507_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2507/hb2507_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2507/hb2507_enrolled.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-HB2507-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).