# Kansas HB 2535: Providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.

Kansas HB 2535, Providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Judiciary; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Rep. Daniel Hawkins, Rep. Chris Croft, and Rep. Tom Sawyer are appointed to replace Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams, and Rep. Dan Osman on the Conference Committee) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2535
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Rep. Daniel Hawkins, Rep. Chris Croft, and Rep. Tom Sawyer are appointed to replace Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams, and Rep. Dan Osman on the Conference Committee
- Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on judiciary, house committee on judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (548 yes, 82 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 Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 107 Nay: 14 | pass | 107 | 14 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 30 Nay: 8 | pass | 30 | 8 | 1 |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 39 Nay: 1 | pass | 39 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 98 Nay: 18 | pass | 98 | 18 |   |
| 2026-04-11 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 30 | 8 | 1 |
| 2026-04-11 | House | Motion to not adopt Conference Committee Report passed; Yea 107, Nay 14, Absent 4 (Bill is killed) | pass | 107 | 14 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 39 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed | pass | 98 | 18 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2026-04-10: Rep. Daniel Hawkins, Rep. Chris Croft, and Rep. Tom Sawyer are appointed to replace Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams, and Rep. Dan Osman on the Conference Committee (House)
- 2026-04-10: Sen. Ty Masterson and Sen. Chase Blasi are appointed to replace Sen. Kellie Warren and Sen. Kenny Titus on the Conference Committee (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted (House)
- 2026-04-10: Conference committee report now available (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 30, Nay 8, Absent 1 (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Motion to not adopt Conference Committee Report passed; Yea 107, Nay 14, Absent 4 (Bill is killed) (House)
- 2026-04-10: Died on Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman (House)
- 2026-03-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House)
- 2026-02-19: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 98, Nay 18, Absent 9 (House)
- 2026-02-10: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2026-02-02: Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House)
- 2026-01-23: Introduced (House)
- 2026-01-23: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2535_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2535/hb2535_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 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 (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2535_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2535/hb2535_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 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2535-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).