# Kansas HB 2582: Establishing the developing veterinary medicine in rural Kansas program within the Kansas department of agriculture and providing financial assistance and support to certain veterinarians practicing in rural communities.

Kansas HB 2582, Establishing the developing veterinary medicine in rural Kansas program within the Kansas department of agriculture and providing financial assistance and support to certain veterinarians practicing in rural communities., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; status failed, last action 2026-02-19 (Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2582
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Establishing the developing veterinary medicine in rural Kansas program within the Kansas department of agriculture and providing financial assistance and support to certain veterinarians practicing in rural communities.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-02-19, Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
- Sponsor: Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on agriculture and natural resources
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

## Actions (5)

- 2026-02-19: Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507 (House)
- 2026-02-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-02-09: Hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 112-N (House)
- 2026-01-29: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2582/hb2582_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2582/hb2582_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 Amended by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2582/hb2582_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2582/hb2582_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-HB2582-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).