# Kansas HB 2595: Substitute for HB 2595 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act, providing stipends to law students who meet certain requirements and agree to practice law in rural areas and providing loan forgiveness to lawyers who meet certain requirements and practice law in rural areas, coordination between the department of commerce and the office of judicial administration. Kansas HB 2595, Substitute for HB 2595 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act, providing stipends to law students who meet certain requirements and agree to practice law in rural areas and providing loan forgiveness to lawyers who meet certain requirements and practice law in rural areas, coordination between the department of commerce and the office of judicial administration., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2595-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2595 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Substitute for HB 2595 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act, providing stipends to law students who meet certain requirements and agree to practice law in rural areas and providing loan forgiveness to lawyers who meet certain requirements and practice law in rural areas, coordination between the department of commerce and the office of judicial administration. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-29 - Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on judiciary, house committee on agriculture and natural resources, house committee on commerce - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (542 yes, 26 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Law student stipends require rural Kansas practice: mixed, high. Students at Washburn or University of Kansas law schools can receive stipends, with preference for Kansas residents. Awards cover school expenses up to $3,000 per school year for three years, or $9,000 total. Students must sign a program agreement, and awards depend on legislative funding and schoo… - Rural lawyers trade service for debt help: mixed, high. Selected lawyers receive student loan help capped at $20,000 annually, $100,000 total, and five years. Applicants need an accredited law degree, a Kansas law license in good standing, outstanding student debt, and rural residence and practice. Rural Kansas excludes Douglas, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawn… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 118 Nay: 4 | pass | 118 | 4 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 119 Nay: 3 | pass | 119 | 3 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 34 Nay: 6 | pass | 34 | 6 | | | 2026-03-24 | House | Concurred with amendments | pass | 119 | 3 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 34 | 6 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 118 | 4 | | ## Actions (19) - 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-26: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-25: Engrossed on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-24: Concurred with amendments; Yea 119, Nay 3, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 34, Nay 6 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 118, Nay 4, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (House) - 2026-02-12: Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 112-N (House) - 2026-02-10: Withdrawn from House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (House) - 2026-01-29: Introduced (House) - 2026-01-29: Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2595/hb2595_02_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2595/hb2595_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2595/hb2595_enrolled.pdf) - Sub: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2595/hb2595_01_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 on Judiciary (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2595/hb2595_02_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2595/hb2595_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2595/hb2595_enrolled.pdf) - [Sub (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2595/hb2595_01_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) - [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-HB2595-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).