# Kansas HB 2603: Prohibiting regulation of battery-charged security fences by municipalities. Kansas HB 2603, Prohibiting regulation of battery-charged security fences by municipalities., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; status became law, last action 2026-04-09 (Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 6, 2026) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2603-2025-2026 - 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 2603 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Prohibiting regulation of battery-charged security fences by municipalities. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-29 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 6, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on local government, house committee on commerce - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (460 yes, 192 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fewer local limits on security fences: benefit, low. Kansas local governments cannot require extra permits or fees for qualifying battery-charged security fences beyond those required for alarm systems. They also cannot add conflicting or extra requirements, ban these fences, or place conditions on installation, operation, placement, servicing, or ma… ## 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: 29 Nay: 11 | pass | 29 | 11 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 86 Nay: 38 | pass | 86 | 38 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 85 Nay: 38 | pass | 85 | 38 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 30 Nay: 9 | pass | 30 | 9 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 85 | 38 | | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 30 | 9 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed | pass | 29 | 11 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 86 | 38 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-04-09: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 6, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 85, Nay 38, Absent 2 (House) - 2026-04-09: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 30, Nay 9, Absent 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 29, Nay 11 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed; Yea 86, Nay 38, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-02-18: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2026-02-12: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House) - 2026-02-10: Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S (House) - 2026-01-29: Introduced (House) - 2026-01-29: Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2603/hb2603_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2603/hb2603_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 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_2603/hb2603_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2603/hb2603_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 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [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-HB2603-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).