# Kansas HB 2711: Modifying and updating procedures for dissolution of cities of the third class.

Kansas HB 2711, Modifying and updating procedures for dissolution of cities of the third class., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Elections; status signed, last action 2026-03-20 (Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2711
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Modifying and updating procedures for dissolution of cities of the third class.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Last action: 2026-03-20, Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026
- Sponsor: Committee on Elections
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on federal and state affairs, house committee on local government, house committee on elections
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (284 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules for dissolving Kansas cities: cost, low. In Kansas third-class cities, a petition from a majority of qualified voters requires the city council to hold a dissolution vote. It goes on the next primary or general election ballot at least 60 days after the petition is submitted. Voters choose “For a city” or “Against a city,” and the county…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Elections

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 122 Nay: 0 | pass | 122 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 122 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-20: Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 16, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Consent Calendar Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by House Committee on Local Government (House)
- 2026-02-11: Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N (House)
- 2026-02-09: Withdrawn from House Committee on Local Government; Referred to House Committee on Local Government (House)
- 2026-02-05: Introduced (House)
- 2026-02-05: Referred to House Committee on Elections (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2711/hb2711_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2711/hb2711_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_2711/hb2711_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2711/hb2711_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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2711-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).