# Kansas HB 2781: Authorizing the state historical society to acquire the junior officers' quarters at Fort Dodge and provide for the use, preservation, improvement, control and maintenance thereof.

Kansas HB 2781, Authorizing the state historical society to acquire the junior officers' quarters at Fort Dodge and provide for the use, preservation, improvement, control and maintenance thereof., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Appropriations; status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2781
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizing the state historical society to acquire the junior officers' quarters at Fort Dodge and provide for the use, preservation, improvement, control and maintenance thereof.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-17
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
- Sponsor: Committee on Appropriations
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on ways and means, house committee on appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (312 yes, 4 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 Appropriations

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 39 Nay: 1 | pass | 39 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 117 Nay: 1 | pass | 117 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed | pass | 39 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 117 | 1 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 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)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. David Haley (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Sen. Ronald Ryckman raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled germane. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. David Haley was rejected (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 39, Nay 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Ways and Means (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Hearing: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 11:30 AM — Room 548-S (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Final Action - Passed; Yea 117, Nay 1, Absent 7 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by House Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-03-03: Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 112-N (House)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to House Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-02-17: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2781/hb2781_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2781/hb2781_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_2781/hb2781_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2781/hb2781_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-HB2781-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).