# Kansas SB 194: Providing that covenants, conditions or restrictions established between January 1, 1948, and December 31, 1958, that restrict the use of real property owned by state educational institutions for only single-family residence purposes and contain discriminatory provisions to restrict ownership or tenancy by race are against public policy and therefore void.

Kansas SB 194, Providing that covenants, conditions or restrictions established between January 1, 1948, and December 31, 1958, that restrict the use of real property owned by state educational institutions for only single-family residence purposes and contain discriminatory provisions to restrict ownership or tenancy by race are against public policy and therefore void., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status signed, last action 2025-03-26 (Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 194
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Providing that covenants, conditions or restrictions established between January 1, 1948, and December 31, 1958, that restrict the use of real property owned by state educational institutions for only single-family residence purposes and contain discriminatory provisions to restrict ownership or tenancy by race are against public policy and therefore void.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-03-26, Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on local government, senate committee on local government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (324 yes, 0 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 Federal and State Affairs

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 122 Nay: 0 | pass | 122 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 122 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-03-26: Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by House Committee on Local Government (House)
- 2025-03-12: Hearing: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N (House)
- 2025-03-10: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2025-03-10: Referred to House Committee on Local Government (House)
- 2025-03-06: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_194/sb194_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_194/sb194_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_194/sb194_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 Amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_194/sb194_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_194/sb194_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_194/sb194_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-SB194-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).