# Kansas SB 200: Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to plan special activities in observance thereof.

Kansas SB 200, Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to plan special activities in observance thereof., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Adam Thomas (Republican), Beverly Gossage (Republican), Brad Starnes (Republican) and 36 others; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died in Committee) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 200
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to plan special activities in observance thereof.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died in Committee
- Sponsors: Adam Thomas (Republican), Beverly Gossage (Republican), Brad Starnes (Republican), Brenda Dietrich (Republican), Caryn Tyson (Republican), Chase Blasi (Republican), Cindy Holscher (Democratic), Craig Bowser (Republican), David Haley (Democratic), Dinah Sykes (Democratic), Doug Shane (Republican), Elaine Bowers (Republican), Ethan Corson (Democratic), Jeff Klemp (Republican), Joseph Claeys (Republican), Kellie Warren (Republican), Kenny Titus (Republican), Larry Alley (Republican), Marci Francisco (Democratic), Mary Ware, Michael Fagg (Republican), Michael Murphy (Republican), Mike Argabright (Republican), Mike Petersen (Republican), Mike Thompson (Republican), Oletha Faust Goudeau (Democratic), Pat Pettey (Democratic), Patrick Schmidt (Democratic), Renee Erickson (Republican), Rick Billinger (Republican), Rick Kloos (Republican), Ronald Ryckman (Republican), Stephen Owens (Republican), TJ Rose (Republican), Tim Shallenburger (Republican), Tory Marie Blew (Republican), Ty Masterson (Republican), Virgil Peck (Republican), William Clifford (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on senate select committee on veterans affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Adam Thomas (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Beverly Gossage (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Brad Starnes (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Brenda Dietrich (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Caryn Tyson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Chase Blasi (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Cindy Holscher (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Craig Bowser (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: David Haley (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Dinah Sykes (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Doug Shane (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Elaine Bowers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ethan Corson (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Jeff Klemp (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Joseph Claeys (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kellie Warren (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kenny Titus (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Larry Alley (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Marci Francisco (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Mary Ware
- Sponsor: Michael Fagg (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Michael Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mike Argabright (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mike Petersen (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mike Thompson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Oletha Faust Goudeau (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Pat Pettey (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Patrick Schmidt (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Renee Erickson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Billinger (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Kloos (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ronald Ryckman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Stephen Owens (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: TJ Rose (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Tim Shallenburger (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Tory Marie Blew (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ty Masterson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Virgil Peck (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: William Clifford (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-04-10: Died in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Hearing: Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 12:00 PM — Room 159-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_200/sb200_00_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)
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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_200/sb200_00_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 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-SB200-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).