# Kansas SB 237: Authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct investigations of violations of the scrap metal theft reduction act. Kansas SB 237, Authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct investigations of violations of the scrap metal theft reduction act., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Judiciary; status signed, last action 2025-04-24 (Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB237-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas SB 237 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct investigations of violations of the scrap metal theft reduction act. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-04-24, Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025 - Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: house committee on judiciary, senate committee on ways and means, senate committee on judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (634 yes, 10 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 Judiciary ## 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: 38 Nay: 2 | pass | 38 | 2 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 121 Nay: 3 | pass | 121 | 3 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 118 Nay: 0 | pass | 118 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 38 | 2 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 121 | 3 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 118 | 0 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-04-24: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 38, Nay 2 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Conference committee report now available (House) - 2025-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 121, Nay 3, Absent 1 (House) - 2025-03-24: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Dan Osman (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Dan Osman was adopted (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2025-03-20: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House) - 2025-03-20: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 118, Nay 0, Absent 7 (House) - 2025-03-19: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-17: Hearing: Monday, March 17, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House) - 2025-03-10: Received and Introduced (House) - 2025-03-10: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-06: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Hearing: Friday, February 14, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_237/sb237_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_237/sb237_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_237/sb237_enrolled.pdf) - {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_237/sb237_03_0000.pdf) - {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_237/sb237_02_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) - 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 Judiciary (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_237/sb237_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_237/sb237_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_237/sb237_enrolled.pdf) - [{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_237/sb237_03_0000.pdf) - [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_237/sb237_02_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) - [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-SB237-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).