# Kansas SB 29: Substitute for SB 29 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Removing the authority of the county or joint board of health or local health officer to prohibit public gatherings when necessary for the control of infectious or contagious disease. Kansas SB 29, Substitute for SB 29 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Removing the authority of the county or joint board of health or local health officer to prohibit public gatherings when necessary for the control of infectious or contagious disease., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Public Health and Welfare; status became law, last action 2025-04-10 (Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Thursday, April 3, 2025) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB29-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas SB 29 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Substitute for SB 29 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Removing the authority of the county or joint board of health or local health officer to prohibit public gatherings when necessary for the control of infectious or contagious disease. - Status: became law - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Thursday, April 3, 2025 - Sponsor: Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: house committee on health and human services, senate committee on public health and welfare - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (546 yes, 270 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 Public Health and Welfare ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 28 Nay: 12 | pass | 28 | 12 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 9 Nay: 31 | fail | 9 | 31 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 86 Nay: 38 | pass | 86 | 38 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 31 Nay: 9 | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 31 Nay: 9 | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 88 Nay: 36 | pass | 88 | 36 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 86 | 38 | | | 2025-03-20 | Senate | Concurred with amendments | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 88 | 36 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 28 | 12 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected | fail | 9 | 31 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-04-10: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Thursday, April 3, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 9 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 86, Nay 38, Absent 1 (House) - 2025-03-25: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Concurred with amendments; Yea 31, Nay 9 (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2025-03-19: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House) - 2025-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 88, Nay 36, Absent 1 (House) - 2025-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar (House) - 2025-03-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-03-07: Hearing: Friday, March 7, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N (House) - 2025-02-20: Received and Introduced (House) - 2025-02-20: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-02-19: Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 28, Nay 12 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected; Yea 9, Nay 31 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Hearing: Friday, February 7, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_29/sb29_02_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_29/sb29_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_29/sb29_enrolled.pdf) - Sub: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_29/sb29_01_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 House Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_29/sb29_02_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_29/sb29_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_29/sb29_enrolled.pdf) - [Sub (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_29/sb29_01_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-SB29-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).