# Kansas SB 30: Providing for occupational licensing annual reports by agencies to the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations and requiring that adoption of new occupational licenses and material changes to existing occupational licenses by a state agency be approved by the legislature by ratification. Kansas SB 30, Providing for occupational licensing annual reports by agencies to the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations and requiring that adoption of new occupational licenses and material changes to existing occupational licenses by a state agency be approved by the legislature by ratification., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Judiciary; status became law, last action 2026-04-09 (Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Monday, April 6, 2026) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB30-2025-2026 - 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 30 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Providing for occupational licensing annual reports by agencies to the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations and requiring that adoption of new occupational licenses and material changes to existing occupational licenses by a state agency be approved by the legislature by ratification. - Status: became law - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Monday, April 6, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: house committee on judiciary, senate committee on judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 14 (972 yes, 254 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: 123 Nay: 0 | pass | 123 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 88 Nay: 35 | pass | 88 | 35 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 30 Nay: 9 | pass | 30 | 9 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 30 Nay: 10 | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 89 Nay: 35 | pass | 89 | 35 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 86 Nay: 38 | pass | 86 | 38 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 88 | 35 | | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 30 | 9 | | | 2026-03-24 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2026-02-16 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 89 | 35 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 86 | 38 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 123 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed | pass | 40 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-04-09: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Monday, April 6, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 30, Nay 9, Absent 1 (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 88, Nay 35, Absent 2 (House) - 2026-03-27: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 30, Nay 10 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 89, Nay 35, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-02-11: Conference committee report now available (House) - 2026-01-14: Rep. Jill Ward is appointed to replace Rep. Adam Turk on the Conference Committee (House) - 2026-01-13: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Adam Turk and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as second conferees (House) - 2026-01-12: Conference Committee Report not adopted; Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Conference committee report now available (House) - 2025-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 86, Nay 38, Absent 1 (House) - 2025-03-26: Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens, and Sen. Mary Ware are appointed to replace Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus, and Sen. Ethan Corson on the Conference Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Adam Turk, and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton are appointed to replace Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams, and Rep. Dan Osman on the Conference Committee (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) - 2025-03-19: 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 123, Nay 0, Absent 2 (House) - 2025-03-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-03-10: Hearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House) - 2025-02-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Received and Introduced (House) - 2025-02-19: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Hearing: Monday, January 27, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Hearing: Monday, January 27, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb30_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_30/sb30_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_30/sb30_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 House Committee on Judiciary (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb30_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_30/sb30_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_30/sb30_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) - [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-SB30-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).