# Kansas SB 364: Requiring the department of wildlife and parks to offer a discounted resident senior combination hunting and fishing license to residents of Kansas who are 65 years of age or older and increasing the maximum age to qualify for the Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing license and decreasing the maximum fee and removing the expiration of such license.

Kansas SB 364, Requiring the department of wildlife and parks to offer a discounted resident senior combination hunting and fishing license to residents of Kansas who are 65 years of age or older and increasing the maximum age to qualify for the Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing license and decreasing the maximum fee and removing the expiration of such license., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; status signed, last action 2026-04-06 (Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 364
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring the department of wildlife and parks to offer a discounted resident senior combination hunting and fishing license to residents of Kansas who are 65 years of age or older and increasing the maximum age to qualify for the Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing license and decreasing the maximum fee and removing the expiration of such license.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-04-06, Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
- Sponsor: Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on federal and state affairs, senate committee on agriculture and natural resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (362 yes, 46 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Discounted hunting and fishing licenses for seniors: benefit, low. Beginning upon publication in the Kansas Register, Kansas residents age 65 or older qualify for a discounted combination hunting and fishing license. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks must offer this senior license. Its fee cannot exceed one-eighth (12.5%) of the general lifetime combinat…
- More kids qualify for lower-cost lifetime licenses: benefit, low. Beginning upon publication in the Kansas Register, Kansas expands its kids lifetime hunting and fishing license to ages 6 through 15. Children must meet Kansas's legal residency definition. Fees cannot exceed $300 for children age 5 or younger, or $400 for ages 6 through 15. The $400 cap is $100 be…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

## 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: 101 Nay: 23 | pass | 101 | 23 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Concurred with amendments in conference | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 101 | 23 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-06: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Virgil Peck, Sen. Larry Alley and Sen. Marci Francisco (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer appointed as conferees (House)
- 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2026-03-18: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2026-03-18: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 101, Nay 23, Absent 1 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House)
- 2026-03-05: Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 346-S (House)
- 2026-02-13: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House)
- 2026-02-11: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Marci Francisco (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Marci Francisco was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_364/sb364_02_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_364/sb364_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_364/sb364_enrolled.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_364/sb364_01_0000.pdf)

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- 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 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. (failed)

## Sources
- [As Amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_364/sb364_02_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_364/sb364_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_364/sb364_enrolled.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_364/sb364_01_0000.pdf)

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- [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 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB364-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).