# Kansas SB 391: Prohibiting cities and counties from adopting or enforcing any ordinance or resolution that requires landlords to lease housing to tenants receiving financial assistance from or through the housing choice voucher program or any other housing assistance program or that otherwise restricts a landlord's ability to consider the income source of a prospective tenant. Kansas SB 391, Prohibiting cities and counties from adopting or enforcing any ordinance or resolution that requires landlords to lease housing to tenants receiving financial assistance from or through the housing choice voucher program or any other housing assistance program or that otherwise restricts a landlord's ability to consider the income source of a prospective tenant., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status became law, last action 2026-04-10 (Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 85, Nay 38, Absent 2) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB391-2025-2026 - 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 391 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Prohibiting cities and counties from adopting or enforcing any ordinance or resolution that requires landlords to lease housing to tenants receiving financial assistance from or through the housing choice voucher program or any other housing assistance program or that otherwise restricts a landlord's ability to consider the income source of a prospective tenant. - Status: became law - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-27 - Last action: 2026-04-10, Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 85, Nay 38, Absent 2 - Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: house committee on federal and state affairs, senate committee on federal and state affairs - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (654 yes, 326 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fewer renter protections, more local landlord control: mixed, low. Kansas cities and counties cannot require landlords to accept Housing Choice Vouchers, successor vouchers, or other rental aid with voluntary landlord participation. They cannot restrict landlords’ usual screening methods for income, credit scores or reports, eviction history, property damage, or c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 31 Nay: 8 | pass | 31 | 8 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 75 Nay: 49 | pass | 75 | 49 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 85 Nay: 38 | pass | 85 | 38 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 31 Nay: 9 | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 29 Nay: 11 | pass | 29 | 11 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 76 Nay: 48 | pass | 76 | 48 | | | 2026-04-10 | House | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 85 | 38 | | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 31 | 8 | | | 2026-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 29 | 11 | | | 2026-03-25 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 76 | 48 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 75 | 49 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Final Action - Passed | pass | 31 | 9 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-04-10: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 85, Nay 38, Absent 2 (House) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 8, Absent 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 29, Nay 11 (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Conference committee report now available (House) - 2026-03-25: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 76, Nay 48, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-03-24: Conference committee report now available (House) - 2026-03-24: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer appointed as second conferees (House) - 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau (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 75, Nay 49, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-03-11: 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) - 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed; Yea 31, Nay 9 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Received and Introduced (House) - 2026-02-18: Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2026-01-27: 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/sb391_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_391/sb391_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_391/sb391_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 Federal and State Affairs (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb391_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_391/sb391_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_391/sb391_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-SB391-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).