# Kansas SB 445: Providing that the law enforcement officers memorial advisory committee may receive requests for the Kansas highway patrol and the Kansas bureau of investigation to provide temporary personal and other assistance in support of funeral services honoring law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty in the service of the state. Kansas SB 445, Providing that the law enforcement officers memorial advisory committee may receive requests for the Kansas highway patrol and the Kansas bureau of investigation to provide temporary personal and other assistance in support of funeral services honoring law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty in the service of the state., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Transportation; status signed, last action 2026-03-20 (Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB445-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas SB 445 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Providing that the law enforcement officers memorial advisory committee may receive requests for the Kansas highway patrol and the Kansas bureau of investigation to provide temporary personal and other assistance in support of funeral services honoring law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty in the service of the state. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-03-20, Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Transportation - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: house committee on transportation, senate committee on transportation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (326 yes, 0 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 Transportation ## 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 | | | 2026-03-10 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 123 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Final Action - Passed | pass | 40 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-03-20: Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 16, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Final Action - Passed; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-03-09: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2026-03-05: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Transportation (House) - 2026-03-02: Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 582-N (House) - 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Received and Introduced (House) - 2026-02-18: Referred to House Committee on Transportation (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Transportation (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 546-S (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_445/sb445_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_445/sb445_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 Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_445/sb445_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_445/sb445_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-SB445-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).