# Kansas SB 480: Reviving repealed statutes related to estates of absentees and requiring nonresident fiduciaries to appoint an agent residing in this state. Kansas SB 480, Reviving repealed statutes related to estates of absentees and requiring nonresident fiduciaries to appoint an agent residing in this state., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Judiciary; status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB480-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas SB 480 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Reviving repealed statutes related to estates of absentees and requiring nonresident fiduciaries to appoint an agent residing in this state. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-04 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: house committee on judiciary, senate committee on judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (406 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Returning missing people can reclaim property: benefit, medium. A missing person can petition at any time for a court declaration that they are alive. An authorized representative can also sign and file using an adequate power of attorney granted by that person. The court must cancel the presumed-death certificate, end the trust, and order its property transfer… - Court trustees protect missing people's property: benefit, low. Kansas courts can appoint trustees to manage missing people's Kansas property, including property of people reported as prisoners of war or missing in action. Anyone can petition, but must give identifying details, disappearance facts, family contacts, and the property's type and estimated value. R… - Faster death records after catastrophic events: benefit, low. Courts can presume death immediately after a catastrophic event following an emergency or war-emergency declaration by the governor or president. The event must prevent recovery of the body, and evidence must place the person there at the event's date and time. The court orders the coroner to prepa… - Out-of-state estate managers need Kansas agents: cost, low. Nonresidents appointed to manage estates, trusts, or other property as Kansas fiduciaries must name a Kansas resident agent before starting duties. The appointment and agent's acceptance must be in writing and filed with the appointing district court, with the correct address. Legal papers served o… - Estate heirs face waits and repayment safeguards: mixed, medium. Final distributions generally must wait three years after presumed death, but courts can release certain protected assets for spouses, children, or dependents after debts and costs. Each recipient must post a court-approved bond covering property or its reasonable value and net income if the missin… - Missing people's estates gain settlement paths: mixed, low. For these estate rules, death is presumed after at least five years without contact and a diligent search by someone genuinely seeking the person. The search must cover all places where the person could reasonably be expected. After more than five years, if a trustee exists but no such search occur… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 39 Nay: 0 | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 124 Nay: 0 | pass | 124 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | Concurred with amendments in conference | pass | 39 | 0 | | | 2026-03-18 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 124 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman 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 124, Nay 0, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-03-12: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2026-03-03: Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House) - 2026-02-25: Received and Introduced (House) - 2026-02-25: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-04: 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_480/sb480_02_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_480/sb480_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_480/sb480_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_480/sb480_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_480/sb480_02_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_480/sb480_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_480/sb480_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_480/sb480_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-SB480-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).