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KansasSB 92025–2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
House Substitute for SB 9 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Prohibiting foreign principals from acquiring interests in real estate in proximity to military installations, state agencies and local government from purchasing drones or critical components of drones from foreign principals or that are manufactured in countries of concern and foreign principals from receiving benefits from economic development programs.
Sponsored By: Elaine Bowers (Republican)
Signed by Governor
commercefederal and state affairstransportation
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
6 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 5 costs, 1 mixed.
Forfeiture expanded for protection act violations
Breaking the land and military installation protection act can now trigger civil or criminal forfeiture. Real property may be forfeited under this act even if the related offense is not a felony. The law also repeals prior versions of K.S.A. 60‑4104 and 60‑4106 to reflect these changes.
No drones from countries of concern
State and local agencies cannot buy drones, services, equipment, or key parts if the critical parts were made in a country of concern or by a foreign principal. Countries of concern include China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela. Parts bought before July 1, 2025 may still be used, and replacements bought before that date may be used; no new replacement parts may come from a foreign principal. A banned purchase can proceed only if no reasonable alternative exists, the secretary of administration approves after consulting the adjutant general, and skipping the purchase would pose a greater safety or security risk. A critical component includes parts or software needed to record, store, or send data.
Register foreign land or face divestment
Foreign principals must register covered property with the attorney general within 90 days after the later of the act’s effective date or when they got the interest. The filing must list the owner’s name, acquisition date, address, legal description, and acres. If they do not file on time, they must divest; owners on July 1, 2025 get a warning and 30 days to file, but that cure ends June 30, 2028. After divesting, they must send proof to the attorney general within 30 days. The attorney general can investigate, allow up to 360 days to divest in a settlement, seek court orders, injunctions, civil forfeiture, and attorney fees; a court‑ordered divestment must finish within 180 days. The secretary of state must notify businesses and nonprofits about these registration rules with instructions from the attorney general at each filing.
Tight limits on foreign land near bases
Beginning July 1, 2025, foreign principals cannot buy or get non‑residential land within 100 miles of any military base in Kansas or nearby states. Small, de minimis interests are excluded. A foreign principal that owned such land before July 1, 2025 must get the governor’s approval to buy more for expansion; the governor decides within 90 days after consulting the attorney general and the fusion center oversight board. A foreign principal may still get land by inheritance, enforcing a security interest, or collecting a debt, but those interests must follow the law’s registration and divestment rules.
No state incentives for foreign principals
Foreign principals cannot receive any direct benefit from Kansas economic development programs. The ban applies no matter the form of the benefit.
More oversight; state follows federal terror list
Anyone can report non‑notified foreign investment deals to the attorney general in the format the office sets. The attorney general must send reports on those deals to CFIUS and give copies to the governor, the adjutant general, and key lawmakers, and keep the documents. The attorney general must adopt rules by January 1, 2026 and send a yearly report by February 1 with any suggested changes to the “country of concern” definition. The fusion center oversight board can only mirror federal terrorist group listings and must weigh security and economic effects; it cannot label a group a terrorist group unless the federal government already has.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Elaine Bowers
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 104 Nay: 18
Yes: 104 • No: 18
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 38 Nay: 1
Yes: 38 • No: 1 • Other: 1
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 98 Nay: 24
Yes: 98 • No: 24
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 39 Nay: 0
Yes: 39 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
4/10/2025SenateApproved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025
4/10/2025SenateConference committee report now available
3/26/2025HouseConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 98 Nay: 24
3/26/2025HouseConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 38 Nay: 1
3/26/2025SenateRepresentative Xu is appointed to replace Representative Sawyer Clayton on the Conference Committee
3/24/2025HouseMotion to accede adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Turk and Representative Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees
3/11/2025HouseNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as conferees
3/10/2025SenateFinal Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 104 Nay: 18
3/7/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
3/6/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
3/6/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Xu
3/6/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Xu was adopted
3/6/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
3/6/2025HouseWithdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
3/5/2025HouseCommittee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
3/5/2025HouseHearing: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 346-S
2/25/2025HouseHearing: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 9:08 AM Room 346-S
2/25/2025HouseReceived and Introduced
2/7/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2/7/2025HouseConsent Calendar Passed Yea: 39 Nay: 0
2/6/2025SenateCommittee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by
1/30/2025SenateHearing: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 546-S
1/28/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Transportation
1/16/2025SenateIntroduced
1/15/2025Senate
Bill Text
As Amended by House Committee of the Whole
As introduced
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