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SB82Introduced in the Senate

Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax credit for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property or fueling station expenditures, repealing the agritourism liability insurance, assistive technology contributions, declared disaster capital investment, owners promoting employment across Kansas and swine facility improvement tax credits and expanding the eligibility for applicable expenses under the child day care services assistance tax credit.

Passed

Introduced by Public Health and Welfare

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax credit for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property or fueling station expenditures, repealing the agritourism liability insurance, assistive technology contributions, declared disaster capital investment, owners promoting employment across Kansas and swine facility improvement tax credits and expanding the eligibility for applicable expenses under the child day care services assistance tax credit.

Where it stands

Senate Approved by Governor on Monday, April 27, 2026

April 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 36 Nay: 2 · April 10, 2026

36

Yes

2

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Scott Hill70Yes
Silas Miller86Yes
Craig Bowser1Yes
Marci Francisco2Yes
Rick Kloos3Yes
David Haley4Yes
Jeff Klemp5Yes
Pat Pettey6Yes
Ethan Corson7Yes
Cindy Holscher8Yes

Bill history

  1. Senate Introduced

  2. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S event

  3. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  4. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  5. Senate Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0

  6. House Received and Introduced

  7. House Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services

  8. House Hearing: Monday, March 3, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N event

  9. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services

  10. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  11. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  12. House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3

  13. Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Cindy Holscher

  14. House Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz appointed as conferees

  15. Senate Sen. Caryn Tyson, Sen. Virgil Peck, and Sen. Ethan Corson are appointed to replace Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford, and Sen. Cindy Holscher on the Conference Committee

  16. House Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Carl Turner, and Rep. Tom Sawyer are appointed to replace Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce, and Rep. Susan Ruiz on the Conference Committee

  17. House Conference committee report now available

  18. House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Carl Turner and Rep. Tom Sawyer appointed as second conferees

  19. Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Caryn Tyson, Sen. Virgil Peck and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as second conferees

  20. House Conference committee report now available

  21. House Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted; —

  22. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 74, Nay 48, Absent 3

  23. Senate Conference Committee Report not adopted; Sen. Caryn Tyson, Sen. Virgil Peck and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as third conferees —

  24. House Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Adam Smith, Rep. Carl Turner and Rep. Tom Sawyer appointed as conferees

  25. House Rep. Daniel Hawkins and Rep. Chris Croft are appointed to replace Rep. Adam Smith and Rep. Carl Turner on the Conference Committee

  26. Senate Sen. Ty Masterson and Sen. Chase Blasi are appointed to replace Sen. Caryn Tyson and Sen. Virgil Peck on the Conference Committee

  27. House Conference committee report now available

  28. House Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted; —

  29. House Conference Committee Report not adopted; Rep. Daniel Hawkins, Rep. Chris Croft and Rep. Tom Sawyer appointed as third conferees —

  30. Senate Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted; —

  31. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Ty Masterson, Sen. Chase Blasi and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as fourth conferees

  32. House Conference committee report now available

  33. House Substitute motion to not adopt and appoint a conference committee failed —

  34. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 76, Nay 45, Absent 4

  35. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 36, Nay 2, Absent 1

  36. Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 17, 2026

  37. Senate Approved by Governor on Monday, April 27, 2026

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