Kansas Overview – 2024 Session
KANSAS
Legislative Overview – 2023-24 Session
(Adjourned on April 30, 2024)
10 pet related items were proposed during the 2023-24 legislative session, 6 of which were designated as priority by the Pet Advocacy Network.
Final Disposition of Priority ISSUES:
| BILL # | SUMMARY | FINAL DISPOSITION |
| HB 2047 | Animal Facility Trespass Penalties: Amends Chapter 47 (Livestock & Domestic Animals), Article 18 (Miscellaneous), Section 47-1827 (Prohibited Acts; Criminal Penalties) of Kansas Statutes Annotated to prohibit and penalize entering or remaining on and knowingly making false statements to gain access to animal facilities and field crop production areas. | PENDING |
| HB 2447 | State Preemption over Local Product Sales Ordinances: An Act prohibiting cities and counties from banning the sale of products or services otherwise allowed by state law. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
| HB 2542 | “Pet Animal Act” Amendments: Amends Chapter 47 (Livestock & Domestic Animals), Article 17 (Pet Animal Act) of Kansas Statutes relating to: (1) Animal facilities inspections; and (2) Updating certain definitions, requirements and fees contained in the Pet Animal Act. | DIED ON HOUSE CALENDAR (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
| HB 2794 | Shelter/Rescue Tax Exemptions: Amends Chapter 79 (Taxation), Article 36 (Kansas Retailers’ Sales Tax), Section 3606 (Exempt Sales) of Kansas Statutes to provide certain sales tax exemptions for pet shelters and rescue networks. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
| HB 2816 | Animal Facility Trespass Penalties: Amends Chapter 47 (Livestock & Domestic Animals), Article 18 (Miscellaneous), Section 47-1827 (Prohibited Acts; Criminal Penalties) of Kansas Statutes Annotated to prohibit and penalize entering or remaining on and knowingly making false statements to gain access to animal facilities and field crop production areas. | SUBSTITUTED BY HB 2047 |
| SB 547 | “Pet Animal Act” Amendments: Amends Chapter 47 (Livestock & Domestic Animals), Article 17 (Pet Animal Act) of Kansas Statutes to: (1) Require the Kansas Department of Agriculture to maintain records of inspections for not less than 5 years; (2) Remove the requirement that the Commissioner only apply federal rules and regulations to USDA-licensed animal distributors and animal breeders; and (3) Amend/add certain definitions to the Act. | DIED IN COMMITTEE (MISSED CROSSOVER DEADLINE) |
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