STATE BILLKS SB 462PASSED

Prohibiting persons who engaged in wrongful conduct from recovering damages in certain civil actions, prohibiting certain public nuisance claims, providing that only the attorney general may file claims regarding public nuisances that are not wholly contained in one political subdivision unless the attorney general delegates authorization to file such claims and requiring special injury for certain public nuisance actions.

State of Kansas

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 9, 2026; 217 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

KS SB 462 · PassedApr 9

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Bill details

Last action: House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 86 Nay: 37 · Apr 9, 2026

Sponsor

JJudiciarySenatorPrimary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 9, 2026House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 86 Nay: 37House

Apr 9, 2026Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 30 Nay: 9Senate

Apr 9, 2026Senate Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Wednesday, April 8, 2026Senate

Apr 9, 2026Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026Senate

Mar 27, 2026Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 29 Nay: 10Senate

Mar 27, 2026House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 86 Nay: 37House

Mar 27, 2026House Conference committee report now availableHouse

Mar 27, 2026Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as second confereesSenate

Show 19 earlier actions

Mar 26, 2026House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as second confereesHouse

Mar 26, 2026House Conference committee report now availableHouse

Mar 23, 2026House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as confereesHouse

Mar 23, 2026Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as confereesSenate

Mar 18, 2026House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 84 Nay: 40House

Mar 18, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedHouse

Mar 18, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedHouse

Mar 18, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative OsmanHouse

Mar 12, 2026House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on JudiciaryHouse

Mar 4, 2026House Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-NHouse

Feb 25, 2026House Referred to Committee on JudiciaryHouse

Feb 25, 2026House Received and IntroducedHouse

Feb 18, 2026Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 29 Nay: 11Senate

Feb 18, 2026Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedSenate

Feb 18, 2026Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedSenate

Feb 16, 2026Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on JudiciarySenate

Feb 10, 2026Senate Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-SSenate

Feb 4, 2026Senate Referred to Committee on JudiciarySenate

Feb 3, 2026Senate IntroducedSenate

Recorded votes

Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 29 Nay: 11Feb 18, 2026 · Senate · 29 yea · 11 nayPassed

House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 84 Nay: 40Mar 18, 2026 · House · 84 yea · 40 nayPassed

House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 86 Nay: 37Mar 27, 2026 · House · 86 yea · 37 nayPassed

Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 29 Nay: 10Mar 27, 2026 · Senate · 29 yea · 10 nayPassed

Senate Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 30 Nay: 9Apr 9, 2026 · Senate · 30 yea · 9 nayPassed

House Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 86 Nay: 37Apr 9, 2026 · House · 86 yea · 37 nayPassed

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