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KS HB 2261

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Providing that Kansas highway patrols officers majors are to be within the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and a superintendent, assistant superintendent or major shall be returned to a rank with permanent status not lower than the rank held when the officer was appointed to such respective position.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KS HB 2261 pass?

Yes. KS HB 2261 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-10): Law effective July 1, 2025

What is KS HB 2261 about?

KS HB 2261 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Providing that Kansas highway patrols officers majors are to be within the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act and a superintendent, assistant superintendent or major shall be returned to a rank with permanent status not lower than the rank held when the officer was appointed to such respective position.”.

Who sponsors KS HB 2261?

Committee on Transportation is the primary sponsor of KS HB 2261.

Introduced
2025-02-04
Latest action
2025-04-10 — Law effective July 1, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Committee on Transportationprimary

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-10

    Law effective July 1, 2025

  2. 2025-03-24

    Approved by Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-03-14

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 14, 2025

  4. 2025-03-06

    Consent Calendar Passed

  5. 2025-02-27

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-02-20

    Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-02-19

    Final Action - Passed; Yea 118, Nay 1, Absent 6

    passage

  8. 2025-02-19

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  9. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    passage

  10. 2025-02-13

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Transportation

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-02-04

    Introduced

    introduction

  12. 2025-02-04

    Referred to House Committee on Transportation

    referral-committee

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2261/

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