KS HB 2378
enactedEstablishing the removal of squatters act, providing a procedure to remove a squatter from a dwelling unit, requiring owners or agents of dwelling units to provide an affidavit to the county sheriff department or police department , requiring notice to vacate by the sheriff, establishing the crime of providing a false affidavit and establishing a civil cause of action for wrongful removal of a person from a dwelling unit, allowing attorney fees and punitive damages.
Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did KS HB 2378 pass?
Yes. KS HB 2378 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
What is KS HB 2378 about?
KS HB 2378 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Establishing the removal of squatters act, providing a procedure to remove a squatter from a dwelling unit, requiring owners or agents of dwelling units to provide an affidavit to the county sheriff department or police department , requiring notice to vacate by the sheriff, establishing the crime of providing a false affidavit and establishing a civil cause of action for wrongful removal of a person from a dwelling unit, allowing attorney fees and punitive damages.”.
Who sponsors KS HB 2378?
Committee on Federal and State Affairs is the primary sponsor of KS HB 2378.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-11
- Latest action
- 2026-04-09 — Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Committee on Federal and State Affairsprimary
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-09
Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
executive-signature
2026-03-26
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
2026-03-19
Final Action - Passed; Yea 39, Nay 1
passage
2026-03-18
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
passage
2026-03-05
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-07
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-03-06
Engrossed on Thursday, March 6, 2025
2025-03-06
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 114, Nay 8, Absent 3
passage
2025-03-06
Received and Introduced
introduction
2025-03-05
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
passage
2025-03-05
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Will Carpenter
2025-03-05
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Will Carpenter was adopted
passage
2025-03-05
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
passage
2025-02-27
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-11
Introduced
introduction
2025-02-11
Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
referral-committee
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Related bills
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