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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Doubles Campaign Contribution Limits and Ties Future Caps to Consumer Price Index
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 177 doubles campaign contribution limits for statewide, legislative, and local candidates, eliminates limits on contributions to party committees, and establishes automatic biennial adjustments based on inflation starting in November 2026.
Contributors can give larger sums directly to candidates and political campaigns, while candidates face higher caps on the funds they can raise per primary or general election.
- Kansas regulates campaign financing and contribution limits under the campaign finance act codified in chapter 25 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated. context
- Senate Bill 177 was introduced during the 2025-2026 legislative session and ultimately died in committee. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
candidates
Candidates face doubled maximum contribution limits per election cycle, altering the pool of funds they can receive from individual and political committee contributors.
political committees
Political committees are subject to revised aggregate contribution limits when contributing to candidates and party committees.
party committees
Party committees experience an elimination of certain contribution limits under the updated campaign finance provisions.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Mar 4, 2025SenateHearing: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S
- Feb 14, 2025SenateWithdrawn from Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 5, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
- Feb 4, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Automatic Inflation Indexing for Campaign Limits
The bill shifts from fixed statutory contribution limits to automatic biennial adjustments keyed to the midwest region consumer price index.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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