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SB 137KANSASSession 2025-2026State BillSigned into law

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Kansas authorizes law enforcement to sell or transfer forfeited firearms to licensed dealers

Original title: AN ACT concerning the Kansas standard asset seizure and forfeiture act; relating to the disposition of forfeited property; authorizing the sale or transfer of forfeited firearms to a licensed federal firearms dealer; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 60-4117 and repealing the existing section.

Last action · April 10, 2025: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025

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What This Bill Does

Kansas law enforcement agencies are now authorized to sell or transfer forfeited firearms to a , expanding options for handling seized weapons alongside destruction, agency use, trade, or transfer to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The law also establishes strict priority rules for distributing sale proceeds and updates fund accounting requirements.

Why it matters

Law enforcement agencies gain a new avenue to dispose of seized firearms through licensed dealers, while proceeds from any related property sales are channeled into specific funds supporting prosecution, investigations, and law enforcement training.

Background

Kansas standard asset seizure and forfeiture act governs how law enforcement agencies handle property seized during criminal investigations. context

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Law Enforcement Agencies

Law enforcement agencies gain explicit statutory authority to sell or transfer forfeited firearms to licensed dealers and must manage forfeiture funds under specific statutory accounting rules.

Directly affected

Licensed Federal Firearms Dealers

Licensed federal firearms dealers become eligible to purchase or receive forfeited firearms from seizing law enforcement agencies.

Directly affected

County and District Attorneys

County and district attorneys are subject to specific percentage caps on attorney fees recovered from forfeiture proceedings, which are deposited into special prosecutor's trust funds.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What can law enforcement agencies do with forfeited firearms under the new law?

Agencies can destroy them, use them for official purposes, trade them to other law enforcement agencies, give them to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation forensic laboratory, or sell/transfer them to a .

How are the proceeds from property sales distributed?

Proceeds are distributed in priority order: first for court-preserved liens or specific state treasuries, second for forfeiture proceeding expenses, third for reasonable attorney fees, fourth to repay purchasing funds for contraband, and remaining amounts go into specific agency forfeiture funds.

Can law enforcement agencies use forfeiture funds for normal operating expenses?

No, moneys in the state and local forfeiture funds cannot be considered a source of revenue to meet normal operating expenses or routine budget planning.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

22 actions

Apr 10, 2025Senate
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025
Apr 10, 2025SenateEnrolled
Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Mar 20, 2025House
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
Mar 20, 2025House
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
Mar 20, 2025House
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected
Mar 20, 2025HouseFloor
Committee of the Whole - Be passed

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Mar 20, 2025HouseFloor
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
Mar 20, 2025HouseFloor
Emergency Final Action - Passed
Mar 18, 2025HouseFloor
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by
Mar 12, 2025House
Hearing: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 346-S
Feb 28, 2025HouseIntroduced
Received and Introduced
Feb 28, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Feb 27, 2025SenateFloor
Final Action - Passed
Feb 26, 2025Senate
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
Feb 26, 2025Senate
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
Feb 26, 2025Senate
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected
Feb 26, 2025SenateFloor
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
Feb 18, 2025Senate
Withdrawn from Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders
Feb 11, 2025Senate
Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S
Feb 11, 2025SenateFloor
Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by
Feb 3, 2025SenateCommittee
Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Jan 31, 2025SenateIntroduced
Introduced

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