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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas permits agricultural revenues from state wildlife properties to fund management across all state lands
Last action · April 9, 2026: Approved by Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026Sponsor: Representative Carpenter
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What This Bill Does
Kansas authorizes the Department of Wildlife and Parks to use money collected from agricultural production on specific state-owned properties to pay for management costs across all state-owned properties under its control, effective upon publication in the statute book.
Changes how agricultural earnings from state wildlife and park lands are budgeted, broadening the pool of funds available for general habitat maintenance rather than restricting revenues strictly to the individual parcels where they were generated.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
The department gains authority to use agricultural revenues across all state-owned properties under its jurisdiction and is required to maintain separate accounts for each property.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where do the agricultural revenues from state properties go?
Can funds from one property be used to manage other state-owned properties?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
18 actions- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolledApproved by Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Mar 24, 2026HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
- Mar 17, 2026Senateccal_faccl_850
- Mar 17, 2026SenateFloorConsent Calendar Passed
- Mar 11, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by
- Mar 5, 2026SenateHearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 144-S
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- Feb 25, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 25, 2026HouseEngrossed on Friday, February 20, 2026
- Feb 25, 2026SenateWithdrawn from Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Feb 24, 2026SenateIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 18, 2026HouseFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 17, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Feb 17, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Feb 4, 2026HouseHearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 346-S
- Jan 21, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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