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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Senate Bill 80 Eliminates Secretary's Authority to Issue Nonresident Landowner Deer Permits
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
The Kansas Legislature considered a bill to eliminate the authority of the secretary of wildlife and parks to issue deer hunting permits specifically to nonresident landowners. The measure amends K.S.A. 32-937, removing provisions that allowed out-of-state property owners to receive permits restricted to their own land. The bill died in committee during the 2025-2026 legislative session.
Out-of-state property owners owning 80 acres or more of Kansas farm or ranch land would no longer be eligible for dedicated nonresident landowner deer permits under this measure. The change would alter hunting access rules for nonresidents who hold property within the state.
- SB 80 was introduced during the 2025-2026 Kansas 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.
Nonresident landowners
Out-of-state individuals owning 80 acres or more of Kansas land would lose eligibility for dedicated nonresident landowner deer permits.
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
The agency would no longer possess the legal authority to issue deer permits under the nonresident landowner category.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Feb 12, 2025SenateHearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 144-S
- Jan 28, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Jan 27, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 25)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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