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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Requires Local Police and Sheriffs to Seek Federal Immigration Enforcement Agreements and Penalizes Noncompliance
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Local Kansas law enforcement agencies would be required to apply for federal 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws, under a failed Senate bill. Agencies failing to comply or report their status would face lawsuits from the attorney general, court costs, and the loss of state grant funding.
Police departments and county sheriff's offices across Kansas would face mandatory federal immigration enforcement duties, potential legal action in Shawnee County District Court, and the forfeiture of unpaid state and federal grant moneys for noncompliance.
- Senate Bill 178 was introduced in the 2025-2026 session by the Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs 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.
law enforcement agency
Law enforcement agencies must apply for federal immigration enforcement agreements, report compliance statuses to the attorney general, face potential lawsuits, and risk losing state grant moneys for noncompliance.
attorney general
The attorney general receives compliance notices and judicial orders, sends warning notices, brings causes of action in Shawnee County District Court, and may recover investigatory and legal costs.
state treasurer
The state treasurer receives copies of judicial orders regarding agency noncompliance from the attorney general.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a local police department or sheriff's office is not offered an immigration enforcement agreement by ICE?
What penalties do law enforcement agencies face for failing to comply with the act?
Which agencies qualify as a law enforcement agency under this bill?
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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 6, 2025SenateHearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S — CANCELED
- Feb 11, 2025SenateHearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S — CANCELED
- Feb 5, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 4, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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