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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas creates specific criminal penalties and civil lawsuits for interfering with religious assemblies
Last action · April 10, 2026: Will become law without Governor's signature
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What This Bill Does
Kansas establishes new criminal penalties ranging from misdemeanors to felonies for intentionally disrupting, blocking, or damaging places of religious worship, and allows victims or the attorney general to sue offenders for damages. The law takes effect upon publication in the statute book.
Places of worship and religious attendees face new felony and misdemeanor charges for disruptive interference or property damage, while victims gain the right to pursue civil lawsuits for actual, statutory, or triple punitive damages up to a five-year window.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
persons exercising religious freedom at places of religious worship
Individuals exercising religious freedom gain explicit legal protections against physical obstruction, intimidation, and force, along with new civil lawsuit rights for damages.
owners of property at places of religious worship
Property owners receive enhanced felony and misdemeanor criminal classifications for property damage and can seek recovery through civil courts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law without the governor's signature.
Procedural history
22 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseWill become law without Governor's signature
- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Mar 26, 2026HouseConcurred with amendments in conference
- Mar 24, 2026SenateFloorMotion to accede adopted; Senator Thompson, Senator Blew, Senator Faust Goudeau, , appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026HouseNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed , and
- Mar 19, 2026SenateFloorFinal Action - Substitute passed
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- Mar 18, 2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 18, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Mar 18, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
- Mar 17, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by
- Feb 18, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 17, 2025HouseEngrossed on Friday, February 14, 2025
- Feb 17, 2025SenateIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 14, 2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 14, 2025HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Feb 14, 2025HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 14, 2025HouseFloorMotion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- Feb 14, 2025HouseFloorEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended
- Feb 6, 2025HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Jan 28, 2025HouseHearing: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N
- Jan 16, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 16, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Elections
Version history
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Expansion of Attorney General Concurrent Jurisdiction
The bill broadens the attorney general's concurrent authority to prosecute specific crimes when they occur as part of a course of conduct spanning two or more counties.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
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