Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2028: Reviving a law providing for discounted hunting and fishing licenses for persons who are 65 years of age or older; changing the amount charged for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for children five and younger to $300 and for those children ages six to 15 to $400, prohibiting non-residents from hunting migratory waterfowl on public lands during the hunting season except on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays; raising certain hunting fees; and requiring the department of wildlife and parks to report to the house and senate committees on agriculture and natural resources on the impact of limiting out of state waterfowl hunters.

Vetoed Last action April 11, 2025: No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

Plain-language summary

HB 2028 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Reviving a law providing for discounted hunting and fishing licenses for persons who are 65 years of age or older; changing the amount charged for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for children five and younger to $300 and for those children ages six to 15 to $400, prohibiting non-residents from hunting migratory waterfowl on public lands during the hunting season except on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays; raising certain hunting fees; and requiring the department of wildlife and parks to report to the house and senate committees on agriculture and natural resources on the impact of limiting out of state waterfowl hunters. Primary sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs. Most recent recorded action (April 11, 2025): No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs.