Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2535: Providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.

Passed both chambers Last action April 10, 2026: Rep. Daniel Hawkins, Rep. Chris Croft, and Rep. Tom Sawyer are appointed to replace Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams, and Rep. Dan Osman on the Conference Committee

Plain-language summary

HB 2535 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on January 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught. Primary sponsor: Committee on Judiciary. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): Rep. Daniel Hawkins, Rep. Chris Croft, and Rep. Tom Sawyer are appointed to replace Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams, and Rep. Dan Osman on the Conference Committee.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Committee on Judiciary.