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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 Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

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.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Committee on JudiciaryPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. 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
  2. Sen. Ty Masterson and Sen. Chase Blasi are appointed to replace Sen. Kellie Warren and Sen. Kenny Titus on the Conference Committee
  3. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
  4. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
  5. Conference committee report now available
  6. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 30, Nay 8, Absent 1
  7. Motion to not adopt Conference Committee Report passed; Yea 107, Nay 14, Absent 4 (Bill is killed)
  8. Died on Calendar
  9. Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
  10. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman
  11. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1
  12. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source