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Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 194: Providing that covenants, conditions or restrictions established between January 1, 1948, and December 31, 1958, that restrict the use of real property owned by state educational institutions for only single-family residence purposes and contain discriminatory provisions to restrict ownership or tenancy by race are against public policy and therefore void.

Enacted 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

SB 194 is a bill introduced in the Kansas Senate on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing that covenants, conditions or restrictions established between January 1, 1948, and December 31, 1958, that restrict the use of real property owned by state educational institutions for only single-family residence purposes and contain discriminatory provisions to restrict ownership or tenancy by race are against public policy and therefore void. Primary sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs. Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2025): Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

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 Federal and State AffairsPrimary 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. Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025
  3. Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3
  4. Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by House Committee on Local Government
  5. Received and Introduced
  6. Referred to House Committee on Local Government
  7. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
  8. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
  9. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
  10. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
  11. Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
  12. Introduced

Sources

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