Bill > HB2627

This bill expands the existing "permissive preference" in private employment, which allows employers to give hiring preference to veterans, to also include current servicemembers and their eligible spouses. Permissive preference means that employers *may* choose to offer this preference, but are not required to. The bill defines "eligible spouse" as someone married to a servicemember or active duty military member stationed in Kansas, and "servicemember" as a current member of the Kansas Army or Air National Guard, or a current member of a U.S. military reserve unit, who resides and is stationed in Kansas. To qualify for this preference, veterans will continue to need to provide proof of their military service and honorable discharge, while servicemembers must submit evidence of their current membership and duty station in Kansas, and eligible spouses must provide proof of marriage and that they live in Kansas, along with documentation verifying the servicemember's status. The bill also repeals the existing law on this matter, indicating it is being replaced by these new provisions.

Military Affairs and Security

Veterans and Military (House)

https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2627/