Committee
Kansas House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
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committee members
Doug Blex (R)
Wanda Brownlee Paige (D)
Duane Droge (R)
Brett Fairchild (R)
Ranking Democratic Member
Linda Featherston (D)
Fred Gardner (R)
Jim Minnix (R)
Lisa Moser (R)
Brooklynne Mosley (D)
Vice Chair
Lance Neelly (R)
Chair
Ken Rahjes (R)
Angel Roeser (R)
Web Roth (R)
Tobias Schlingensiepen (D)
Joe Seiwert (R)
Gary White (R)
Suzanne Wikle (D)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB2012 | Substitute for HB 2012 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Establishing the ethanol grant program fund and transferring an amount of not to exceed $5,000,000 from the state general fund to the ethanol grant program fund each July 1 beginning in 2026. | In Committee | 01/30/2025 |
| HB2063 | Establishing various conservation funds, allocating state moneys for conservation, requiring reports to the governor and legislature, and authorizing fund transfers and providing for the use of such funds by the Kansas department of agriculture and the Kansas department of wildlife and parks. | In Committee | 01/22/2025 |
| HB2064 | Removing the current solid waste permit exception for the disposal of solid waste generated by drilling oil and gas wells through the practice of land-spreading. | In Committee | 01/22/2025 |
| HB2095 | Establishing a pump installation contractor license and requiring additional examination, qualification and record-keeping requirements for licensed pump installation contractor and water well contractors. | In Committee | 01/29/2025 |
| HB2111 | Increasing the CREP acreage cap to 60,000 acres, clarifying eligibility and criteria, allowing exceptions for specific conditions and modifying reporting requirements to cover the last five years. | Crossed Over | 01/29/2025 |
| HB2114 | Authorizing the chief engineer to adopt rules and regulations under the watershed district act and concerning fees and inspections of dams. | In Committee | 01/29/2025 |
| HB2135 | Making certain provisions of the commercial industrial hemp act applicable only if the Kansas department of agriculture has submitted a state plan to the federal government for the state monitoring and regulation of industrial hemp within Kansas and such state plan is still active. | In Committee | 01/28/2025 |
| HB2153 | Specifying when boards of directors for irrigation districts of 35,000 or more acres may conduct board member elections by mail ballot and establishing the terms for such members. | In Committee | 01/29/2025 |
| HB2161 | Providing an income tax credit for the sale and distribution of biodiesel and renewable diesel blends for motor vehicle fuels. | In Committee | 01/30/2025 |
| HB2172 | Senate Substitute for HB 2172 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Establishing the water program task force to evaluate the state's water program and funding for such program and requiring the task force to establish a water planning work group and submit a report the legislature and the governor. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2025 |
| HB2174 | Enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act to provide financial assistance to lawyers and law students who practice law in rural areas. | In Committee | 02/03/2025 |
| HB2254 | Requiring milk processors to hold payments in trust for milk producers until full payment is received, with funds in escrow considered held in trust. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/04/2025 |
| HB2255 | Amending definitions concerning weights and measurers increasing minimum invoice fees, requiring licenses and education for service company operators and mandating annual device inspections, except for devices with a nominal capacity of 250 pounds or greater used in grain elevators; increasing the CREP acreage cap to 60,000 acres, clarifying eligibility and criteria, allowing exceptions for specific conditions and modifying reporting requirements to cover the last five years. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/04/2025 |
| HB2268 | Prohibiting nonresidents from hunting migratory waterfowl during certain times and places and increasing fees for migratory waterfowl habitat stamps. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| HB2297 | Authorizing the animal health commissioner to issue permits for raccoon ownership and requiring vaccinations, annual check-ups, educational program completion and compliance with breeding restrictions. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| SB36 | Increasing the cap on the amount of moneys disbursed by the division of conservation to conservation districts and providing an increased matching basis for state moneys disbursed to conservation districts based on amounts allocated by the board of county commissioners for such districts. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| SB89 | Authorizing the animal health commissioner to adopt rules and regulations to administer the poultry disease control act and to establish an annual participation fee for participation in the national poultry improvement plan, a certification fee for persons performing testing and diagnostic services and a testing fee per visit to each location participating in the plan. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/20/2025 |
| SB213 | Prohibiting nonresidents from hunting migratory waterfowl during certain times and places and increasing fees for migratory waterfowl habitat stamps. | Crossed Over | 03/14/2025 |