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HB2282 • 2026

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 void.

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 void.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-04-10
Official status
Died in Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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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 void.

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 void.

What This Bill Does

  • 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 void.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-10 House

    Died in Committee

  2. 2025-02-10 House

    Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N — CANCELED event

  3. 2025-02-05 House

    Referred to House Committee on Local Government

  4. 2025-02-05 House

    Introduced

Official Summary Text

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 void.

Current Bill Text

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Session of 2025
HOUSE BILL No. 2282
By Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions
Requested by Representative Hoheisel
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AN ACT concerning real property; relating to covenants, conditions or
restrictions; providing that certain covenants, conditions or restrictions
on property owned by a state educational institution that restrict the use
of real property to be only for single-family residence purposes or from
being used for any purpose other than a single-family residence and
contain discriminatory provisions to restrict ownership or tenancy by
race are void.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) Any provision of a covenant, condition or restriction
that restricts any real property owned by a state educational institution, as
defined in K.S.A. 76-711, and amendments thereto: (1) To be used only for
single-family residence purposes; or (2) from being used for any purpose
other than a single-family residence and contains discriminatory
provisions to restrict ownership or tenancy by race is hereby declared to be
against public policy, and such provisions, and any additional
amendments, covenants or conditions related thereto, shall be void and
unenforceable.
(b) The provisions of this section shall apply to any covenant,
condition or restriction, including any amendments or supplements thereto,
established between January 1, 1948, and December 31, 1958.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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