HB2543 • 2026

Requiring an annual reimbursement to the Kansas department of wildlife and parks for lost revenue from free or discounted hunting and fishing licenses, permits or passes that were established by legislative enactment on or after July 1, 2027.

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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 on Calendar
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify if the reimbursement will be mandatory or voluntary.

Reimbursement for Lost Revenue on Hunting and Fishing Licenses

This bill requires that any lost revenue from free or discounted hunting and fishing licenses, permits, or passes established by law after July 1, 2027, be reimbursed to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to get money back for any discounts on hunting and fishing licenses that were made free or cheaper because of new laws passed after July 1, 2027.
The department must keep track of how much money it lost from these discounts each year.
By June 30 every year, the department has to send this information to two state officials: the director of accounts and reports and the state treasurer.

Who It Names or Affects

The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
State officials like the director of accounts and reports and the state treasurer

Terms To Know

reimbursement: Money given back to a person or organization for expenses they paid.
legislative enactment: A law passed by the state legislature.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if the lost revenue is not reimbursed.
It only applies to laws made after July 1, 2027.
The exact amount of money transferred depends on how much was lost from discounts and whether there are enough funds in the state general fund.

Bill History

2026-04-10 House
Died on Calendar
2026-03-17 House
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Appropriations
2026-03-11 House
Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 112-N event
2026-01-26 House
Referred to House Committee on Appropriations
2026-01-26 House
Introduced

Official Summary Text

Requiring an annual reimbursement to the Kansas department of wildlife and parks for lost revenue from free or discounted hunting and fishing licenses, permits or passes that were established by legislative enactment on or after July 1, 2027.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

As Amended by House Committee
Session of 2026
HOUSE BILL No. 2543
By Representative W. Carpenter
1-26
AN ACT concerning wildlife and parks; requiring an annual
reimbursement to the Kansas department of wildlife and parks for lost
revenue from free or discounted hunting and fishing licenses, permits
or passes that were established by legislative enactment on or after July
1, 2027; requiring the department to maintain an accounting of lost
revenue and submit such accounting to the director of accounts and
reports and the state treasurer by June 30 of each fiscal year; requiring
that such accounting be subject to audits by the state treasurer; making
an annual transfer from the state general fund to the wildlife fee fund
upon certification of such accounting, subject to appropriation acts of
the legislature.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) (1) The Kansas department of wildlife and parks shall
be reimbursed for lost revenue resulting from the issuance of any free or
partially discounted hunting and fishing license, permit or pass that was
established by legislative enactment on or after July 1, 2027, in an amount
equal to the amount of lost revenue from such discounts.
(2) This section shall also apply to lost revenue resulting from any
exemption to hunting and fishing license, permit or pass that was
established by statute on or after July 1, 2027, in an amount equal to the
amount of lost revenue from such exemptions.
(b) (1) The department shall maintain an accounting of such lost
revenue and certify and submit such accounting to the director of accounts
and reports and the state treasurer on or before June 30 of each fiscal year
for the reimbursement of such lost revenue from the state general fund.
(2) Such accounting and any other records relating to the accounting
shall be subject to audit by the state treasurer.
(c) Upon receipt of certification of such accounting, or as soon
thereafter as moneys are available, and subject to appropriation acts of the
legislature, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer an amount
equal to such accounting from the state general fund to the wildlife fee
fund of the Kansas department of wildlife and parks. Each time that the
department transmits such certification to the director of accounts and
reports and the state treasurer, the department shall transmit a copy to the
director of the budget and the director of legislative research.
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HB 2543—Am. by HC 2
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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