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{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}
As Amended by Senate Committee
{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}
Session of 2026
HOUSE BILL No. 2767
By Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Requested by Representative Willcott on behalf of Representative Croft
2-10
AN ACT concerning veterans and military; relating to commissions;
establishing the Kansas military affairs commission; prescribing the
powers and duties thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) There is hereby established the Kansas military affairs
commission. Such commission shall be advisory to the governor and shall
be within and a part of the office of the governor.
(b) The governor's military council shall be and is hereby officially
designated as the Kansas military affairs commission.
(1) On and after July 1, 2026, whenever the governor's military
council or words of like effect is referred to or designated by statute,
contract or other document, such reference or designation shall mean and
apply to the Kansas military affairs commission.
(2) The Kansas military affairs commission shall be a continuation of
the governor's military council.
(c) The Kansas military affairs commission shall consist of 13 {15}
16 voting members, except as may be adjusted pursuant to paragraph (9).
The membership of the commission shall be composed of:
(1) The governor, who shall serve as chair of the commission, or the
governor's designee;
(2) the adjutant general of the state of Kansas;
(3) the president of the senate or the president's designee;
(4) the speaker of the house or the speaker's designee;
(5) {the minority leader of the senate or the minority leader's
designee;
(6) the minority leader of the house or the minority leader's
designee;
(7) }the Kansas secretary of commerce;
(6){(8)} the executive director of the Kansas office of veterans
services;
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(7){(9)} three representatives one representative each from
municipalities that : (A) Leavenworth county; (B) Sedgwick county; (C)
Shawnee county; and (D) Riley or Geary county, so long as such
counties continue to have active military installations, as appointed by the
governor;
(8){(10)} one active duty military spouse, either from the army or the
air force, as appointed by the governor; and
(9){(11)} three qualified individuals with extensive military
experience or expertise, as appointed by the governor.
(d) If an appointment cannot be made within 60 days after a seat
becomes vacant, the governor may appoint any qualified person.
(e) Members appointed to the military affairs commission shall serve
three-year terms until reappointed or replaced. A person appointed to fill a
vacancy that occurs prior to the expiration of a term shall be appointed for
the remainder of the unexpired term {at the pleasure of the governor. Any
vacancy in the appointed membership of the commission shall be filled
in accordance with subsection (c)}.
(f) The commission shall also have 11 non-voting ex officio members
appointed by the following:
(1) One member from each of the military installations in Kansas,
including Fort Leavenworth, McConnell air force base, Fort Riley and the
United States coast guard pay and personnel center;
(2) one member from each state educational institution, as defined in
K.S.A. 76-711, and amendments thereto; and
(3) one member from the Kansas fusion center.
(e) The Kansas military affairs commission shall meet quarterly and
may meet on a day and time determined by the chair.
(1) A majority of voting members of the commission constitutes a
quorum for the purposes of conducting business and exercising the powers
of the commission.
(2) Members of the commission shall be paid amounts pursuant to
K.S.A. 75-3223(e), and amendments thereto.
(g) The governor shall appoint an executive director of the Kansas
military affairs commission, and such commission shall designate the
duties of the executive director. The executive director shall be the
administrative officer of the commission and shall serve the commission
by fostering cooperation between the installations and private and public
sectors, forwarding proposals and evaluations to the governor, the
legislature and various state agencies, pursuing initiatives to enhance the
quality of life for all military personnel, both active and retired, and
performing other duties necessary for the proper operation of the
commission.
(h) The commission shall have the following functions, powers and
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duties:
(1) Provide advice, counsel and actionable recommendations on
military-affiliated issues and economic and industrial development related
to the military to the governor, state and federal agencies, the legislature,
communities and the state's congressional delegation;
(2) provide sound, accurate and viable recommendations to expand
and grow the current presence of the armed forces in the state, including
expanded missions and infrastructure;
(3) plan and support state infrastructure needed to support military
objectives;
(4) recommend methods to improve private and public employment
opportunities and quality of life for the families of current and former
members of the military that reside in Kansas;
(5) provide assistance to enable enhanced design and execution of
community programs that strengthen relations between communities and
the military installations to include defense-related business;
(6) serve as an advocate for the state of Kansas in matters related to
United States department of defense expansion decisions;
(7) build community support for the armed services and prepare and
maintain a strategic action plan that protects existing military missions in
Kansas and positions the state to be competitive for new and increasing
military missions; and
(8) promote the long-term viability and prosperity of the military and
defense-related industries in Kansas and protect against all current and
anticipated realignments and closures proposed by the United States
department of defense that affects Kansas.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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