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Session of 2026
House Substitute for SENATE BILL No. 181
By Committee on Appropriations
3-18
AN ACT making and concerning appropriations for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2027, for state agencies; authorizing certain transfers, capital
improvement projects, assessments and fees; imposing certain
restrictions and limitations; directing or authorizing certain
disbursements, procedures and acts incidental to the foregoing.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2027,
appropriations are hereby made, restrictions and limitations are hereby
imposed and transfers, capital improvement projects, assessments, fees,
receipts, disbursements, procedures and acts incidental to the foregoing are
hereby directed or authorized as provided in this act.
(b) The agencies named in this act are hereby authorized to initiate
and complete the capital improvement projects specified and authorized by
this act or for which appropriations are made by this act, subject to the
restrictions and limitations imposed by this act.
(c) This act shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-
6702(a), and amendments thereto.
(d) The appropriations made by this act shall not be subject to the
provisions of K.S.A. 46-155, and amendments thereto.
Sec. 2.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
special revenue fund or funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, all
moneys now or hereafter lawfully credited to and available in such fund or
funds, except that expenditures other than refunds authorized by law shall
not exceed the following:
American rescue plan state relief –
federal fund (300-00-3756)......................................................... No limit
Provided, That expenditures in an amount of not less than $10,000,000
shall be made by the above agency from such fund during fiscal year 2027
for attracting and developing new businesses to Kansas.
(b) On July 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as moneys are available,
notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the director of
the budget, in consultation with the director of legislative research, shall
identify and certify an amount of $10,000,000 from any moneys in any
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state general fund account or any special revenue fund or funds that are
moneys to the state for aid for coronavirus relief that are unexpended,
recouped or otherwise have been returned to the state as unspent funds to
the director of accounts and reports: Provided, That upon receipt of such
certification, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer such
certified amount to the American rescue plan state relief fund – federal
fund (300-00-3756) of the department of commerce.
Sec. 3.
KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR
AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES
(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
special revenue fund or funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, all
moneys now or hereafter lawfully credited to and available in such fund or
funds, except that expenditures other than refunds authorized by law shall
not exceed the following:
American rescue plan state relief –
federal fund (039-00-3756-3536)................................................ No limit
Provided, That expenditures in an amount of not less than $2,000,000 shall
be made by the above agency from such fund during fiscal year 2027 to
provide funding for inclusion connections of BelongKC to support
construction expenses to build a home for young adults with
intellectual/developmental disabilities.
(b) On July 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as moneys are available,
notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the director of
the budget, in consultation with the director of legislative research, shall
identify and certify an amount of $2,000,000 from any moneys in any state
general fund account or any special revenue fund or funds that are moneys
to the state for aid for coronavirus relief that are unexpended, recouped or
otherwise have been returned to the state as unspent funds to the director
of accounts and reports: Provided, That upon receipt of such certification,
the director of accounts and reports shall transfer such certified amount to
the American rescue plan state relief fund – federal fund (039-00-3756-
3536) of the Kansas department for aging and disability services.
Sec. 4.
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
special revenue fund or funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, all
moneys now or hereafter lawfully credited to and available in such fund or
funds, except that expenditures other than refunds authorized by law shall
not exceed the following:
American rescue plan – state fiscal
relief – federal fund (288-00-3756)............................................. No limit
Provided, That expenditures in an amount of not less than $1,000,000 shall
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be made by the above agency from such fund during fiscal year 2027 to
renovate and restore the junior officers' quarters in Fort Dodge.
(b) On July 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as moneys are available,
notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the director of
the budget, in consultation with the director of legislative research, shall
identify and certify an amount of $1,000,000 from any moneys in any state
general fund account or any special revenue fund or funds that are moneys
to the state for aid for coronavirus relief that are unexpended, recouped or
otherwise have been returned to the state as unspent funds to the director
of accounts and reports: Provided, That upon receipt of such certification,
the director of accounts and reports shall transfer such certified amount to
the American rescue plan – state fiscal relief – federal fund (288-00-3756)
of the state historical society.
Sec. 5.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
(a) In addition to the other purposes for which expenditures may be
made by the university of Kansas from moneys appropriated from the state
general fund or any special revenue fund or funds for fiscal year 2027, as
authorized by this or other appropriation act of the 2026 regular session of
the legislature, expenditures may be made by the university of Kansas
from such moneys for fiscal year 2027 to provide for the issuance of bonds
by the Kansas development finance authority in accordance with K.S.A.
74-8905, and amendments thereto, for a capital improvement project to
construct, renovate, develop and equip the school of architecture and
design in Marvin hall at the university of Kansas: Provided, That such
capital improvement project is hereby approved for the university of
Kansas for the purposes of K.S.A. 74-8905(b), and amendments thereto,
and the authorization of the issuance of bonds by the Kansas development
finance authority in accordance with that statute: Provided further, That the
university of Kansas may make expenditures from the moneys received
from the issuance of any such bonds for such capital improvement project:
Provided, however, That expenditures from the moneys received from the
issuance of any such bonds for such capital improvement project shall not
exceed $60,000,000 plus all amounts required for costs of bond issuance,
costs of interest on the bonds issued for such capital improvement project
during the construction and renovation of such project and, for a period of
not more than one year following completion of such project, credit
enhancement costs and any required reserves for the payment of principal
and interest on the bonds: And provided further, That all moneys received
from the issuance of any such bonds shall be deposited and accounted for
as prescribed by applicable bond covenants: And provided further, That
debt service for any such bonds for such capital improvement project shall
be financed by appropriations from any appropriate special revenue fund
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or funds: And provided further, That any such bonds and interest thereon
shall be an obligation only of the Kansas development finance authority,
shall not constitute a debt of the state of Kansas within the meaning of
section 6 or 7 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas and
shall not pledge the full faith and credit or the taxing power of the state of
Kansas: And provided further, That the university of Kansas shall make
provisions for the maintenance of Marvin hall.
Sec. 6.
STATE 911 BOARD
(a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the following
special revenue fund or funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, all
moneys now or hereafter lawfully credited to and available in such fund or
funds, except that expenditures other than refunds authorized by law shall
not exceed the following:
American rescue plan – state fiscal
relief – federal fund (645-00-3756)............................................. No limit
Provided, That expenditures in an amount of not less than $2,000,000 shall
be made by the above agency from such fund during fiscal year 2027 to
operate the critical facility mapping grant program established in section
135(a) of chapter 117 of the 2025 Session Laws of Kansas: And provided
further, That the critical facility mapping grant program shall be subject to
the requirements for such program established in section 135(a) of chapter
117 of the 2025 Session Laws of Kansas.
(b) On July 1, 2026, or as soon thereafter as moneys are available,
notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the director of
the budget, in consultation with the director of legislative research, shall
identify and certify an amount of $2,000,000 from any moneys in any state
general fund account or any special revenue fund or funds that are moneys
to the state for aid for coronavirus relief that are unexpended, recouped or
otherwise have been returned to the state as unspent funds to the director
of accounts and reports: Provided, That upon receipt of such certification,
the director of accounts and reports shall transfer such certified amount to
the American rescue plan – state fiscal relief – federal fund (645-00-3756)
of the state 911 board.
Sec. 7. If any fund or account name described by words and the
numerical accounting code that follows such fund or account name do not
match, it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature intended that
the fund or account name described by words is the correct fund or
account name, and such fund or account name described by words shall
control over a contradictory or incorrect numerical accounting code.
Sec. 8. Severability. If any provision or clause of this act or
application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this act that
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can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this
end, the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.
Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.
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