SB364 • 2026

Requiring the department of wildlife and parks to offer a discounted resident senior combination hunting and fishing license to residents of Kansas who are 65 years of age or older and increasing the maximum age to qualify for the Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing license and decreasing the maximum fee and removing the expiration of such license.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action: 2026-04-09
Official status: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Requiring the department of wildlife and parks to offer a discounted resident senior combination hunting and fishing license to residents of Kansas who are 65 years of age or older and increasing the maximum age to qualify for the Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing license and decreasing the maximum fee and removing the expiration of such license.

What This Bill Does

Requiring the department of wildlife and parks to offer a discounted resident senior combination hunting and fishing license to residents of Kansas who are 65 years of age or older and increasing the maximum age to qualify for the Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing license and decreasing the maximum fee and removing the expiration of such license.

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Bill History

2026-04-09 Senate
Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
2026-03-27 Senate
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
2026-03-24 Senate
Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 40, Nay 0
2026-03-23 House
Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Tom Kessler , Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer appointed as conferees
2026-03-23 Senate
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Virgil Peck , Sen. Larry Alley and Sen. Marci Francisco
2026-03-18 House
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 101, Nay 23, Absent 1
2026-03-18 House
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted; —
2026-03-18 House
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2026-03-18 House
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2026-03-16 House
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Official Summary Text

Requiring the department of wildlife and parks to offer a discounted resident senior combination hunting and fishing license to residents of Kansas who are 65 years of age or older and increasing the maximum age to qualify for the Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing license and decreasing the maximum fee and removing the expiration of such license.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL No. 364
AN A CT concerning wildlife; relating to hunting and fishing licenses; requiring the
department of wildlife and parks to offer a discounted resident senior combination
hunting and fishing license to residents of Kansas who are 65 years of age or older;
increasing the maximum age to qualify for the Kansas kids lifetime combination
hunting and fishing license; decreasing the maximum fee and removing the
expiration of such license; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 32-9,101 and repealing the
existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
New Section 1. On and after the effective date of this act, the
Kansas department of wildlife and parks shall offer a resident senior
combination hunting and fishing license to residents of Kansas who are
65 years of age or older. The fee for such license shall be in an amount
not to exceed 1/8 of the fee for a general combination lifetime hunting
and fishing license.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 32-9,101 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 32-9,101. (a) (1) The secretary of wildlife and parks shall issue
and make available a Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and
fishing license to any child who is a resident, as defined in K.S.A. 32-
701, and amendments thereto, and:
(A) Five years of age or younger, upon payment of a license fee
that shall not exceed $300; or
(B) six or seven through 15 years of age, upon payment of a
license fee that shall not exceed $500 $400.
(2) Such license fee may be paid on behalf of such child.
(b) The secretary of wildlife and parks shall report annually to the
house of representatives agriculture and natural resources budget
committee and the senate committee on agriculture and natural
resources, or the successor of such committees, on the number of such
Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing licenses issued
by the Kansas department of wildlife and parks.
(c) The provisions of this section shall expire on July 1, 2032.
Sec. 3. K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 32-9,101 is hereby repealed.
SENATE BILL No. 364—page 2
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.
I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the
SENATE, and passed that body
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SENATE concurred in
HOUSE amendments _______________________
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President of the Senate.
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Secretary of the Senate.

Passed the HOUSE
as amended _________________________
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Speaker of the House.
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Chief Clerk of the House.
APPROVED _____________________________
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Governor.