March 28, 2026 Kansas Pet Advocates Weekly Legislative Update

Reily Goyne
6 days ago
2 min read

Updated: 2 days ago

Neonate Bill Delayed, but Still Very Much Alive!

One More Chance for Neonate Bill!

The Kansas Legislature adjourned on Friday without passing a conference committee report (CCR) that included SB 344, the bill that would allow shelters to place neonates in foster homes during the stray hold period.

We cannot let this fail!

Before lawmakers return for the veto session on Thursday, April 9, they must hear from their constituents that SB 344 must pass.

TAKE ACTION NOW! Legislators are home for the next week and a half, and this is the window to reach them. Call them. Email them. Meet with them. Invite them to tour your shelter and see first-hand the level of care required to keep these vulnerable animals alive.

Tell your legislators that when they return on April 9, they must speak directly with:

House Speaker Dan Hawkins (R-Wichita)
House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Chair Ken Rahjes (R-Agra)
Senate President Ty Masterson (R-Andover)
Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Chair Virgil Peck (R-Havana)

They need to demand that the Agriculture Conference Committee pass SB 344 in a CCR.

KPA lobbyists have already spoken with legislators who have all been supportive, but leadership will only move if they know this matters to their constituents and voters.

Do not wait. Contact your Senator AND Representative TODAY and tell them: SB 344 is a must-pass bill.

Write your Legislator NOW!

TNVR Decriminalization Heads to the Governor!

The contents of HB 2535, the bill decriminalizing trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) for feral cats, were bundled with several other bills and passed as a conference committee report (CCR) in HB 2413. Both the Senate and the House passed it UNANIMOUSLY, and it now makes its way to Governor Laura Kelly.