---
type: "Bill"
title: "Senate Substitute for HB 2501 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing for immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to the firearm owner at the termination of a firearm hold agreement, removing the criminal prohibition against firearm suppressors and shotgun barrel length qualification requirements and providing enhanced penalties for certain felonies committed while using a firearm suppressor or short-barrel shotgun."
description: "Senate Substitute for HB 2501 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing for immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to the firearm owner at the termination of a firearm hold agreement, removing the criminal prohibition against firearm suppressors and shotgun barrel length qualification requirements and providing enhanced penalties for certain felonies committed while using a firearm suppressor or short-barrel shotgun."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2501"
citation: "Kansas HB 2501 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities", "Civil Procedure and Civil Actions", "Counties", "Crimes", "Punishment and Criminal Procedure", "Firearms", "SB 356"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8de77ffb-f20a-4c55-9359-1a3331562bc9"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2501/"
source_hash: "8865788e988d2570776f3dc04fe511dffa5efc9b5e9351f553812e3ee01dd40a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
---

# Kansas HB 2501 (2025-2026) — Senate Substitute for HB 2501 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing for immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to the firearm owner at the termination of a firearm hold agreement, removing the criminal prohibition against firearm suppressors and shotgun barrel length qualification requirements and providing enhanced penalties for certain felonies committed while using a firearm suppressor or short-barrel shotgun.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2501/hb2501_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2501/hb2501_01_0000.pdf)
3. **S Sub for** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2501/hb2501_02_0000.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2501/hb2501_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Federal and State Affairs — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-04-09** Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-09** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- **2026-03-26** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 99, Nay 22, Absent 4
- **2026-03-26** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 35, Nay 4, Absent 1
- **2026-03-26** Conference committee report now available
- **2026-03-24** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- **2026-03-23** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer
- **2026-03-19** Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 37, Nay 3 `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-02-19** Engrossed on Tuesday, February 17, 2026
- **2026-02-18** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 122, Nay 2, Absent 1 `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-12** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-21** Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8de77ffb-f20a-4c55-9359-1a3331562bc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).