---
type: "Bill"
title: "Senate Substitute for HB 2571 by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics - Increasing the cost threshold for when a county shall use the public bidding process in awarding a construction contract."
description: "Senate Substitute for HB 2571 by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics - Increasing the cost threshold for when a county shall use the public bidding process in awarding a construction contract."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2571"
citation: "Kansas HB 2571 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities", "Contracts and Contractors", "Counties", "Municipalities", "Roads and Highways"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-28"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a12fb4b2-ecc4-48c2-b6a1-915f9fc9db37"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2571/"
source_hash: "e6bb5a89a03714c76e7189fe84e39b1ae95ade991c25adae032c43cfc58080df"
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 2571 (2025-2026) — Senate Substitute for HB 2571 by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics - Increasing the cost threshold for when a county shall use the public bidding process in awarding a construction contract.

## 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_2571/hb2571_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee on Local Government** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2571/hb2571_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_2571/hb2571_02_0000.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2571/hb2571_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Local Government — primary (organization)
- Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics — cosponsor (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-09** Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-26** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
- **2026-03-23** Concurred with amendments; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3
- **2026-03-19** Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 36, 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`
- **2026-03-16** Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26** Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-02-25** Engrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026
- **2026-02-19** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 117, Nay 5, Absent 3 `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Local Government `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-29** Referred to House Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a12fb4b2-ecc4-48c2-b6a1-915f9fc9db37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).