---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing that restrictive covenants in certain contracts are enforceable and not considered a restraint of trade in certain circumstances."
description: "Providing that restrictive covenants in certain contracts are enforceable and not considered a restraint of trade in certain circumstances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 241"
citation: "Kansas SB 241 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2eb4896c-b3fb-4f56-8b00-ce05d8e5a411"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB241/"
source_hash: "1b6f5efd580845ff25ae0be2f8e4d2c47007fc4853df9fe0ccd50be6cdf4529b"
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 SB 241 (2025-2026) — Providing that restrictive covenants in certain contracts are enforceable and not considered a restraint of trade in certain circumstances.

## 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/year1/ready_for_publication/sb_241/sb241_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/sb_241/sb241_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/sb_241/sb241_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-10** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025
- **2025-03-25** Concurred with amendments; Yea 38, Nay 0, Absent 2
- **2025-03-20** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 101, Nay 17, Absent 7 `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- **2025-03-20** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** Referred to House Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-19** Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0 `passage`
- **2025-02-19** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2025-02-17** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-07** Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-06** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2eb4896c-b3fb-4f56-8b00-ce05d8e5a411`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).