---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reviving repealed statutes related to estates of absentees and requiring nonresident fiduciaries to appoint an agent residing in this state."
description: "Reviving repealed statutes related to estates of absentees and requiring nonresident fiduciaries to appoint an agent residing in this state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 480"
citation: "Kansas SB 480 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Probate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46dc9141-f68b-4960-9c98-4022fadc92f7"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB480/"
source_hash: "9f7f5207ddf1a136f08f16f65b70a8bb5c6dfdba5ccbcf7d35da5d1a11e905b3"
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# Kansas SB 480 (2025-2026) — Reviving repealed statutes related to estates of absentees and requiring nonresident fiduciaries to appoint an agent residing in this state.

## 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/sb_480/sb480_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_480/sb480_02_0000.pdf)
3. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_480/sb480_01_0000.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_480/sb480_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — 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** Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
- **2026-03-23** Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees
- **2026-03-23** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
- **2026-03-18** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- **2026-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** Referred to House Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-02-18** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren
- **2026-02-16** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-05** Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46dc9141-f68b-4960-9c98-4022fadc92f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).