---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring that certain contractual provisions be incorporated in all contracts for certain cities and counties, including the provisions of form DA-146a, with certain exceptions."
description: "Requiring that certain contractual provisions be incorporated in all contracts for certain cities and counties, including the provisions of form DA-146a, with certain exceptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2116"
citation: "Kansas HB 2116 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities", "Contracts and Contractors", "Counties", "HB 2099"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-28"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53923417-4f96-4d90-8ba5-36751b41f4ae"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2116/"
source_hash: "dc33e01bf4df11e765915511a8f0291412442deada262999c5114eed5bd3422e"
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 2116 (2025-2026) — Requiring that certain contractual provisions be incorporated in all contracts for certain cities and counties, including the provisions of form DA-146a, with certain exceptions.

## 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/hb_2116/hb2116_00_0000.pdf)
2. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2116/hb2116_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2016/hb2116_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Local Government — 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
- **2026-04-09** Engrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- **2026-03-27** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3
- **2026-03-26** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
- **2026-03-26** Conference committee report now available
- **2025-03-24** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Elaine Bowers, Sen. Ronald Ryckman and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- **2025-03-20** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Emil Bergquist, Rep. Doug Blex and Rep. Linda Featherston
- **2025-03-19** Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Elaine Bowers was adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Elaine Bowers
- **2025-03-11** Withdrawn from Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders
- **2025-03-10** Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2025-02-19** Final Action - Passed; Yea 119, Nay 0, Absent 6 `passage`
- **2025-02-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2025-02-11** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Local Government `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-28** Referred to House Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53923417-4f96-4d90-8ba5-36751b41f4ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).