---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adding a citation to the code of federal regulations to the definition of veteran and disabled veteran and removing the active requirement from military service members for occupational licensure."
description: "Adding a citation to the code of federal regulations to the definition of veteran and disabled veteran and removing the active requirement from military service members for occupational licensure."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2280"
citation: "Kansas HB 2280 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HB 2273", "HB 2274"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/825f5312-47dd-4c23-92bb-17173fd35df0"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2280/"
source_hash: "9f2869ec664015a9ef08f1a43ed153c886a02dfea79ad35c4f2782ba9c0323bf"
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 2280 (2025-2026) — Adding a citation to the code of federal regulations to the definition of veteran and disabled veteran and removing the active requirement from military service members for occupational licensure.

## 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_2280/hb2280_00_0000.pdf)
2. **As Amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb2280_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year1/ready_for_publication/hb_2280/hb2280_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Federal and State Affairs — 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
- **2025-04-10** Engrossed on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- **2025-03-27** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
- **2025-03-27** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
- **2025-03-27** Conference committee report now available
- **2025-03-26** Sen. Mike Thompson and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau are appointed to replace Sen. Beverly Gossage and Sen. Cindy Holscher on the Conference Committee
- **2025-03-26** Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Nathan Butler, and Rep. Mari-Lynn Poskin are appointed to replace Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce, and Rep. Susan Ruiz on the Conference Committee
- **2025-03-20** Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as conferees
- **2025-03-20** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz
- **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 - Committee Report be adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-13** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20** Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare `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 Health and Human Services `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-05** Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/825f5312-47dd-4c23-92bb-17173fd35df0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).