---
type: "Bill"
title: "House Substitute for SB 356 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Authorizing the adoption of administrative rules and regulations concerning sports wagering by the Kansas racing and gaming commission."
description: "House Substitute for SB 356 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Authorizing the adoption of administrative rules and regulations concerning sports wagering by the Kansas racing and gaming commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 356"
citation: "Kansas SB 356 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure and Civil Actions", "Firearms", "SB 502"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57c83b68-f2f7-4aa3-9352-ad0701963485"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB356/"
source_hash: "554db63c048868be97ac2ee11ff89ee4c84ed18ca1fa290045492629308f2fbc"
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 356 (2025-2026) — House Substitute for SB 356 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Authorizing the adoption of administrative rules and regulations concerning sports wagering by the Kansas racing and gaming commission.

## 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_356/sb356_00_0000.pdf)
2. **H Sub for** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_356/sb356_01_0000.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_356/sb356_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Federal and State Affairs — 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
- **2026-03-27** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 1
- **2026-03-26** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 99, Nay 25, Absent 1
- **2026-03-26** Conference committee report now available
- **2026-03-23** Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer appointed as conferees
- **2026-03-23** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau
- **2026-03-18** Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 123, Nay 1, Absent 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- **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`
- **2026-03-12** Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-18** Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-02-18** Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0 `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2026-02-10** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-22** Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57c83b68-f2f7-4aa3-9352-ad0701963485`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).