Kansas b2025_26 Biennium Status: Introduced 18 D cosponsors

HB2679 — Enacting the adult use cannabis regulation act to regulate the cultivation, manufacturing, possession and sale of cannabis in this state.

Last action — Died in Committee

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 04, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Summary

AN ACT concerning cannabis; enacting the adult use cannabis regulation act; providing for the licensure and regulation of cannabis, including the cultivation, manufacturing, transportation, possession and sale of cannabis; providing certain fines and penalties for violations of the act; providing exemptions from crimes involving controlled substances; requiring the expungement of cannabis-related charges; assessing an excise tax and requiring amounts collected from such tax to be used to fund child care, economic development, mental health, low-cost housing and property tax rebates; establishing the cannabis business regulation fund; amending K.S.A. 21-5703, 21-5706, 21-5707, 21-5709, 21-5710, 79-5201 and 79-5210 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 21-5705 and repealing the existing sections.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died in Committee

  2. Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation

  3. Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  4. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (146)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB2679 do?
AN ACT concerning cannabis; enacting the adult use cannabis regulation act; providing for the licensure and regulation of cannabis, including the cultivation, manufacturing, transportation, possession and sale of cannabis; providing certain fines and penalties for violations of the act; providing exemptions from crimes involving controlled substances; requiring the expungement of cannabis-related charges; assessing an excise tax and requiring amounts collected from such tax to be used to fund child care, economic development, mental health, low-cost housing and property tax rebates; establishing the cannabis business regulation fund; amending K.S.A. 21-5703, 21-5706, 21-5707, 21-5709, 21-5710, 79-5201 and 79-5210 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 21-5705 and repealing the existing sections.
Who sponsors HB2679?
HB2679 is sponsored by Lynn Melton (Democrat), Angela Martinez (Democrat), Linda Featherston (Democrat), John Carmichael (Democrat), Abi Boatman (Democrat), Ford Carr (Democrat), Representative Ruiz, Rui Xu (Democrat), Suzanne Wikle (Democrat), Lindsay Vaughn (Democrat), Alexis Simmons (Democrat), Tobias Schlingensiepen (Democrat), Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (Democrat), Mari-Lynn Poskin (Democrat), Dan Osman (Democrat), Melissa Oropeza (Democrat), Heather Meyer (Democrat), Wanda Brownlee Paige (Democrat), and Brooklynne Mosley (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB2679?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 04, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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