Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 32 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 2707 — Modifying the definition of abuse in the protection from abuse act to include certain acts or threats related to pets and specifying that courts may include orders relating to pets in protection from abuse act orders.

Last action — Died in Committee

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

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

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 34 sponsors

    34 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (32 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Committee

  2. Introduced

  3. Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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34 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 131 not signed on

Sponsors (34)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (131)

131 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2707?
HB 2707 is sponsored by Rui Xu (Democrat), Brandon Woodard (Democrat), Suzanne Wikle (Democrat), Lindsay Vaughn (Democrat), Jerry Stogsdill (Democrat), Alexis Simmons (Democrat), Mark Schreiber (Republican), Tobias Schlingensiepen (Democrat), Tom Sawyer (Democrat), Susan Ruiz (Democrat), Louis Ruiz (Democrat), Mari-Lynn Poskin (Democrat), KC Ohaebosim (Democrat), Cindy Neighbor (Democrat), Brooklynne Mosley (Democrat), Heather Meyer (Democrat), Lynn Melton (Democrat), Nikki McDonald (Democrat), Angela Martinez (Democrat), Jo Ella Hoye (Democrat), Kirk Haskins (Democrat), Linda Featherston (Democrat), Pam Curtis (Democrat), Ford Carr (Democrat), John Carmichael (Democrat), Sydney Carlin (Democrat), Lauren Bohi (Republican), Barbara Ballard (Democrat), Mike Amyx (Democrat), John Alcala (Democrat), Melissa Oropeza (Democrat), Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (Democrat), Abi Boatman (Democrat), and Wanda Brownlee Paige (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 2707?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 04, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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