Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 335 — Requiring public construction contracts to include a mutual waiver of consequential damages.

Last action — Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 12, 2026

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on March 12, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

77 added · 65 removed

77 line(s) added, 65 removed.

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Session of 2026 SENATE BILL No.
SENATE BILL No.
335 By Senator Shallenburger 1-15 AN ACT concerning public construction contracts;
335 AN ACT concerning public construction contracts;
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
SB 335 2 (c) On and after the effective date of this act, if a public entity and a contractor enters into any contract containing language that conflicts with the provisions of this section, the provisions of this section shall control.
(c) On and after the effective date of this act, if a public entity and a contractor enters into any contract containing language that conflicts with the provisions of this section, the provisions of this section shall control.
(1) The rights and duties prescribed by this act shall not be waivable or varied under the terms of a contract.
(1) The rights and duties prescribed by this act shall not be waivable or varied under the terms of a contract.;
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SENATE BILL No.
335—page 2 Sec.
I hereby certify that the above ILLoriginated in the SENATE, and passed that body _________________________ _________________________ President of the Senate.
_________________________ Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the H OUSE ________________________ _________________________ Speaker of the House.
_________________________ Chief Clerk of the House.
A PPROVED ____________________________ _________________________ Governor.
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 12, 2026

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 9, 2026

  3. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Pam Curtis

  4. Rep. Mike King raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane

  5. Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained; Yea 78, Nay 34, Absent 12

  6. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  7. Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  8. Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 84, Nay 34, Absent 6

  9. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  10. Final Action - Passed; Yea 37, Nay 2

  11. Received and Introduced

  12. Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  13. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  14. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Commerce

  15. Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce

  16. Introduced

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Who sponsors SB 335?
SB 335 is sponsored by Tim Shallenburger (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 335?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 15, 2026. Enacted.
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