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KS SB356
Bill
Status
2/18/2026
Primary Sponsor
Federal and State Affairs
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AI Summary
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Federal firearms licensees in Kansas receive immunity from civil liability for storing firearms and returning them to owners under voluntary "firearm hold agreements," including claims related to personal injury or death resulting from the return
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Firearm hold agreements allow gun owners to voluntarily transfer their lawfully possessed firearms to a licensed dealer for temporary storage, with the agreement specifying make, model, serial number, and an optional emergency contact
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Municipalities are preempted from imposing regulations, additional terms, or creating civil causes of action related to firearm hold agreements
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Licensees must destroy all records of firearm hold agreements within 90 days after termination and return of the firearm, unless federal law requires retention
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Entering into a firearm hold agreement cannot be used as evidence of negligence, lack of legal capacity to possess firearms, or to establish a standard of care in civil actions against the firearm owner
Legislative Description
House Substitute for SB356 by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to a firearm owner at the termination of the firearm hold agreement, preempting municipalities from imposing any regulations or additional terms on firearm hold agreements, providing that firearm hold agreements shall not give rise to any inference that the firearm owner lacked legal capacity or fitness to possess a firearm.
Last Action
House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
3/12/2026