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KS SB506

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/11/2026

Primary Sponsor

Federal and State Affairs

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Possession of a firearm with a barrel less than 12 inches by a person under 18 years old becomes a severity level 8 nonperson felony upon a second or subsequent conviction or adjudication, up from a class A nonperson misdemeanor for first offenses

  • Convicted felons face a lifetime weapons ban for off-grid or severity level 1-5 person felonies, including murder, kidnapping, rape, and aggravated robbery

  • 20-year weapons ban imposed for drug severity level 1-3 felonies; 10-year ban for severity level 6-10 person felonies, any nonperson felony, and drug severity level 4-5 felonies

  • 5-year weapons ban established for misdemeanor domestic violence convictions where the trier of fact made a specific finding of domestic violence

  • Juvenile adjudications now explicitly included alongside adult convictions as triggering conditions for the criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon statute

Legislative Description

Increasing the penalty for a second or subsequent adjudication of criminal use of weapons and modifying the penalties for the crime of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon and the length of the ban on possessing a weapon for certain felons.

Last Action

Senate Hearing: Friday, March 13, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

3/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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