Bill
HB 2115
HB 2115 lets Kansas municipalities ban concealed handguns for employees in specific buildings via a written prohibition tied to a security plan (confidential until 2030).
Status and key dates
- Bill number: HB 2115 (Kansas; introduced 1/27/2025).
- Primary referral: House Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
- Fiscal note issued: February 19, 2025 by the Kansas Division of the Budget.
- Statutory change: would amend K.S.A. 75‑7c20 (Personal and Family Protection Act) and repeal the existing section as indicated in the introduced version.
Purpose and intent
- To give municipalities authority to prohibit their employees from carrying concealed handguns inside specified municipal buildings when a local governing body or chief administrative officer adopts a written prohibition supported by a developed security plan.
Key provisions
- Municipal prohibition requirements: A municipality may prohibit municipal employees from carrying concealed handguns in a municipal building only if the governing body (or chief administrative officer, if no governing body) adopts a resolution or drafts a letter that:
1. Provides the legal description of the building;
2. States the reasons for the prohibition; and
3. Includes the specific statement: “A security plan has been developed for the building that supplies adequate security to the occupants of the building and merits the prohibition of the carrying of a concealed handgun by employees.”
- Security plan confidentiality and sunset: The security plan is not subject to disclosure under the Kansas Open Records Act. That confidentiality provision expires on July 1, 2030, unless the Legislature reenacts it earlier.
- Notice and file requirements (from related statutory language): Copies of the resolution/letter and the security plan must be filed and provided to the Kansas Attorney General and the local law‑enforcement agency (per the introduced statutory structure).
Who would be affected
- Municipal employees: may be prohibited from carrying concealed handguns in certain municipal buildings if their municipality adopts the required resolution/letter and security plan.
- Municipalities/cities: may incur costs (planning, security upgrades, signage, enforcement) if they choose to adopt prohibitions.
- State agencies: potential legal exposure and defense costs to the State (see fiscal impacts).
- Local law enforcement and the Kansas Attorney General: receive notice and copies of security plans.
Fiscal and legal impacts (from Fiscal Note)
- Legal risk: The Office of the Attorney General warned enactment could invite litigation alleging infringement of Second Amendment rights.
- Estimated state litigation costs: The AG estimates possible additional expenditures of $1.0 million from the State General Fund in each of FY2026 and FY2027 for outside counsel or litigation-related costs.
- Judicial Branch: Office of the Judicial Administration reported no fiscal impact.
- Local impact: The League of Kansas Municipalities indicated cities that implement the bill could incur costs; the Kansas Association of Counties reported no fiscal effect on counties.
Procedural/timeline aspects
- The confidentiality of the security plan is temporary and statutorily set to expire on July 1, 2030 unless the Legislature reenacts that exemption.
- Municipal action (resolution/letter and maintenance of a security plan) is prerequisite for any employee prohibition under this bill.
Note
- The summary is based on the introduced Kansas version and the February 19, 2025 fiscal note. Some documents supplied alongside HB 2115 appear to be from other states and are not part of the Kansas bill analyzed here.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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