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HB 2293

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Christine Drazan and 9 co-sponsors

Kansas government drones and related components from listed countries/foreign principals are banned, with grandfathering until July 1, 2025 and limited emergency exceptions.

In committee upon adjournment.
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Bill Summary · HB 2293

Summary — HB 2293 (2025) — Restrictions on Drone Components and Procurement from Countries of Concern

Status & key dates
- Introduced: January 30, 2025 (as introduced version submitted by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; requested by Rep. Croft).
- Committee hearing: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1:30 PM, Room 346‑S.
- Effective date in bill: upon publication in the statute book. Several provisions treat July 1, 2025 as the cutoff for grandfathering existing contracts/components.

Purpose / intent
- To reduce cybersecurity and national‑security risks by preventing Kansas governmental agencies and state agencies from acquiring drone critical components, related services/equipment, or final/finished goods and services from certain listed foreign countries or entities controlled by those countries.

Key provisions
1. Prohibition on drone acquisitions (Section 1)
- A governmental agency may not purchase or acquire any drone, or related services, maintenance agreements, or equipment, if the drone’s “critical components” were:
- produced in a listed “country of concern,” or
- produced or owned by any “foreign principal.”
- “Critical component” is defined to include distinct components/subcomponents that are primary to recording, storing, or transmitting data, and explicitly includes software installed in a drone.
- “Country of concern” (enumerated): People’s Republic of China (including Hong Kong), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela. Taiwan is explicitly excluded.
- “Foreign principal” is broadly defined (government officials, political parties, entities organized/doing business in a country of concern, agents or controlled entities, certain individuals resident in those countries, and related controlling interests).

  1. Grandfathering and replacements

    • Components or contracts acquired prior to July 1, 2025 that do not comply may continue in use by the acquiring governmental agency.
    • When a critical component must be replaced, replacement components acquired prior to July 1, 2025 may be used; no new replacement from a foreign principal is allowed after that date.

  2. Narrow emergency exception

    • A prohibited acquisition may be completed if: 1) no reasonable alternative exists; 2) the secretary of administration approves after consultation with the adjutant general; and 3) failing to acquire would pose a greater threat to state safety/security than the acquisition.

  3. State contract prohibition on final/finished goods or services (Section 2)

    • State agencies are barred from entering contracts to procure final/finished goods or services from a foreign principal, except if:
      • the foreign principal previously received a determination of “no unresolved national security concerns” under 50 U.S.C. §4565 and there has been no subsequent change in control; or
      • the foreign principal has and maintains a national security agreement in effect (as of July 1, 2025) with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) or the U.S. Department of Defense.
    • This prohibition also does not apply to contracts entered into prior to July 1, 2025.

Who would be affected
- All Kansas “governmental agencies” (state and political subdivisions) and “state agencies” when procuring drones, critical components, related services/equipment, and final/finished goods or services.
- Specific agencies noted in the fiscal analysis: Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), Kansas Highway Patrol, cities, and counties (via League of Kansas Municipalities and Kansas Association of Counties comments).

Fiscal / operational impacts (from Fiscal Note)
- KDOT: currently uses mostly compliant drones but would need to replace six drones, increasing the agency operations account expenditure limitation by $110,000 in FY2026. If required critical components are unavailable, affected aircraft would have to be grounded.
- Kansas Highway Patrol: reports no fiscal effect.
- League of Kansas Municipalities and Kansas Association of Counties: anticipate potential fiscal effects (e.g., software upgrades, drone replacements) but cannot estimate amounts.

Procedural / timing notes
- Grandfathering: acquisitions and contracts executed prior to July 1, 2025 are exempt from the new prohibitions.
- The bill establishes July 1, 2025 as a key cutoff for permitted use/replacement of existing components; after that date new purchases from listed foreign principals are generally prohibited.
- Emergency exception requires multi‑party approval (Secretary of Administration + consultation with adjutant general).

Limitations / clarifications
- The bill’s definitions and enumerated country list (and the broad definition of “foreign principal”) determine the scope; implementation will require agencies to verify provenance, ownership, and software origins of components.
- The bill references federal processes (50 U.S.C. §4565 / CFIUS) for limited exceptions regarding final goods/services.

For further review
- Text to consult: the introduced version of HB 2293 (Sections 1–4) and the Fiscal Note from the Kansas Division of the Budget (Feb. 26, 2025).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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