Bill
HB 2379
Kansas creates a voluntary Do-Not-Sell Firearms List run by KBI; adults can opt in, list shared with NICS; dealers may not sell to listed buyers; confidentiality to 2030; penalties.
Status & key dates
- Introduced: February 4, 2025 (House Committee on Federal and State Affairs).
- Hearing: March 13, 2025, 9:00 AM, Room 346-S.
- Sponsors: Rep. Alma Hernandez (primary) and multiple cosponsors (see bill).
- Companion: SB 499.
Purpose
- Establish a voluntary statewide “Do‑Not‑Sell Firearms” list to allow Kansas residents to voluntarily register to be prevented from purchasing firearms. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) would operate and maintain the list and integrate entries with the federal background-check system.
Key provisions
- Establishment and administration (Sec. 3)
- KBI must create, maintain, update and adopt rules/policies for the Kansas Voluntary Do‑Not‑Sell Firearms List.
- KBI shall use the list to advise licensed dealers, consistent with 18 U.S.C. § 922, about a buyer’s eligibility.
- Confidentiality: requests and personally identifiable information are withheld from public disclosure and may be released only to law enforcement or the applicant. This confidentiality provision expires July 1, 2030, unless the Legislature acts to continue it.
- Who may register (Sec. 4)
- Any person 18 years or older may apply in writing to be placed on or removed from the list using KBI-prescribed forms (available on KBI website).
- Applicants must submit a photocopy of one valid government photo ID (state, DoD, or DoS).
- Submission may be by mail or in person at KBI public offices.
- Healthcare-provider pathway (Sec. 4)
- A person may submit the completed form to a healthcare provider. The provider must verify identity, may only accept forms from the named person, and must electronically deliver the form to KBI by the end of the business day.
- Interaction with federal background-check system (Sec. 4)
- Upon placement, KBI must immediately forward the person’s firearm-eligibility status to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) or successor system.
- Upon removal, KBI updates NICS and must destroy records of placement/removal within 72 hours.
- Prohibitions and penalties (Sec. 5)
- It is unlawful to inquire whether someone is on the list except to determine firearm-purchase eligibility; to knowingly submit false information to place/remove someone; or to discriminate (healthcare, employment, education, housing, insurance, government benefits, contracting) based on presence or absence on the list.
- Federally licensed firearm dealers (18 U.S.C. § 923 dealers) may not knowingly transfer a firearm to a person on the list.
- Violations carry a civil penalty not to exceed $500 or up to five hours of community service. The penalty does not apply to a person who requested, is, or has been on the list if the violation relates directly to that person’s request/placement.
Fiscal and operational notes (Fiscal Note summary)
- KBI estimates the processing time for similar actions (court-ordered involuntary commitments) at ~5 minutes per entry and proposes maintaining the list in Microsoft Excel.
- KBI cannot estimate the volume of requests; therefore fiscal impact is indeterminate. The Office of Judicial Administration, Kansas Association of Counties, and League of Kansas Municipalities report no expected fiscal effect on their operations. Any effect is not reflected in the FY 2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
Who is affected
- Individuals age 18+ who voluntarily seek to restrict their ability to buy firearms.
- Federally licensed firearms dealers (must check and may not sell to listed persons).
- Healthcare providers (must verify identity and transmit forms if used as a submission route).
- KBI and law enforcement (administration, access).
- Employers and service providers (prohibited from discriminatory actions tied to list status).
Effective date
- The act takes effect upon publication in the statute book. Confidentiality limits on disclosure expire July 1, 2030 unless renewed by the Legislature.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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