Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB200: Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to plan special activities in observance thereof
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning purple heart awards; designating Kansas as a purple heart state; requiring the governor to declare August 7 of each year as a purple heart day.
From the introduced text, February 5, 2025:
AN ACT concerning purple heart awards; designating Kansas as a purple heart state; requiring the governor to declare August 7 of each year as a purple heart day. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. (a) The state of Kansas is hereby designated as a purple heart state in recognition of the many citizens of the state who have earned the purple heart medal as a result of being wounded while engaged in combat with an enemy force. (b) Each year, the governor shall issue a proclamation recognizing the purple heart day, to be observed on August 7 of each year, following the tradition established by George Washington in 1782 and revived in 1932 that distinguishes the purple heart as a decoration of honor awarded to members of the armed forces and United States citizens who were honorably wounded in action. The award has been limited to members of the military since 1997 by congressional action. (c) The executive director of the office of veterans services shall promote the observance of purple heart day with appropriate activities and direct each local chapter of all veterans' organizations to plan special activities and events to honor the purple heart recipients in each chapter. (d) All residents of this state are enjoined to devote some portion of …
Sponsors
- Larry Alley, Larry (I) · primary sponsor
- Mike Argabright, Mike (I)
- Rick Billinger, Rick (I)
- Chase Blasi, Chase (I)
- Tory Marie Blew, Marie (I)
- Elaine Bowers, Elaine (I)
- Craig Bowser, Craig (I)
- Joseph Claeys, Joseph (I)
- William Clifford, William (I)
- Ethan Corson, Ethan (I)
- Brenda Dietrich, Brenda (I)
- Renee Erickson, Renee (I)
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs
- : Introduced
Subjects: Military, State
Common questions
- What is SB200?
- SB200 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to plan special activities in observance thereof.
- What does SB200 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning purple heart awards; designating Kansas as a purple heart state; requiring the governor to declare August 7 of each year as a purple heart day.
- What is the status of SB200?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB200?
- Larry Alley, Larry (I), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB200?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb200/
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