Kansas SB370: Modifying how a rental agreement terminates in the case of material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement

What the bill says

An act concerning the residential landlord and tenant act; relating to termination of a rental agreement; modifying how a rental agreement terminates in the case of material noncompliance by the landlord with a rental agreement; amending K.S.A. 58-2559 and repealing the existing section.

From the introduced text, January 22, 2026:

AN ACT concerning the residential landlord and tenant act; relating to termination of a rental agreement; modifying how a rental agreement terminates in the case of material noncompliance by the landlord with a rental agreement; amending K.S.A. 58-2559 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. K.S.A. 58-2559 is hereby amended to read as follows: 582559. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, if there is a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or a noncompliance with K.S.A. 58-2553, and amendments thereto, materially affecting health and safety, the tenant may deliver a written notice to the landlord specifying the acts and omissions constituting the breach and that the rental agreement will terminate upon a periodic rent-paying date not less than thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice. The rental agreement shall terminate as provided in the notice, regardless of the periodic rentpaying date, subject to the following: (1) If the breach is remediable by repairs or the payment of damages or otherwise, and the landlord adequately initiates a good faith effort to remedy the breach within fourteen (14) days after receipt of the notice, the rental agreement shall not terminate. However, in the event that the same or a similar breach occurs after the fourteen-day …

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Sponsors

• Dinah Sykes, Dinah (I) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. February 18, 2026: Final Action - Passed; Yea: 88 Nay: 36
3. February 17, 2026: Committee of the Whole - Be passed
4. February 10, 2026: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
5. February 3, 2026: Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
6. February 2, 2026: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
7. February 2, 2026: Introduced
8. January 23, 2026: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
9. January 22, 2026: Introduced

Common questions

What is SB370?

SB370 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Modifying how a rental agreement terminates in the case of material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement.

What does SB370 do?

In its own words: An act concerning the residential landlord and tenant act; relating to termination of a rental agreement; modifying how a rental agreement terminates in the case of material noncompliance by the landlord with a rental agreement; amending K.S.A. 58-2559 and repealing the existing section.

What is the status of SB370?

In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored SB370?

Dinah Sykes, Dinah (I).

Where is the official record for SB370?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb370/