Kansas SB485: Providing that under rental agreements governed by the residential landlord tenant act, a landlord is required to count certain income when considering a tenant or prospective tenant's qualifications for housing, providing for the sealing and expungement of court records in eviction actions related to such rental agreements and requiring mediation in such eviction cases unless the court finds that mediation would not aid the parties materially

What the bill says

An act concerning housing; relating to the residential landlord and tenant act; requiring landlords to consider certain income of a tenant or prospective tenant when demonstrating income as a condition for qualifying for housing; providing that court records in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by such act shall be sealed for certain periods; requiring expungement of certain court records of such eviction actions…

From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:

AN ACT concerning housing; relating to the residential landlord and tenant act; requiring landlords to consider certain income of a tenant or prospective tenant when demonstrating income as a condition for qualifying for housing; providing that court records in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by such act shall be sealed for certain periods; requiring expungement of certain court records of such eviction actions; requiring mediation in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by such act unless the court finds that mediation would not aid the parties materially; providing that certain violations of this act constitute deceptive or unconscionable acts or practices under the provisions of the Kansas consumer protection act; amending K.S.A. 60-2617, 613804, 61-3806 and 61-3807 and repealing the existing sections. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: New Section 1. (a) If a landlord requires a tenant or prospective tenant to demonstrate income as a condition of qualifying for housing, all income shall be considered. (b) Except as provided further, as used in this section, "income" means any lawful source of money paid directly or indirectly to a renter or buyer of housing, including, but not limited to, any: (1) Lawful profession or occupation; (2) government or private income, assistance, grant, or loan program; (3) …