Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB2481: During the period of the FIFA 2026 world cup, prohibiting certain limitations by municipalities on short-term rental or vacation properties and requiring timely rental permit processing, modifying the definition of transient guest for transient guest tax purposes and authorizing expanded sales of alcoholic beverages by cities and counties
Status: Signed into law, April 9, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning tourism; relating to the FIFA 2026 world cup; prohibiting limitations by municipalities on the regulation of short-term rentals or vacation properties during the period of May 15, 2026, through July 25, 2026, and requiring municipalities to process applications for such permits within 15 calendar days; modifying the definition of transient guest for purposes of a transient guest tax for the period of May 15, 2026, through July 25, 2026…
From the enrolled text, April 9, 2026:
AN ACT concerning tourism; relating to the FIFA 2026 world cup; prohibiting limitations by municipalities on the regulation of short-term rentals or vacation properties during the period of May 15, 2026, through July 25, 2026, and requiring municipalities to process applications for such permits within 15 calendar days; modifying the definition of transient guest for purposes of a transient guest tax for the period of May 15, 2026, through July 25, 2026; authorizing any city or county to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages 23 hours a day, seven days a week for the duration of the FIFA 2026 world cup; amending K.S.A. 12-1692 and repealing the existing section. New Section 1. (a) No municipality shall adopt, administer or enforce any ordinance, resolution, regulation or other code or law that limits the number of issuances of permits or other municipal authorizations required by such municipality for the operation of shortterm rentals or vacation units or properties during the period commencing on May 15, 2026, and continuing through July 25, 2026, or that limits the duration of any short-term rentals or vacation units or properties during such period. During such period, all completed applications to a municipality required for authorization to operate a short-term rental or vacation unit or property shall be processed by the municipality and a response issued to …