Kansas HCR5010: Supporting the authorization and funding of the public safety autonomous technologies research, testing, certification and commercialization program and the passage of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2025

What the bill says

A concurrent resolution supporting the full authorization and funding of the public safety autonomous technologies research, testing, certification and commercialization program and supporting the passage of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2025.

From the introduced text, February 5, 2025:

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION supporting the full authorization and funding of the public safety autonomous technologies research, testing, certification and commercialization program and supporting the passage of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2025. WHEREAS, The public safety autonomous technologies research, testing, certification and commercialization program is a potential research grant awarded by the United States department of commerce; and WHEREAS, The mission of the program is to research, create prototypes and develop new innovations for small uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and catalyze such efforts in Kansas, if a Kansas research institute is chosen for the program; and WHEREAS, Evidence has shown an urgent need to advance affordable UAS without adversarial foreign influences by promoting and developing innovations created in the United States and supporting supply chains that provide operational enhancement designs that would serve state and local public safety missions; and WHEREAS, The urgent need to rapidly develop United States UAS capabilities to counter the Chinese CCP DJI drone threat that has captured more than 90% of the commercial and public safety markets has become clear to Kansans: Now, therefore, Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas, the Senate concurring therein: That we support the full authorization and funding of the public safety autonomous technologies research, testing, certification and commercialization program by …

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Sponsors

• Laura Williams (R) · primary sponsor
• "Bill" Bloom, Lewis (R, 64)
• Sherri Brantley (R)
• Ron Bryce (R)
• David Buehler (R)
• Blake Carpenter (R)
• Shawn Chauncey (R)
• Ken Corbet (R)
• Chris Croft (R)
• Leo Delperdang (R)
• Shannon Francis (R)
• W. Goetz, Jason (R, 119)

Latest actions

1. April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
2. February 5, 2025: Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
3. February 5, 2025: Introduced

Common questions

What is HCR5010?

HCR5010 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Supporting the authorization and funding of the public safety autonomous technologies research, testing, certification and commercialization program and the passage of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2025.

What does HCR5010 do?

In its own words: A concurrent resolution supporting the full authorization and funding of the public safety autonomous technologies research, testing, certification and commercialization program and supporting the passage of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2025.

What is the status of HCR5010?

Introduced as of February 5, 2025. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).

Who sponsored HCR5010?

Laura Williams (R), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HCR5010?

On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hcr5010/