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HB2535: Providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill allows people to catch feral cats, get them vaccinated or spayed/neutered, and then release them back into their original location without being charged with animal cruelty.

Who This Affects

Feral cat caregivers in Kansas will be affected by this bill, as it provides legal protection for their efforts to help these animals. Specifically, people who catch feral cats to provide medical care or population control measures will not be considered cruel if they release the cat back into its original location.

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Timeline

Introduced

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Last Action

House Motion to not adopt Conference Committee Report passed; Yea: 107 Nay: 14 (Bill is killed)

Apr 9, 2026

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