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Task force or study body None found
No digital assets, blockchain or crypto task force, commission or study committee found. We searched: One broad web search (Kansas cryptocurrency / digital assets task force, working group, study committee, 2025-2026) plus review of the Kansas Legislature pages for SB 352, SB 34, HB 2515 and HB 2591 and a CoinTelegraph article on SB 352. No task force, working group, study committee or commission on crypto/blockchain/fintech was found in any of these. We have not yet run additional queries (for example, Kansas interim/special committees, Treasurer or Office of the State Bank Commissioner advisory groups, executive orders), so absence is not conclusive.
SB 352 hearing (Jan 27, 2026) included testimony from the Office of the State Treasurer (neutral), but no Treasurer-led working group was identified.
Bitcoin or digital asset reserve law Confirmed
SB 352 (2025-26 biennium, introduced Jan 21, 2026, Sen. Craig Bowser) would have created a Bitcoin and Digital Assets Reserve Fund in the state treasury, funded by airdrops, staking rewards and interest tied to abandoned digital assets under the unclaimed property law (no direct state purchases); the legislature page marks it Died, and a secondary source dates the death in committee to Apr 10, 2026. SB 34 (2025, Sen. Bowser) would have let KPERS invest in bitcoin exchange-traded products; the legislature page marks it Died (introduced only).
Sources: Kansas Legislature - SB 352, Kansas Legislature - SB 352 testimony (Jan 27, 2026 hearing), Kansas Legislature - SB 34, CryptoSlate profile of SB 352 (secondary; source of Apr 10, 2026 death date)
Licensing Confirmed
Kansas regulates crypto businesses through the Kansas Money Transmission Act (administered by the Office of the State Bank Commissioner). Per the Legislature's supplemental note on HB 2591 (2026), the Act is expanded to treat virtual currency transactions through kiosks physically in Kansas, and three-party exchanges involving a Kansas person, as money transmission; two-party exchanges and virtual-for-virtual exchanges are excluded unless conducted at a Kansas kiosk. The note describes only the bill's changes, not the full existing statute, and the pre-2026 baseline was not independently verified.
Sources: HB 2591 supplemental note (as amended by House Committee of the Whole), Kansas Legislature - HB 2591
Crypto kiosks (ATMs) Confirmed
HB 2591 (2026) enacts the Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act (kiosk text was carried in via the conference committee; the Legislature's page marks the bill Signed by Governor, and the HB 2515 conference brief says the Governor signed it Apr 9, 2026). Main terms in the bill text we read: $1,000 limit on a customer's initial transaction and $1,000 per day within 14 days (one transaction in the first 72 hours, $10,000 total over 14 days), $10,500 per day after that; 72-hour hold in the first 14 days; fees capped at the greater of $5 or 18% (spread counts); on-screen fraud warnings, risk disclosures and receipts; refund rights for fraud reported within 30 days; operators treated as money transmitters and must be licensed (unlicensed operators apply within 60 days after July 1, 2026); main sections effective July 1, 2026. Note: the supplemental note on the earlier HB 2515 version listed $2,000 for the initial transaction; the HB 2591 text we read says $1,000. The copy of the HB 2591 PDF we read had blank approval blocks, so the signing date comes from the other sources named here.
Sources: HB 2591 enrolled PDF (Kansas Legislature), Kansas Legislature - HB 2591, HB 2515 conference committee brief (notes kiosk provisions moved to HB 2591, signed Apr 9, 2026)
Other 2025 to 2026 actions
- 2026-04-09 (conference report); Governor veto recorded on Legislature page, no date shown: HB 2515 as finally passed became the Kansas Legal Tender Act (gold/silver specie as legal tender, income tax subtraction for specie sales); the Legislature page lists it as Vetoed by Governor with no override recorded. This concerns precious metals, not crypto, but the bill began as a kiosk bill and its kiosk text was moved to HB 2591. A secondary source (bitcoinlaws.io) describes the veto as sustained.
- 2026-01-27: Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee heard SB 352 with testimony from the sponsor and Satoshi Action Fund (proponents) and the State Treasurer's office (neutral); no further action.
Sources: Kansas Legislature - HB 2515, HB 2515 conference committee brief, bitcoinlaws.io HB 2515 entry (secondary), SB 352 testimony page
Source notes: Task-force 'none found' rests on limited searching. HB 2591 signing date and chapter number were not shown on the Legislature page; confirm against the Kansas Secretary of State's session laws. Kiosk limit figures differ between HB 2515 and HB 2591 versions; verify against the final enacted text. Licensing baseline (pre-2026 law) not verified.
Frequently asked
Does Kansas have a crypto or blockchain task force?
We did not find one in Kansas (confidence: None found). A "none found" result is not proof that no body exists, because small study groups are often poorly documented online.
Does Kansas have a bitcoin or digital asset reserve law?
Our research shows the status as failed (confidence: Confirmed). SB 352 (2025-26 biennium, introduced Jan 21, 2026, Sen. Craig Bowser) would have created a Bitcoin and Digital Assets Reserve Fund in the state treasury, funded by airdrops, staking rewards and interest tied to abandoned digital assets under the unclaimed property law (no direct state purchases); the legislature page marks it Died, and a secondary source dates the death in committee to Apr 10, 2026. SB 34 (2025, Sen. Bowser) would have let KPERS invest in bitcoin exchange-traded products; the legislature page marks it Died (introduced only).
Does Kansas regulate crypto kiosks (ATMs)?
Our research shows law (confidence: Confirmed). HB 2591 (2026) enacts the Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act (kiosk text was carried in via the conference committee; the Legislature's page marks the bill Signed by Governor, and the HB 2515 conference brief says the Governor signed it Apr 9, 2026). Main terms in the bill text we read: $1,000 limit on a customer's initial transaction and $1,000 per day within 14 days (one transaction in the first 72 hours, $10,000 total over 14 days), $10,500 per day after that; 72-hour hold in the first 14 days; fees capped at the greater of $5 or 18% (spread counts); on-screen fraud warnings, risk disclosures and receipts; refund rights for fraud reported within 30 days; operators treated as money transmitters and must be licensed (unlicensed operators apply within 60 days after July 1, 2026); main sections effective July 1, 2026. Note: the supplemental note on the earlier HB 2515 version listed $2,000 for the initial transaction; the HB 2591 text we read says $1,000. The copy of the HB 2591 PDF we read had blank approval blocks, so the signing date comes from the other sources named here.
This page is part of our 50-state crypto legislation and task force tracker. Each entry is labeled Confirmed, Reported, Unclear or None found; see the tracker for how we research it.