SESSION OF 2025
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2120
As Amended by Senate Committee on
Education
Brief*
HB 2120, as amended, would authorize the State Board
of Regents, on behalf of Kansas State University (KSU) and
the KSU Veterinary Medical Center (VCM), to sell certain real
property parcels in Manhattan, Kansas, and Omaha,
Nebraska. The legal description for each parcel is provided in
the bill.
The bill would convey the rights, title, and interest in the
real property, which would be executed in the name of the
State Board of Regents by its Chairperson and Executive
Office. The conveyance would be prohibited until the deeds,
titles, and conveyances have been reviewed and approved by
the Attorney General.
The bill would also provide that if the State Board of
Regents determines the legal description of the real estate
described in the bill is incorrect, then the conveyance may
include the correct legal description. However, the bill would
require the deed conveying the property to be approved by
the Attorney General.
The bill would state that KSU and KSU VCM would
retain all proceeds from the sales of the property and would
no longer incur costs to maintain the property. All proceeds
from the sales would be credited to the Restricted Fee Funds
of KSU and KSU VCM. The bill would also exempt the sale of
the property from statutory appraisal and state surplus
property requirements.
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
https://klrd.gov/ The bill would be in effect upon publication in the
Kansas Register.
Background
The bill was introduced by Representative Roeser.
House Committee on Higher Education Budget
In the House Committee hearing, proponent testimony
was provided by a representative of KSU, who provided
background information on the use of the two buildings. The
Manhattan property was being used for administrative offices,
and the property in Nebraska was used for a satellite
veterinary referral clinic. The representative noted that the
sale of these properties would lower deferred maintenance
cost for Kansas State University.
Written-only proponent testimony was provided by Riley
County Board of Commissioners.
No other testimony was provided.
House Committee of the Whole
The House Committee of the Whole made a technical
amendment to the bill to remove a reference to a statute
concerning property appraisal.
Senate Committee on Education
In the Senate Committee hearing, proponent testimony
was provided by a representative of KSU, who provided
background information on the use of the two buildings and
why they are no longer needed. The representative also
discussed current interest in the Manhattan property and
requested the Committee amend the bill to allow for the
2- 2120 property to be divided and sold as two separate parcels of
land.
No other testimony was provided.
The Senate Committee amended the bill to authorize the
division of the Manhattan property into two parcels that could
be sold separately of each other.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
Budget on the bill, as introduced, KSU VCM estimates
additional revenue of $1.1 million, and KSU estimates
additional revenue of $3.5 million, for a total of $4.6 million in
revenue for FY 2025 as a result of the sale.
The State Board of Regents indicates enactment of the
bill would have negligible fiscal effect on its operations. Any
fiscal effect associated with the bill is not reflected in The FY
2026 Governor’s Budget Report.
Kansas State University; Board of Regents; Manhattan; real estate
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