Enacted Budget – Fiscal Year 2026
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed the state’s budget bill for fiscal 2026 on April 9. According to the conference committee report, the fiscal 2026 all funds budget totals $25.6 billion, a 5.4 percent decrease from fiscal 2025. General fund expenditures for fiscal 2025 total $10.64 billion, a 1.9 percent decrease from fiscal 2025. General fund revenues for fiscal 2026 are projected to be $9.8 billion, a 1.2 percent increase from the fiscal 2025 estimate. The enacted budget for fiscal 2026 projects the ending balance in the State General Fund to be $1.3 billion, or 12.6 percent of total expenditures. This is separate from the $1.7 billion that is projected to be in the Budget Stabilization Fund by the end of fiscal 2026.
The budget includes funding for programs that improve state resources for Kansans. The budget invests funds to safeguard Kansas’ water supply. The budget makes investments in education including fully funding K-12 education, directing funds for special education state aid, expanding rural child care access, supporting higher education student success and retention initiatives, and providing additional funding for community and technical colleges. The budget advances the economy by providing funds to support the aviation industry, attract businesses in the cybersecurity and biotechnology industries, and support rural remote workplaces. The budget also bolsters intellectual and developmental disability services funding.