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IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 14, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 18, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providing criminal penalties therefor and providing for a civil cause of action for damages.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 26, 2026: Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 106 Nay: 14
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2018
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Federal and State Affairssponsor
- Committee on ElectionsOriginal Sponsor
Votes
YES: 107
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Miller
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Osman
- Ousley
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 12
YES: 106
- Alcala
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Droge
- Ellis
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Ohaebosim
- Osman
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 14
ABSENT: 5
Actions
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 106 Nay: 14
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Thompson, Senator Blew and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Kessler , Representative Schmoe and Representative Meyer as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 34 Nay: 6
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 17, 2025 | House
- Engrossed on Friday, February 14, 2025
- Feb 14, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 107 Nay: 12
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
- Jan 28, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 218-N
- Jan 16, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Elections
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- S Sub for - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 28, 2025: Minutes
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 28, 2025: Testimony by Mike Heim, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Summary)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 28, 2025: Testimony by Missy Leavitt, Kansas Citizen (Opponent-WebEx)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 28, 2025: Testimony by Clayton Barker, Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel (Neutral - oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 28, 2025: Testimony by Sarah Streyder, Executive Director-Secure Families Initiative (Proponent-WebEx)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 28, 2025: Testimony by Monica Bassett, United States Citizen (Proponent- written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 28, 2025: Testimony by Kim Borchers, President and Owner, Bird Dog Recruitment and Consulting LLC (Proponent - oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 28, 2025: Testimony by Karly Gadell, United States Citizen (Proponent-written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 28, 2025: Testimony by Michael Kelly, State Legislative Lead, Kansas Council of Chapters, Military Officers Association of America (Proponent - oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 28, 2025: Testimony by Mary Stang, Kansas Citizen (Opponent-written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 28, 2025: Testimony by Brett Anderson, Sedgwick County Republican Precinct Commetteeman (Opponent -written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 28, 2025: Testimony by Kari Sue Vosburgh, Shawnee County Precinct (Opponent-written only)
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
