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IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2025
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Became LawApr 10, 2025
Kansas House Bill
Including funeral home online obituary notices as sufficient grounds for removal of a deceased voter from the voter registration books; requiring that poll workers be citizens of the United States and live within the state of Kansas; prohibiting the disqualification of active military members, spouses or other dependents who are citizens of the United States as poll workers on the basis of residency or being a registered voter; relating to advance voting ballot applications; modifying the requirements for soliciting registered voters to submit advance voting applications.
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House • Apr 10, 2025: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025
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Summary
Comments on HB 2016
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Electionssponsor
- Representative WaggonerRequester
Votes
YES: 106
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Rep. Miller
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- Dan Osman
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 13
YES: 40
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 40
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 97
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- Dan Osman
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 26
- John Alcala
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Brooklynne Mosley
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Suzanne Wikle
- Valdenia Winn
ABSENT: 2
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Engrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
- Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 97, Nay 26, Absent 2
- Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Mar 10, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Mar 05, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S event
- Feb 20, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 106, Nay 13, Absent 6
- Feb 18, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 13, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Elections
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N event
- Jan 16, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Elections
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Elections (Thu, Feb 13, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Elections (Thu, Feb 13, 2025)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Mon, Mar 10, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Mon, Mar 10, 2025)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Tue, Mar 25, 2025PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Tue, Mar 25, 2025HTML
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 6, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 6, 2025: Testimony by Rick Piepho, Kansas County Clerks and Elections Officials Association
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 6, 2025: Testimony by Patricia DeDamos, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 6, 2025: Testimony by Clay Barker, Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 6, 2025: Testimony by Rashane Hamby, American Civil Liberties Union
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 6, 2025: Testimony by Kari Sue Vosburgh, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 6, 2025: Testimony by Mike Heim, Assistant Revisor, Revisor of Statutes Office
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 5, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Bill Summary, Revisor of Statute
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Clay Barker, Deputy Secretary of State
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Kari Sue Vosburgh, Sedgwick County Precinct Committeewoman
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Tammy Minihan, Sedgwick County Precinct Committeewoman
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 5, 2025: Testimony by Debbie Detmer, KS GOP Delegate
