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IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 19, 2025
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Became LawApr 10, 2025
Kansas Senate Bill
Substitute for SB 29 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Removing the authority of the county or joint board of health or local health officer to prohibit public gatherings when necessary for the control of infectious or contagious disease.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2025: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 86, Nay 38, Absent 1
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 29
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfaresponsor
- Sen. Michael MurphyRequester
Votes
YES: 9
- Ethan Corson
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Pat Pettey
- Patrick Schmidt
- Dinah Sykes
- Sen. Ware
NO: 31
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
OTHER: 0
YES: 28
- Larry Alley
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 12
OTHER: 0
YES: 88
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- 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
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- 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
- 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
NO: 36
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Valdenia Winn
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 1
YES: 31
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
YES: 86
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- 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
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- 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
- Rebecca Schmoe
- 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
NO: 38
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Kenneth Collins
- Pam Curtis
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Mark Schreiber
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Valdenia Winn
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 1
YES: 31
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 86, Nay 38, Absent 1
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 9
- Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
- Concurred with amendments; Yea 31, Nay 9
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 88, Nay 36, Absent 1
- Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Mar 07, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Friday, March 7, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N event
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 28, Nay 12
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Patrick Schmidt was rejected; Yea 9, Nay 31
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
- Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 07, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Friday, February 7, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S event
- Jan 17, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Jan 16, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- SubPDF
- SubHTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
Documents
- Sub - Supplementary NotePDF
- Sub - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Thu, Feb 13, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Thu, Feb 13, 2025)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services (Thu, Mar 13, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services (Thu, Mar 13, 2025)HTML
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 11, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Carly Choi, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Tiffany Ellison, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Jacklyn Paletta, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Ann Roberts, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Mellisa Campbell, Private citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Kari Sue Vosburgh, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Dale Enyart, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Randy Bowman, Kansas Association of Local Health Departments
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Charlie Hunt, Johnson county Department of Health and Environment
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Kimberly Martin, Kansas School Nurses Organization
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Heather Braum, Kansas Action for Children
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Sanna Schneeberger, Kansas Public health Association
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Troy Knoell, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Cassandra Woolworth, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Tracy Russell, Nurture KC
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Susan Moore, Franklin County Health Department
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Erin Kibbe, Osborne County Health Department
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Jonathan Smith, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Dena Hubbard, American Academy of Pediatrics
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Nathan Madden, Health Forward Foundation
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 7, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Amy Voelker, Private Citizen
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 7, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Kathy Brown, Private Citizen
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Festus Krebs, Private Citizen
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Melissa Campbell, Private Citizen
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Randy Bowman, Kansas Association of Local Health Boards
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Ashley Goss, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Timothy Graham, Kansas National Educators Association
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by William Wilk, Kansas Chamber of Commerce
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Staff, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Various, Various
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 7, 2025: Testimony by Various, Various
