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IntroducedJan 17, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 27, 2025
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Passed HouseJan 22, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Making application to the United States congress to call a convention of the states for the purpose of proposing amendments to limit the federal government.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jan 29, 2026: Enrolled and presented to Secretary of State on Thursday, January 29, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SCR 1604
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Federal and State Affairssponsor
- David Schneider on behalf of Convention of StatesRequester
Votes
YES: 80
- Anderson
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 42
- Amyx
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Boatman
- Borjon
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Collins
- Curtis
- Featherston
- Gardner
- Haskins
- Helwig
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Roeser
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Woodard
- Xu
Actions
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Secretary of State on Thursday, January 29, 2026
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Adopted; Yea: 80 Nay: 42
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be adopted
- Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending resolution be adopted by
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Monday, March 17, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 346-S
- Hearing: Monday, March 17, 2025, 9:03 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 28, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 27, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Adopted; Yea: 29 Nay: 11
- Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Shane
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Shane was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Holscher
- Senator Thompson raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Haley
- Senator Thompson raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- Committee of the Whole - Be adopted
- Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending resolution be adopted by
- Feb 03, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, February 3, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
- Jan 21, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Jan 17, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Bill Summary, Office of Revisor Of Statutes (1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Blake Branson, Private Citizen (Opp, W, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Jetty Fase, Private Citizen (Opp, W, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Joanna Martin, Private Citizen (Opp, W, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by John Axtell, KS Campaign for Liberty (Opp, Webex, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Daniel Chase, Private Citizen (Opp, V, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Debbie Detmer, Private Citizen (Prop, W, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Ian Brannan, Private Citizen (Prop, W, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Charles Mais, Private Citizen (Prop, W, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Angel Cushing, Private Citizen (Prop, W, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by John Stepnoski, Private Citizen (Prop, W, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Viola Heskett, KS for Constitutional Integrity (Prop, W, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by David Copeland, Convention of States KS State Directory (Prop, W, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Michael Fame, Private Citizen (Prop, Webex, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Michael Farris, JD LLM for Convention of States (Prop, Webex, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Ben Terrill, Convention of States Legislative Liasion (Prop, V, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by David Schneider, for Convention of States (Prop, V, 1604)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Mar 17, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Mar 17, 2025: Testimony by Bob Strawder, Convention of States (SCR1604 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Mar 17, 2025: Testimony by Ben Terrill, Convention of States Liaison (SCR proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Mar 17, 2025: Testimony by Mike Heim, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (SCR1604 Summary)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Mar 17, 2025: Testimony by John Axtell, Citizen (SCR1604 Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Mar 17, 2025: Testimony by David Schneider, Convention of States (SCR1604 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Mar 17, 2025: Testimony by Michael Farris, J.D., Convention of States (SCR1604 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Mar 17, 2025: Testimony by David Copeland, Convention of States (SCR1604 Witten proponent)
