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IntroducedFeb 03, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2025
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Became LawApr 10, 2025
Kansas Senate Bill
Enacting the fostering competitive career opportunities act to remove postsecondary degree requirements from state employment considerations.
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Senate • Apr 10, 2025: Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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Summary
Comments on SB 166
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- Cicero ActionRequested For
- Senate Committee on Commercesponsor
Votes
YES: 39
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- 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: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 90
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Rui Xu
NO: 32
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- Ford Carr
- Linda Featherston
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Mark Schreiber
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Valdenia Winn
- Brandon Woodard
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 90, Nay 32, Absent 3
- Mar 14, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kirk Haskins
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Kirk Haskins was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to refer to committee failed
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce
- Feb 10, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S event
- Feb 04, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
- Feb 03, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kirk Haskins (Fri, Mar 14, 2025)PDF
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kirk Haskins (Fri, Mar 14, 2025)HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
Documents
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (Mon, Feb 17, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (Mon, Feb 17, 2025)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (Tue, Mar 11, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (Tue, Mar 11, 2025)HTML
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 10, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by att 2 SB 166 pro guber, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by att 1 SB 166 Bill Brief, —
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 6, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Stacey Guber, Cicero Action
