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IntroducedFeb 07, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 05, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 05, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Authorizing the disposition of the unclaimed remains of deceased persons by district coroners and providing exemptions from liability for such actions.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2331
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Federal and State Affairssponsor
- Jessica Lucas on behalf of the Sedgwick County GovernmentRequester
Votes
YES: 118
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- 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
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Miller
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 0
YES: 122
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 122 Nay: 0
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 38 Nay: 0
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Thompson, Senator Blew and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Kessler , Representative Schmoe and Representative Meyer as conferees
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 0
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Tyson
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Tyson was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Faust Goudeau
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Faust Goudeau was withdrawn
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Clifford
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Clifford was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Faust Goudeau
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Faust Goudeau was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Jan 16, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
- Mar 06, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Mar 05, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Mar 05, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 118 Nay: 0
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 346-S
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, 9:08 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 07, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Bill Texts
- As introducedPDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Mon, Mar 23, 2026 - Amd to HB2331PDF
- EnrolledPDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Faust Goudeau, 02/04/2026PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Faust Goudeau, 02/04/2026PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Clifford, 02/04/2026PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Tyson, 02/04/2026PDF
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Mon, Mar 23, 2026PDF
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Senator Thompson, KS Senate (HB2331, Amendment 2)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Senator Tyson, KS Senate (HB2331, Amendment 3)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Senator Tyson, KS Senate (HB2331, Amendment 4)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 25, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 25, 2025: Testimony by Mike Heim, Office of Revisor of Statutues (HB2331)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 25, 2025: Testimony by Dr Shelly Steadman, Sedgewick County Regional Forensic Science Center (Oral proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 25, 2025: Testimony by Ryan Baty, Chairman, Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners (HB2331 Written proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 25, 2025: Testimony by Ryan Baty, Chairman, Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners (HB2331 Written proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 25, 2025: Testimony by Maureen Reintjes, Advocate for Families of the Missing (HB2331 WEBEX proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 25, 2025: Testimony by Heidi Goff, Program Manager for the Kansas Veterans Cemetary (HB2331 Oral neutral)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 25, 2025: Testimony by Heidi Goff, Program Manager for the Kansas Veterans Cemetary (HB2331 Oral neutral)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 25, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Shelly Steadman, Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center (HB2331 Oral proponent)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
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