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IntroducedFeb 11, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas Senate Bill
Relating to campaign finance; concerning a vacancy in the joint candidacy of the governor and lieutenant governor; relating to reasons for withdrawal of candidacy from national, state and local offices; relating to the election of the board of directors of certain irrigation districts; specifying when such elections may be conducted by the mail ballot election law; relating to the crime of corrupt political advertising; removing the requirements that treasurers be listed in political advertising attributions; clarifying campaign finance reports regarding vendor information.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 260
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Federal and State Affairssponsor

- Committee on Ways and MeansOriginal Sponsor
Votes
YES: 110
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- 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
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- 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
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 14
ABSENT: 1
YES: 98
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- 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
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Osman
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 27
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 1
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 98 Nay: 27
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Representative Kessler, Representative Schmoe and Representative Meyer appointed as conferees
- Representative Proctor, Representative Waggoner, and Representative Haskins are appointed to replace Representative Kessler, Representative Schmoe, and Representative Meyer on the Conference Committee
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Thompson , Senator Blew and Senator Faust Goudeau as conferees
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 110 Nay: 14
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, March 13, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 36 Nay: 4
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, February 17, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 11, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- H Sub for - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 25, 2026PDF
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Jason Long, Bill Summary, Revisor of Statute (SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Amendment, (SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Jeanie Laymon, Private Citizen (Prop, W, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Jeanie Laymon, Private Citizen (Prop, W, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Katie Larson, Private Citizen (Prop, W, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Katie Larson, Private Citizen (Prop, W, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Paul Treadwell, Private Citizen (Prop, W, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Paul Treadwell, Private Citizen (Prop, W, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Virginia Treadwell, Private Citizen (Prop, W, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Virginia Treadwell, Private Citizen (Prop, W, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Stacy Randle, Greenwood County Fair Association (Prop, W, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Bill McGuire, Animal and Equine Science College Educator (Prop, W, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Kurt Eck, Private Citizen (Prop, V, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Kurt Eck, Private Citizen (Prop, V, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Peach Madl, Private Citizen (Prop, V, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Peach Madl, Private Citizen (Prop, V, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Jason Watkins, Golden Circle Horse Racing (Prop, V, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Jason Watkins, Golden Circle Horse Racing (Prop, V, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Justine Staten, KS Horse Council (Prop, V, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Justine Staten, KS Horse Council (Prop, V, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Bill Summary, Jason Long, Revisor of Statute (SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Fiscal Note, (SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Stacy Randle, Greenwood County Fair Association Secretary (Prop, W, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Bill McGuire, Animal and Equine Science College Educator (Prop, W. SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Duane Droge, KS State Rep, District 13 (Prop, V, SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Tim DeWeese, Johnson County Mental Health Center (HB2379 Written proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Katie Larson, Citizen (SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Jeanie Layman, Citizen (SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Kurt Eck, Kansas Quarterhorse Racing (SB260 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Jason Watkins, The Golden Circle (SB260)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Tim DeWeese, Johnson County Mental Health Center (SB260 Written proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Mike Heim, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (SB260 briefing)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Whit Downing, Citizen (HB2379 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Tammy Minihan, Citizen (HB2379 Written opponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Representative Ousley, State of Kansas Representative (HB2379 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Professor Fredrick Vars, Citizen (HB2379 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Karina Nathan, Citizen (HB2379 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Kari Vosburgh, Kansans for Honest Government (HB2379 Written opponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Dr Stephen Kunz, Citizen (HB2379 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Debbi Detmer, Kansas GOP (HB2379 Written opponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Dale Enyart, Citizen (HB2379 Written opponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Brett Anderson, Citizen (HB2379 Written opponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Amy Campbell, Kansas Mental Health Coalition (HB2379 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Aaron Nathan, Citizen (HB2379 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Stacy Randle, Eureka Downs, Greenwood County (SB260 written proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Peach Madl, Kansas Thoroughbred Assoc (HB260 proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Paul Treadwell, Citizen (HB260 Written proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Justine Staten, Executive Director, Kansas Horse Council (HB260 proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Dr Stephen Kunz, Citizen (HB2379 written proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Dr Stephen Kunz, Citizen (HB2379 written proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Dr Duane Droge, Representative (SB260 proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Dr Duane Droge, Representative (SB260 proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Debbie Detmer, (SB260 proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Debbie Detmer, (SB260 proponent)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
