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IntroducedJan 14, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Authorizing the use of additional resources for verifying voter registration records, removing individuals disqualified for voting from such records and providing an open records request exemption for certain information related to such records.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 19, 2026: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 32 Nay: 8
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: Bills Under Consideration to Concur or Nonconcur
Position: 10
Summary
Comments on HB 2437
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Electionssponsor
Votes
YES: 85
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- 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: 39
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 32 Nay: 8
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 85 Nay: 39
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, January 15, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 218-N
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Elections
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Revisor of Statutes (HB2437)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Fiscal Note, Division of Budget (HB2437)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Clay Baker, Office of the Secretary of State (HB2437)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Greg Seiler, Private Citizen (HB2437, Prop, Webex)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Madeline Malisa, Visiting Fellow, FGA Action (HB2437, Prop, W-O)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Molly Dopheide, Private Citizen (HB2437, Opp, W-O)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Logan DeMond, ACLU (HB2437, Opp, In-P)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Mike Fonkert, Deputy Director, KS Appleseed (HB2437, Opp, W-O)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Cille King, League of Women Voters (HB2437, Opp, W-O)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Dan Brophy, Campaign Legal Center (HB2437, Opp, W-O)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Clayton Barker, Deputy Secretary of State (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Logan DeMond, Director of Policy and Research, ACLU (Opposition written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Davis Hammet, Loud Light Civic Action (Opponent oral)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Dan Brophy, Equal Justice Works Fellow (Opposition written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Thu, Jan 15, 2026: Testimony by Mike Heim, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (HB2437 Summary)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
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