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IntroducedJan 15, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Requiring applications for advance voting ballots be filed by the 14th day prior to election day, that advance voting in person be completed by 12:00 p.m. on the Sunday prior to election day, extending the time for transmittal of advance voting ballots to 22 days prior to an election and ending the time for voter registration at 23 days prior to election day.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 17, 2026: Hearing: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2453
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Electionssponsor
Votes
YES: 86
- 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
- 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
- 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: 38
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Curtis
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Woodard
- Xu
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Tuesday, February 17, 2026
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 86 Nay: 38
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Haskins
- Representative Pickert raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- Committee of the Whole - Ruling of the chair was sustained
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 218-N
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Elections
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Revisor of Statutes (HB2453)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Representative Sandy Pickert, District 88 (HB2453, Prop, In-P)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Clay Barker, General Counsel, KS Secretary of State (HB2453, N, In-P)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Melissa Stiehler, Loud Light (HB2453, Opp, In-P)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Chuck Schmidt, KS Silver Haired Legislature (HB2453, Opp, In-P)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Logan Demond, ACLU (HB2453, Opp, W-O)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Mike Fonkert, KS Appleseed (HB2453, Opp, W-O)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Cille King, League of Women Voters (HB2453, Opp, W-O)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Fiscal Note, Division of Budget (HB2453)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Melissa Stiehler, Loud Light Civic Action (Opponent oral)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Richard Pund, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Michelle Knowles, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Judith Ancel, Cross Border Network (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Andrianna Matthews, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Jonathan Smith, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Joseph Harrington, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Maggie Stanton, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Patricia Harrigan, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Elizabeth Ault, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Cynthia Thompson, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Logan DeMond, American Civil Liberties Union (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Mike Fonkert, Kansas Appleseed (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Clay Barker, Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel (Neutral oral)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Mike Heim, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Summary)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Ashley Hernandez, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Sandy Pickert, Kansas State Representative, 88th District (Proponent oral)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Rick Piepho, Kansas County Clerks & Election Officials Association (Neutral oral)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Rick Piepho, Kansas County Clerks & Election Officials Association (Neutral oral)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Cille King, League of Women Voters of Kansas (Opponent written only)
- Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Cille King, League of Women Voters of Kansas (Opponent written only)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
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