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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 • Feb 19, 2026: Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
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
- 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
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Melissa Stiehler, Loud Light Civic Action (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Richard Pund, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Michelle Knowles, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Judith Ancel, Cross Border Network (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Andrianna Matthews, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Jonathan Smith, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Joseph Harrington, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Maggie Stanton, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Patricia Harrigan, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Elizabeth Ault, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Cynthia Thompson, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Logan DeMond, American Civil Liberties Union (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Mike Fonkert, Kansas Appleseed (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Clay Barker, Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel (Neutral oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Mike Heim, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Summary)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Ashley Hernandez, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Sandy Pickert, Kansas State Representative, 88th District (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Rick Piepho, Kansas County Clerks & Election Officials Association (Neutral oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Rick Piepho, Kansas County Clerks & Election Officials Association (Neutral oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Cille King, League of Women Voters of Kansas (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, 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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