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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 • Apr 10, 2026: Died in Senate Committee
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2453
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Electionssponsor
Votes
YES: 86
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Delperdang
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Wolf
NO: 38
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Martinez
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Died in Senate Committee
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S event
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate 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, Absent 1
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kirk Haskins
- Rep. Sandy 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 House Committee on Elections
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N event
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Elections
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kirk Haskins (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)PDF
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kirk Haskins (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)HTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Elections (Mon, Feb 16, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Elections (Mon, Feb 16, 2026)HTML
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Melissa Stiehler, Loud Light Civic Action
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Richard Pund, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Michelle Knowles, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Judith Ancel, Cross Border Network
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Andrianna Matthews, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Jonathan Smith, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Joseph Harrington, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Maggie Stanton, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Patricia Harrigan, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Elizabeth Ault, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Cynthia Thompson, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Logan DeMond, American Civil Liberties Union
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Mike Fonkert, Kansas Appleseed
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Clay Barker, Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Mike Heim, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Ashley Hernandez, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Sandy Pickert, Kansas State Representative, 88th District
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Rick Piepho, Kansas County Clerks & Election Officials Association
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Rick Piepho, Kansas County Clerks & Election Officials Association
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Cille King, League of Women Voters of Kansas
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Cille King, League of Women Voters of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 17, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Representative Sandy Pickert, District 88
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Clay Barker, General Counsel, KS Secretary of State
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Melissa Stiehler, Loud Light
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Chuck Schmidt, KS Silver Haired Legislature
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Logan Demond, ACLU
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Mike Fonkert, KS Appleseed
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Cille King, League of Women Voters
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 17, 2026: Testimony by Fiscal Note, Division of Budget
