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IntroducedJan 15, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Changing the timing of city, school, community college and certain other municipality elections to fall in even-numbered years and requiring the term of office of municipal elected officials to be either two years or four years.
Last Action See all actions
House • Jan 26, 2026: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: General Orders
Position: 25
Summary
Comments on HB 2452
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Electionssponsor

Votes
Actions
- Jan 26, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, January 20, 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, Jan 20, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Clayton Barker, Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel (Neutral oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Clayton Barker, Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel (Neutral oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Judith Deedy, Game On for Kansas Schools (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Judith Deedy, Game On for Kansas Schools (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Nathan Eberline, League of Kansas Municipalities (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Nathan Eberline, League of Kansas Municipalities (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Amanda Stanley, Assistant City Attorney, Olathe KS (Opponent - written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Leslie Mark, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Jake Letner, City Administrator, Columbus, Kansas (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Dr. LeEtta Felter, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Kathleen Rafferty Martinzez, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Rick Piepho, KCCEOA Election Committee Chair (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Jay Hall, Deputy Director & General Counsel, KS Assoc. of Counties (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Colleen Cunningham, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Lynne Ganaden, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Caitlin DeFilippo, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Cassandra Woolworth, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Lane Odle, Business Owner (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Cille King/Teresa Briggs, Advocacy Co-Chairs, League of Women Voters of Kansas (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Ashley Barlow, Kansas Resident (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Amanda Winch, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Rana Bentley, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Alyx Hubler, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Jennifer Day, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Judi Barkema, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Spencer Richardson, Staff Writer, Ballotpedia's Elections Team (Neutral - WebEx)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Dick Carter, The Carter Group (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Heather Morgan, Executive Director, Kanasas Association of Community Colleges (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Thomas Hubler, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Erin Woods, Kansas Citizen (Opponent WebEx)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Stuart Little Ph.D., Little Government Relations (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Rachel McCawley, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Naomi Wood, Kanasas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Melissa Stiehler, Loud Light and Loud Light Civic Action (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Laura Robeson, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Heather Schroer, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Rick Blumhorst, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Kristen Blackton, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Jill Quigley, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Leah Stites, Kansas Parent & Voter (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Melinda Parks, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Mary Sinclair, Kansas PTA (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Claire Walsh, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Rebecca Jones, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Russ Kessler, Mayor, City of Haysville (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Katherine Bennett, ALEC (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Jacqueline Doyer, Honest Elections Project Action (Proponent WebEx)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Alelxandra Shoup, Shawnee County Voter (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Kansas Association of School Boards (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Kylie Kilmer, Kansas School Board Member (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Steve Hubert, Representative (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Courtney Sappington, Representative (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Jim Karleskint, United School Administrators (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Jillian Kincaid, Senior Analyst, Kansas Legislative Research Department (Report on Special Committee on Ethics, Elections and Local Government (Combining Elections))
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by A - Z, (Opponent Written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 20, 2026: Testimony by Mike Heim, Office of Revisor of Statutes (HB 2452 Summary)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
