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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
Prohibiting the use of public assets by government officers and employees to advocate for or against proposed amendments to the constitution of the state of Kansas and ballot questions submitted to qualified electors.
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 2451
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Electionssponsor
Votes
YES: 38
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Carlin
- Carr
- Curtis
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 82
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Bloom
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- 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
YES: 88
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Caiharr
- Carmichael
- 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
- Martinez
- 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: 36
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: 88 Nay: 36
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Haskins
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Haskins was rejected Yea: 38 Nay: 82
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 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, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Jay Hall, Deputy Director and General Counsel, Kansas Association of Counties (Opponent)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Michelle Knowles, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Amber Douglas, USD 353 Parent/Community Member (Proponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Stuart Little Ph.D., Little Government Relations (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Representative Paul Waggoner, 104th House District (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Sage Pourmirza, Staff Attorney, The League of Kansas Municipalities (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Paul Waggoner, Representative, 104th District (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Mike Heim, Revisor of Statutes Office (HB 2451 Summary)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Mike Heim, Office of Revisor of Statutes (HB 2451 Summary)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Dr. LeEtta Felter, Kansas Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy, Kansas Association of School Boards (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Allison Reed, Stop the Bond-Hutchinson (Proponent PowerPoint)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Jim Benage, Mayor, Bel Aire, Kansas (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Dawn Johnson, USD 308 Hutchinson Public Schools (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Jay Hall, Deputy Director and General Counsel, Kansas Association of Counties (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Allison Reed, Stop the Bond - Hutchinson (Proponent oral testimony)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Vikki Mullins, President, Kansas Parents Teacher Association (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Jim Karleskint, United School Administrators (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Judith Deedy, Game On for Kansas Schools (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Senator Doug Shane, 37th District (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Sage Pourmirza, Staff Attorney, The League of Kansas Municipalities (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Stacy Goss, Kansas Resident (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Stuart Little, Northeast Johnson County Cities of Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Roeland Park, and Westwood Hills (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Michael Schumacher, Shawnee Mission School District (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Brent Yeager, Superintendent, Olathe Public Schools (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Paul Waggoner, Representative, 104th District (Proponent oral final)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Amber Douglas, USD Parent/Community Member (Proponent written final)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
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