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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 • Apr 10, 2026: Died in Senate Committee
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2451
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Electionssponsor
Votes
YES: 38
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Abi Boatman
- Lauren Bohi
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Jim Minnix
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Mark Schreiber
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 82
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
YES: 88
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 36
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Abi Boatman
- Jesse Borjon
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Mark Schreiber
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Died in Senate Committee
- 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 88, Nay 36, 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
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Kirk Haskins was rejected; Yea 38, Nay 82, Absent 5
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Elections
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 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 9, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Elections (Mon, Feb 9, 2026)HTML
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Dr. LeEtta Felter, Kansas Citizen
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy, Kansas Association of School Boards
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Allison Reed, Stop the Bond-Hutchinson
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Jim Benage, Mayor, Bel Aire, Kansas
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Dawn Johnson, USD 308 Hutchinson Public Schools
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Jay Hall, Deputy Director and General Counsel, Kansas Association of Counties
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Jay Hall, Deputy Director and General Counsel, Kansas Association of Counties
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Allison Reed, Stop the Bond - Hutchinson
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Vikki Mullins, President, Kansas Parents Teacher Association
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Jim Karleskint, United School Administrators
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Michelle Knowles, Kansas Citizen
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Judith Deedy, Game On for Kansas Schools
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Amber Douglas, USD 353 Parent/Community Member
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Senator Doug Shane, 37th District
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Sage Pourmirza, Staff Attorney, The League of Kansas Municipalities
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Sage Pourmirza, Staff Attorney, The League of Kansas Municipalities
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Stacy Goss, Kansas Resident
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Representative Paul Waggoner, 104th House District
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Stuart Little Ph.D., Little Government Relations
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Paul Waggoner, Representative, 104th District
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Paul Waggoner, Representative, 104th District
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Stuart Little, Northeast Johnson County Cities of Mission, Merriam, Prairie Village, Roeland Park, and Westwood Hills
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Michael Schumacher, Shawnee Mission School District
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Brent Yeager, Superintendent, Olathe Public Schools
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Mike Heim, Revisor of Statutes Office
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Amber Douglas, USD Parent/Community Member
- House · Committee on Elections, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Mike Heim, Office of Revisor of Statutes
