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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
Providing for a presidential preference primary election every four years commencing in 2028 and aligning the special election date in March with the presidential preference primary election date.
Last Action See all actions
House • Jan 27, 2026: Hearing: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 218-N
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2447
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Electionssponsor
- Danedri Herbert on behalf of the Kansas Republican PartyRequester
Votes
Actions
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:30 PM Room Agenda - CANCELED
- Hearing: Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 218-N
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Elections
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Helen Van Etten, Former Republican National Committeewoman (Proponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Jeanna Repass, Chair, Kansas Democratic Party (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Sue Huff, Chair, Johnson County Republican Party (Proponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Mark Hamill, Kansas Citizen (Proponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Trace Simmons, National Committeeman, Kansas College Republicans (Proponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Matthew Bingesser, Chairman, Third District Republican Party (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by David Soffer, Kansas Citizen (Proponent WebEx)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Clay Barker, Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel (Neutral oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Lanell Griffith, Chair, Shawnee County Republican Party (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Laurel Stiffler, Immediate Past President, Kansas Federation of Republican Women (Proponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Mike Fonkert, Deputy Director, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (Proponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Danedri Herbert, Kansas GOP (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Logan Byrd, Advocacy Manager, Loud Light Civic Action (Neutral written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Michael Koss, City Attorney, City of Overland Park (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Cille King, Advocacy Chair, League of Women Voters Kansas (Neutral written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Jan 27, 2026: Testimony by Mike Heim, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (HB2447 Summary)
