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IntroducedJan 20, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 03, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 17, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Designating a portion of I-35 as the deputy Sam Smith memorial highway and redesignating a current portion of the 35th infantry division memorial highway for I-35.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: Died on Calendar
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Summary
Comments on HB 2471
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Transportationsponsor
Votes
YES: 120
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Abi Boatman
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 0
YES: 40
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Scott Hill
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Silas Miller
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Died on Calendar
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Jeff Klemp and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex and Rep. Henry Helgerson
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 546-S event
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 120, Nay 0, Absent 5
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Jan 30, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Transportation
- Jan 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, January 26, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Transportation
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Transportation (Fri, Jan 30, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Transportation (Fri, Jan 30, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation (Wed, Mar 11, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation (Wed, Mar 11, 2026)HTML
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Chris Waggoner, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Representative Rebecca Schmoe, District # 59
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Representative Rebecca Schmoe, District # 59
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Jeffry Curry, Former Sheriff, Franklin County, Kansas
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Jeffry Curry, Former Sheriff, Franklin County, Kansas
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Jeff O. Richards, Sheriff, Franklin County, Kansas
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Jesse Vega, Corporal, Franklin County Sheriff's office
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Jerrod Fredricks, Private Citizen, —
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Katie Smith, private citizen, —
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Zachary Clayton, Mayor, Ottawa, Kansas
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Attorney, Franklin County, Kansas
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Chief Darrell Atteberry, Legislative Chair, Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Adam Weingartner, Chief of Police, Ottawa Police Department
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Police Sheriff Jeff Easter, Legislative Chair, Kansas Sheriff's Association (KSA)
- House · Committee on Transportation, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Brandon Jones, Attorney, Franklin County, Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Chief Darrell Atteberry, Legislative Chair, KS Assoc. of Chiefs of Police
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Kiel Lasswell, Undersheriff, Franklin County Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Paul Schliffke, Legislative Committee, KS Peace Officers' Assoc.
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Representative Rebecca Schmoe, —
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Sheriff Jeff Easter, Legislative Chair, KS Sheriff's Association
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Adam Siebers, Staff Revisor, —
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Katie Smith, Mother of Sam Smith
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Jerrod Fredricks, Private Citizen
