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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Requiring state agencies to make quarterly reports to the secretary of state with the names and addresses of noncitizens receiving public benefits.
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 2491
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Electionssponsor
Votes
YES: 87
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- 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
- 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: 37
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: 87 Nay: 37
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 218-N
- Jan 21, 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, Feb 5, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Ashley Hernandez, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Alejandro Rangel-Lopez, New Frontiers (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Alejandro Rangel-Lopez, New Frontiers (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Jessica Carr, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Ashley Hernandez, Sisters of Charity (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Ashley Heidebrecht, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Mariah Magana, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Rabbi Moti Rieber, Kansas Interfaith Action (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Madeline Malisa, FGA Action (Proponent WebEx)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Logan DeMond, American Civil Liberties Union (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Marc Altenbernt, Department for Children and Families (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Clay Barker, Deputy Secretary of State (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Christine Osterlund, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Alejandro Rangel-Lopez, New Frontier (Opponent oral - final)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Cille King, League of Women Voters of Kansas (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Joseph Harrington, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Jacqueline Doyer, Honest Elections Project Action (Proponent WebEx)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Mike Heim, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Summary)
- House Committee on Elections, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Ellen Johnson, Private Citizen (Opponent oral)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
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