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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 12, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas Senate Bill
Designating an official Kansas railroad hall of fame and establishing the Kansas railroad hall of fame selection committee.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
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Summary
Comments on SB 353
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Sponsors
- Committee on Federal and State Affairssponsor
Votes
YES: 114
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Woodard
- Xu
YES: 123
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 38 Nay: 1
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 123 Nay: 0
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Representative Francis, Representative Essex and Representative Helgerson appointed as conferees
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Petersen , Senator Klemp and Senator Corson as conferees
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 114 Nay: 4
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 582-N
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Transportation
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 546-S
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to Committee on Transportation
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Tue, Mar 24, 2026PDF
- House Committee on Transportation, Mon, Mar 9, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Transportation, Mon, Mar 9, 2026: Testimony by Representative Ohaebosim, Amendment # 1 (SB353)
- House Committee on Transportation, Mon, Mar 9, 2026: Testimony by Representative Anderson, Amendment # 2 (SB353)
- House Committee on Transportation, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Transportation, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Chris Waggoner, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (memorandum)
- House Committee on Transportation, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Jason Watkins, President, Watkins Public Strategies (written only proponent)
- House Committee on Transportation, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Ty Dragoo, Director & Chair, SMART - TD (written only proponent)
- House Committee on Transportation, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Wendi Stark, Legislative Liaison, Safe Kids (written proponent)
- House Committee on Transportation, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Wendi Stark, Legislative Liaison, League of Kansas Muncipalities (written only proponent)
- House Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Adam Siebers, Staff Revisor, (SB353 Bill Explainer)
- House Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Anne Marie Yatsula, Staff Atty, The League of KS Municipalities (SB353 Pro Wo)
- House Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Heather Schroeder, Exec. Dir., Downtown Wichita (SB353 Pro Wo)
- House Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Jason P. Watkins, on behalf of the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce (SB353 Pro Wo)
- House Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by John Rolfe, President & CEO, Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce (SB353 Pro Wo)
- House Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Lon Smith, Director, Great Plains Transportation Museum (SB353 Pro Verbal)
- House Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Senator Oletha Faust-Goudeau, (SB353 Pro Verbal)
- House Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Susie Santo, President & CEO, Visit Wichita (SB353 Pro Wo)
- House Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Ty Dragoo, Director & Chairman, SMART-TD, KS Legislative Board (SB353 Pro Verbal)
- House Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Tom Bruno, President, Bruno & Associates (SB353 Pro Wo)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation
