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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Permitting highway construction and maintenance vehicles in road construction zones to display flashing amber, white or green lights at all times or flashing white and blue lights on stationary trailers under certain conditions and prohibiting the use of a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone or a road construction zone.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Died on Senate General Orders
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2522
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Transportationsponsor
Votes
YES: 118
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Wolf
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Died on Senate General Orders
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 546-S event
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 118, Nay 4, Absent 3
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Robyn R. Essex
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Robyn R. Essex was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Transportation
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Transportation
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Robyn R. Essex (Wed, Feb 18, 2026)PDF
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Robyn R. Essex (Wed, Feb 18, 2026)HTML
Documents
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Transportation (Thu, Feb 12, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Transportation (Thu, Feb 12, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation (Mon, Mar 16, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation (Mon, Mar 16, 2026)HTML
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Chris Waggoner, Assistant Revisor
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Michael White, Executive Director, Kansas Contractors Association
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Colin Solsberg, Director of Safety, Bettis Companies
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Kevin Shelton, President,, C-Hawkk Construction LLC
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Joel Skelley, Director, Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT)
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Ed Klumpp, Legislative Liaison, Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police, Kansas Sheriffs Association, Kansas Peace Officers Association
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Wendi Stark, Legislative liaison, League of Kansas Municipalities
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by State Fire Marshall, State Fire Marshall Kansas
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Chris Waggoner, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor Statutes
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Chief Executive Officer, Kansas Turnpike Authority
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Steve Hewitt, Chief Executive Officer, Kansas Turnpike Authority
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Roy Wise, Lieutenant
- House · Committee on Transportation, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Mark Engholm, State Fire Marshall, State Fire Marshall Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 3, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Anne Marie Yatsula, Staff Atty, The League of KS Municipalities
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Colin Solsberg, Dir of Safety, Bettis Companies
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Ed Klumpp, Legislative Liaison, KS Assoc. of Chiefs of Police, KS Sheriffs Assoc and KS Peace Officers
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Kevin Shelton, President, C-Hawkk Construction
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Michael White, Exec. Dir., KS Constractors Assoc.
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Joel Skelly, Dir of Pol, KDOR
- Senate · Committee on Transportation, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Adam Siebers, Staff Revisor, —
