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IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 05, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
House Substitute for SB 394 by Committee on Elections - Relating to signature verification for advance voting ballots, concerning court orders that invalidate or enjoin signature verification triggering a return to allowing advance voting only if certain conditions exist, establishing venue in the district court in Shawnee county for all constitutional challenges to election laws.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 18, 2026: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Elections
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: General Orders
Position: 40
Summary
Comments on SB 394
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Electionssponsor
- Committee on Federal and State AffairsOriginal Sponsor
Votes
Actions
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Elections
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Elections
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 218-N
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 26 Nay: 11
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- H Sub for - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Melissa Stiehler, Loud Light Civic Action (Opponent - oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Clayton Barker, Deputy Secretary of State (Proponent - oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Logan DeMond, American Civil Liberties Union (Opponent - written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Cille King, League of Women Voters Kansas (Opponent - written only)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Mike Burgess, Disability Rights Center of Topeka (Opponent - oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Missy Leavitt, Private Citizen (Proponent - oral)
- House Committee on Elections, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Elections, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Amendment, (SB394)
- House Committee on Elections, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Elections, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Christian Adams, Public Interest Legal Foundation (SB394, Prop, W-O)
- House Committee on Elections, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Revisor of Statutes (SB 394)
- House Committee on Elections, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Clay Barker, Secretary of States Office (SB394, Prop, In-P)
- House Committee on Elections, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Missy Leavitt, Private Citizen (SB394, Prop, Webex)
- House Committee on Elections, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Justin Riemer, Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections (SB394, Prop, W-O)
- House Committee on Elections, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Debbie Detmer, Private Citizen (Prop, W-O)
- House Committee on Elections, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Logan DeMond, ACLU (SB394, Opp, In-P)
- House Committee on Elections, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Cille King, League of Women Voters (SB 394, Opp, W-O)
- House Committee on Elections, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Rabbi Moti Rieber, KS Interfaith Action (SB394, Opp, In-P)
- House Committee on Elections, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Christian Adams, Public Interest Legal Foundation (SB394, Prop, Webex)
- House Committee on Elections, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Fiscal Note, KS Division of the Budget (SB394)
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Elections
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
