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IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 11, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Reorganizing the Clearwater cemetery district in Sedgwick county to remove Ohio township.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 20, 2026: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 396
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethicssponsor

Votes
YES: 122
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- 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
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 1
Actions
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 122 Nay: 1
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Local Government
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, March 9, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 281-N
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Local Government
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, January 29, 2026, 9:30 AM Room 142-S
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Thu, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Balloon Amendment)
- Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Burt Ussery, City of Clearwater (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by David Loos, Clearwater Cemetery District (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Thu, Jan 29, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Office of the Revisor of Statutues (Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mon, Mar 9, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mon, Mar 9, 2026: Testimony by Dave Loos, Ohio Township (SB396 proponent)
- Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics, Mon, Mar 9, 2026: Testimony by Burt Ussery, Mayor - Clearwater (SB396 proponent)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Local Government
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
