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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Requiring actions challenging the constitutionality of an election statute to be brought in the district court of Shawnee county and providing a conditional amendment to limit advance voting if a court order invalidates or enjoins the signature verification requirement.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2569
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Electionssponsor
Votes
YES: 74
- Avery Anderson
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lauren Bohi
- Sherri Brantley
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 48
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Abi Boatman
- Jesse Borjon
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Kenneth Collins
- Pam Curtis
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Bill Rhiley
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Mark Schreiber
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
YES: 26
- Larry Alley
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- Scott Hill
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 14
OTHER: 0
YES: 28
- Larry Alley
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- Scott Hill
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 12
OTHER: 0
YES: 78
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Sherri Brantley
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Pat Proctor
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Mike Storm
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 45
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Abi Boatman
- Jesse Borjon
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Kenneth Collins
- Pam Curtis
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Jim Minnix
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Ken Rahjes
- Angelina Roeser
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Mark Schreiber
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 2
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 78, Nay 45, Absent 2
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 28, Nay 12
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins appointed as second conferees
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees
- Conference committee report now available
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 26, Nay 14
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, March 9, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S event
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 74, Nay 48, Absent 3
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Elections
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N event
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Referred to House Committee on Elections
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Introduced
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Elections (Mon, Feb 16, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Elections (Mon, Feb 16, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Tue, Mar 10, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Tue, Mar 10, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 25, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 25, 2026HTML
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by J. Christian Adams, Public Interest Legal Foundation
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Melissa Stiehler, Loud Light Civic Action
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Clayton Barker, Deputy Secretary of State
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Mike Fonkert, Kansas Appleseed
- House · Committee on Elections, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 9, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 9, 2026: Testimony by Jason Long, Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 9, 2026: Testimony by Fiscal Note, Division of Budge
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 9, 2026: Testimony by Clay Barker, Office of the Secretary of State
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 9, 2026: Testimony by Melissa Stiehler, Loud Light Civic Action
- Senate · Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Mar 9, 2026: Testimony by Logan Stenseng, KS Appleseed
