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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
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Electionssponsor
Votes
YES: 74
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Wolf
NO: 48
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Long
- Rep. Martinez
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
ABSENT: 3
YES: 26
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Gossage
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Shallenburger
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Thompson
- Sen. Warren
NO: 14
OTHER: 0
YES: 28
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Gossage
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Shallenburger
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Thompson
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Tyson
- Sen. Warren
NO: 12
OTHER: 0
YES: 78
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Delperdang
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Storm
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Wolf
NO: 45
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Martinez
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Winn
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. 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
