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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Providing for statewide electrician licensing by the state fire marshal.
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 2588
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Developmentsponsor
Votes
YES: 113
- 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. Carmichael
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- 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. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Martinez
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schreiber
- 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. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Wolf
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
NO: 9
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Died on Senate General Orders
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 159-S event
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 113, Nay 9, Absent 3
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Sean Tarwater was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S event
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Introduced
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}HTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater (Wed, Feb 18, 2026)PDF
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Sean Tarwater (Wed, Feb 18, 2026)HTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- 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 Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (Wed, Mar 18, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (Wed, Mar 18, 2026)HTML
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 1 HB 2588 Brief, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 2 HB 2588 pro Rep Willcott, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 3 HB 2588 pro Schneider, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 4 HB 2588 pro keely, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 5 HB 2588 pro A Stevens, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 6 HB 2588 pro kiefer, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 7 HB 2588 pro lowen, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 8 HB 2588 pro jonah, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 9 HB 2588 writ pro Geier, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 11 HB 2588 opp MABCD, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 12 HB 2588 opp KBIA, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 13 HB 2588 writ opp overland Park, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 14 HB 2588 writ opp donecker, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 15 HB 2588 neu The League, —
- Senate · Committee on Commerce, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by att 10 HB 2588 opp Deines, —
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 13, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Representative Willcott, Legislature
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Representative Willcott, Legislature
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Representative Willcott, Legislature
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 5, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Brad Parker, KS Board oof Technical Professions
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Dan Morgan, The Builders
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Dustin Madden, Russel City Council
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Jake Lowen, KS AFL-CIO
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Jim Schmelzle, Northwind Technical Services
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Kira King, Contractor Licensing
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Mike Gibson, Associated General Contractors
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Spencer Duncan, League of KS Muncipalities
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Spencer Duncan, League of KS Muncipalities
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Kimberly Kramer, KDK Engineering, LLC
