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IntroducedJan 29, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Requiring that a political subdivision hold an open meeting to discuss a contingency fee contract for legal services before approving such contract and requiring the attorney general to approve such contracts.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 27 Nay: 12
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2593
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciarysponsor
- Matt Bingesser on behalf of the Office of the Attorney GeneralRequester
Votes
YES: 77
- Anderson
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Rhiley
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 45
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Butler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Curtis
- Essex
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- Reavis
- Resman
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Simmons
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Woodard
- Xu
ABSENT: 3
YES: 79
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Droge
- Ellis
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 40
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Butler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Collins
- Curtis
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- Reavis
- S. Ruiz
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- C. Smith
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
YES: 85
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 38
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 27 Nay: 12
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 85 Nay: 38
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 79 Nay: 40
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 23 Nay: 17
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- 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: 77 Nay: 45
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Eric Stafford, President & CEO, Kansas Chamber (HB2593 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Kris Kobach, Attorney General, Attorney General Office (HB2593 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Attorney General Office, State of Kansas AG Office (HB2593 Amendment)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Roger Gibboni, Institute for Legal Reform, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (HB2593 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Government Relations Specialist, Kansas Assoc of School Boards (HB2593 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Blake Shuart, Hutton & Hutton Law Firm (HB2593 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Michael Koss, City Attorney, City of Overland Park (HB2593 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Kimberly Svaty on behalf of, City of Wichita (HB2593 Opp wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Joe Molina, on behalf of, Kansas Bar Association (HB2593 Opp wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Ruth French, Sharp Law (HB2593 Opp wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Michael Fleming, Kapke | Willerth (HB2593 Opp wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Callie Denton, Exec Director, KS Trial Lawyers Assoc (HB2593 Opp wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Brandon Henry, Wagstaff & Cartmell (HB2593 Opp wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Colin Duffy, Deputy City Manager, City of Shawnee (HB2593 Opp wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by John Goodyear, General Counsel, League of Municipalities (HB2593 Neu)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas (HB2593 Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Ruth Ann French, Sharp Law (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by John Goodyear, League of Kansas Municipalities (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jay Hall, Kansas Asociation of Counties (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Brandon Henry, Wagstaff and Cartmell LLP (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Erik Houghton, City of Wichita (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Kansas Assoc of School Boards (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Michael Koss, City of Overland Park (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Callie Denton, Kansas Trial Lawyers Assoc (Opponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by David Dillner, City of El Dorado (Opponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Michael Fleming, Kapke and Willerth (Opponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Paul Kramer, City of Shawnee (Opponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Joe Molina, Kansas Bar Assoc (Opponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Blake Shuart, Hutton and Hutton LLC (Opponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Robert Hutchinson, Office of the Attorney General (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber of Commerce (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office (Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Roger Gibboni, US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (Proponent Written Only)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
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