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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
Permitting the secretary of corrections to enter into certain contracts for the production of manufactured or modular homes for a pilot program at the Hutchinson correctional facility under the prison-made goods act.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2596
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 96
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Croft
- Droge
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Reavis
- Resman
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 26
ABSENT: 3
YES: 111
- Alcala
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 111 Nay: 10
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 36 Nay: 3
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Miller is appointed to replace Senator Faust Goudeau on the Conference Committee
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Alley, Senator Owens and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Tarwater , Representative Ward and Representative Sawyer Clayton as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Murphy
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Murphy was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 36 Nay: 4
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 159-S
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to 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: 96 Nay: 26
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Melton
- Representative Sweely raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Friday, February 13, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Bill Texts
- As introducedPDF
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Mar 26, 2026 - Amd to HB2596PDF
- EnrolledPDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Murphy, 03/19/2026PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Melton, 02/18/2026PDF
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber (WO Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Debra Teufel, Hutch Chamber (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Clint Nelson, Interfaith Housing Community (WebEx Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Ed Berger, Former Senator (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Tricia Paramore, Hutchinson Community College (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Martha Neu Smith, KS Manufactured Housing Assn. (Oral Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Martha Neu Smith, KS Manufactured Housing Assn. (WO Opp)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Representative Paul Waggoner, Legislature (Oral Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Enrico Villegas, City of Hutchinson (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Shara Gonzales, New Beginnings Inc. (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Mayor Scott Meggers, City of Hutchinson (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Aubrey Abbott Patterson, Hutchinson Community Foundation (WO Pro)
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Fri, Feb 13, 2026: Testimony by Representative Sweely, Legislature (Oral Pro)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
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