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IntroducedFeb 02, 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
Directing the capitol preservation committee to develop and approve plans for a registry kiosk of Kansas military forces killed in action or who died of wounds incurred during active duty to be placed within the state capitol, enacting the safeguarding American veteran empowerment (SAVE) act to limit compensation for assisting in veterans benefits matters, establishing the Kansas military affairs commission and prescribing the powers and duties thereof, expanding veterans preference in government employment to include current members of the national guard and such members' eligible spouses and permissive preference in private employment to include current servicemembers and such members’ eligible spouses.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Motion to override veto failed; Veto sustained; Yea: 81 Nay: 42
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2626
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Veterans and Militarysponsor
- Lt Col Keith Marshall on behalf of the Adjutant General's OfficeRequester
Votes
YES: 118
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
ABSENT: 3
YES: 85
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- 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
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 38
YES: 81
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 42
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Bergkamp
- Boatman
- Borjon
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Johnson
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- S. Ruiz
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- Stogsdill
- Turner
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- Motion to override veto failed; Veto sustained; Yea: 81 Nay: 42
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 85 Nay: 38
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 33 Nay: 7
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Clifford is appointed to replace Senator Billinger on the Conference Committee
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Thompson, Senator Billinger and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative James , Representative Chauncey and Representative Weigel as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- 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 Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 12:00 PM Room 144-S
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs
- 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: 118 Nay: 4
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Veterans and Military
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 281-N
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Fiscal Note, Department of Budget (HB2626)
- Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Lt. Col. Keith Marshall, Adjutant General's Department (HB2626, Prop, In-P)
- Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Michelle Richart, Office of the Assistant Secretary of War (HB2626, Prop, Webex)
- Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs, Thu, Mar 5, 2026: Testimony by Carly Choi, Revisor of Statutes (HB2626)
- Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Keith Marshall, Adjutant General's Department (HB2626 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Michelle Richart, United States Department of War (HB2626 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Carly Choi, Revisor of Statutes (HB2626 bill brief)
- Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Carly Choi, Revisor of Statutes (HB2626 bill brief)
- Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Keith Marshall, Kansas Adjunct General's Office (Appreciation Day)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Veterans and Military
