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IntroducedJan 21, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 12, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Designating an official Kansas railroad hall of fame and establishing the Kansas railroad hall of fame selection committee.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 16, 2026: Motion to accede adopted; Representative Francis, Representative Essex and Representative Helgerson appointed as conferees
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 353
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Federal and State Affairssponsor
Votes
YES: 114
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- 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
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Woodard
- Xu
Actions
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Representative Francis, Representative Essex and Representative Helgerson appointed as conferees
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Petersen , Senator Klemp and Senator Corson as conferees
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 114 Nay: 4
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 582-N
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Transportation
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 546-S
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to Committee on Transportation
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Adam Siebers, Staff Revisor, (SB353 Bill Explainer)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Anne Marie Yatsula, Staff Atty, The League of KS Municipalities (SB353 Pro Wo)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Heather Schroeder, Exec. Dir., Downtown Wichita (SB353 Pro Wo)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Jason P. Watkins, on behalf of the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce (SB353 Pro Wo)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by John Rolfe, President & CEO, Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce (SB353 Pro Wo)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Lon Smith, Director, Great Plains Transportation Museum (SB353 Pro Verbal)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Senator Oletha Faust-Goudeau, (SB353 Pro Verbal)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Susie Santo, President & CEO, Visit Wichita (SB353 Pro Wo)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Ty Dragoo, Director & Chairman, SMART-TD, KS Legislative Board (SB353 Pro Verbal)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Tom Bruno, President, Bruno & Associates (SB353 Pro Wo)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Chris Waggoner, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (memorandum)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Jason Watkins, President, Watkins Public Strategies (written only proponent)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Ty Dragoo, Director & Chair, SMART - TD (written only proponent)
- Senate Committee on Transportation, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Wendi Stark, Legislative Liaison, League of Kansas Muncipalities (written only proponent)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation
