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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas Senate Bill
Enacting the proxy advisor transparency act, requiring proxy advisors to make certain disclosures when recommending an action against company management, authorizing the attorney general to investigate and take enforcement actions against violators and establishing a private right of action for a declaratory judgment or injunctive relief.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 87, Nay 36, Absent 2
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 375
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Judiciarysponsor
Votes
YES: 31
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- Scott Hill
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
YES: 84
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Sydney Carlin
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Mike Storm
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 40
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Abi Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Timothy Johnson
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Bill Rhiley
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Valdenia Winn
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 1
YES: 32
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- Scott Hill
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 8
OTHER: 0
YES: 31
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- Scott Hill
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 8
ABSENT: 1
YES: 87
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Mike Storm
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 36
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Abi Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Valdenia Winn
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 2
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 87, Nay 36, Absent 2
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Monday, April 6, 2026
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 8, Absent 1
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 32, Nay 8
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Nick Hoheisel, Rep. Angela Stiens and Rep. Rui Xu appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 84, Nay 40, Absent 1
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 582-N event
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 31, Nay 9
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}HTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren (Wed, Feb 18, 2026)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren (Wed, Feb 18, 2026)HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren (Wed, Feb 18, 2026)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren (Wed, Feb 18, 2026)HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions (Tue, Mar 10, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions (Tue, Mar 10, 2026)HTML
- House · Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions, Mar 4, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Steven Johnson, State Treasurer,, Treasurer's Office,
- House · Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Kelly VanZwoll, Sr. VP Government Relations,, Kansas Bankers Association,
- House · Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Brunn "Beau" Roysden, Fusion Law,, on behalf of Consumers Defense,
- House · Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Sal Nuzzo, Executive Director,, Consumers Defense,
- House · Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Gordon Seymour, Special Counsel for Public Policy,, Glass Lewis and Company, LLC,
- House · Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Senior Assistant Revisor,, Office of Revisor of Statutes,
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Matthew du Mee, Consumers Defense
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Noah Tabors, United Church Funds
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by David Williams, Taxpayers Protection Alliance
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Cathy Becker, Responsible Finance Campaign Director, Green America
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott Revisors Office, State of Kansas
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