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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
Substitute for HB 2595 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act, providing stipends to law students who meet certain requirements and agree to practice law in rural areas and providing loan forgiveness to lawyers who meet certain requirements and practice law in rural areas, coordination between the department of commerce and the office of judicial administration.
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House • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
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Summary
Comments on HB 2595
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resourcessponsor
Votes
YES: 118
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. Martinez
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Wolf
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
NO: 4
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
ABSENT: 3
YES: 34
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Corson
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Faust Goudeau
- Sen. Francisco
- Sen. Haley
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Holscher
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Miller
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Pettey
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Schmidt
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Sykes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Warren
OTHER: 0
YES: 119
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. Martinez
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Storm
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Winn
- Rep. Wolf
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
NO: 3
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Tuesday, March 24, 2026
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Concurred with amendments; Yea 119, Nay 3, Absent 3
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 34, Nay 6
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 118, Nay 4, Absent 3
- 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 substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 112-N event
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Withdrawn from House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Referred to House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- Sub - Supplementary NotePDF
- Sub - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Mar 16, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Mar 16, 2026)HTML
- House · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Feb 12, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Anne Marie Yatsula, Staff Attorney, League of Kansas Municipalities
- House · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Charles Peckham, Attorney
- House · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Claudia Hissong, Kansas Farm Bureau
- House · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Courtney E. Ress, Esq., Gatz & Ress LLP
- House · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Emily Saunders, Esq., Self
- House · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Joe Molina, Kansas Bar Association
- House · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Myca J. Bunch, President, Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
- House · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Tyler Heffron, President, on behalf of the Kansas Association of Defense Counsel
- House · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Cheryl Semmel, Director of Government Relations, Office of Special Counsel, Kansas Supreme Court
- House · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Adam C. Proffitt, Director, Kansas Division of the Budget
- House · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Nick Levendofsky, Executive Director, Kansas Farmers Union
- House · Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Revisor Kyle Hamilton, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Rep Ken Rahjes, 110th District, Kansas House of Representatives
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Anne Marie Yatsula, Staff Attorney, League of Kansas Municipalities
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Susan Richmeier on behalf, KCDAA and Finney Co Attorney Office
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Ashley Comeau, Attorney
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Cheryl Semmel, Office of Special Counsel, Kansas Supreme Court
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Jack Beck, Assistant Public Defender,, BIDS Legislative Committee
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Renee Henke, KS Women Attorneys Assoc
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Courtney Ress, Attorney
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Joseph Molina on behalf of, Kansas Bar Association
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Marvin Matchett, KS Legislative Policy Group
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Tyler Heffron, President, KS Assoc of Defense Counsel
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Claudia Hissong, Kansas Farm Bureau
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Nick Levendofsky, Exec Director, Kansas Farmers Union
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Joslyn Kusiak, Kelly and Kusiak
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