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IntroducedJan 29, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2026
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Became LawMar 27, 2026
Kansas Senate Bill
Clarifying that the chairperson and vice chairperson of the senate committee on confirmation oversight shall have access to review tax information from the department of revenue and Kansas bureau of investigation background checks on persons appointed to state offices who are subject to senate confirmation.
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Senate • Mar 27, 2026: Approved by Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
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Summary
Comments on SB 427
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Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Judiciarysponsor
Votes
YES: 40
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Corson
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Faust Goudeau
- Sen. Francisco
- Sen. Gossage
- 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. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Schmidt
- Sen. Shallenburger
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Sykes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Thompson
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Tyson
- Sen. Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 123
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- 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. Delperdang
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- 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. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- 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. 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. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Winn
- Rep. Wolf
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 2
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Willcott
Actions
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Approved by Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 2
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
- 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 10, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Jan 30, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Feb 10, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Feb 10, 2026)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (Wed, Mar 11, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (Wed, Mar 11, 2026)HTML
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Edward Penner, KLRD
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Bob Stuart, KS Bureau of Investigation
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 2, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Edward Penner, Assistant Director for Research/Principal Economist, KS Legislative Research Department
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Bob Stuart, Executive Officer, Kansas Bureau of Investigation
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Majority Leader Blasi and Minority Leader Sykes, State of Kansas Senate Chamber
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Penner, KLRD
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Leader Blasi, Minority Leader Sykes, State of Kansas Senate Chamber
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Bob Stuart, Exec Director, KBI
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Bob Stuart, Executive Officer, KBI
