# Kansas HB 2016: Including funeral home online obituary notices as sufficient grounds for removal of a deceased voter from the voter registration books; requiring that poll workers be citizens of the United States and live within the state of Kansas; prohibiting the disqualification of active military members, spouses or other dependents who are citizens of the United States as poll workers on the basis of residency or being a registered voter; relating to advance voting ballot applications; modifying the requirements for soliciting registered voters to submit advance voting applications. Kansas HB 2016, Including funeral home online obituary notices as sufficient grounds for removal of a deceased voter from the voter registration books; requiring that poll workers be citizens of the United States and live within the state of Kansas; prohibiting the disqualification of active military members, spouses or other dependents who are citizens of the United States as poll workers on the basis of residency or being a registered voter; relating to advance voting ballot applications; modifying the requirements for soliciting registered voters to submit advance voting applications., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Elections; status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Engrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2016-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2016 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Including funeral home online obituary notices as sufficient grounds for removal of a deceased voter from the voter registration books; requiring that poll workers be citizens of the United States and live within the state of Kansas; prohibiting the disqualification of active military members, spouses or other dependents who are citizens of the United States as poll workers on the basis of residency or being a registered voter; relating to advance voting ballot applications; modifying the requirements for soliciting registered voters to submit advance voting applications. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Engrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025 - Sponsor: Committee on Elections - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on federal and state affairs, house committee on elections - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (566 yes, 78 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Military families gain poll worker protections: benefit, low. County election officers cannot reject qualifying military family members as poll workers because of residency or voter-registration status. This protection covers U.S. citizens who are active military members, their spouses, or their other dependents. Active service includes full-time duty in the… - Online obituaries help update voter records: benefit, low. County election officers can use an online funeral home obituary to remove a deceased voter from registration and party lists. The funeral home must be located in that county, and the obituary must report the voter's death. - Kansas sets poll worker eligibility rules: cost, low. Kansas election judges and clerks must be U.S. citizens and live in Kansas, with an exception for qualifying military families. People age 16 or older may be appointed with a recommendation letter from a teacher, counselor, or school administrator. Other appointment requirements still apply. No mor… - Ballot application mailings face clearer rules: mixed, low. Mailings asking registered voters to apply for advance ballots must clearly identify the sender and address in at least 10-point type. The label must also say the mailing is not from the government. Senders must use the official state or county application and leave it blank except for the election… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Elections ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 97 Nay: 26 | pass | 97 | 26 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 106 Nay: 13 | pass | 106 | 13 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 97 | 26 | | | 2025-03-26 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 106 | 13 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-04-10: Engrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-07: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Conference committee report now available (House) - 2025-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 97, Nay 26, Absent 2 (House) - 2025-03-25: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins (House) - 2025-03-20: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 106, Nay 13, Absent 6 (House) - 2025-02-19: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2025-02-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Elections (House) - 2025-02-06: Hearing: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N (House) - 2025-01-16: Introduced (House) - 2025-01-16: Referred to House Committee on Elections (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2016/hb2016_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2016/hb2016_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2016/hb2016_enrolled.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2016/hb2016_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2016/hb2016_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2016/hb2016_enrolled.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2016-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).