# Kansas HB 2022: Requiring special elections be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March or on the same day as a primary or general election. Kansas HB 2022, Requiring special elections be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March or on the same day as a primary or general election., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Elections; status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2022-2025-2026 - 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 2022 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Requiring special elections be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March or on the same day as a primary or general election. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 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 (520 yes, 124 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Elections ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 119 Nay: 0 | pass | 119 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 88 Nay: 35 | pass | 88 | 35 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 29 Nay: 11 | pass | 29 | 11 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 24 Nay: 16 | pass | 24 | 16 | | | 2025-03-26 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 29 | 11 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 88 | 35 | | | 2025-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 24 | 16 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 119 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-04-10: Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-08: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 29, Nay 11 (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 88, Nay 35, Absent 2 (House) - 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 - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Doug Shane (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Doug Shane was adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 24, Nay 16 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Hearing: Monday, March 3, 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 119, Nay 0, Absent 6 (House) - 2025-02-19: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by House Committee on Elections (House) - 2025-02-13: Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 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_2022/hb2022_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2022/hb2022_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2022/hb2022_enrolled.pdf) - {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2022/hb2022_02_0000.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_2022/hb2022_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2022/hb2022_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2022/hb2022_enrolled.pdf) - [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2022/hb2022_02_0000.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-HB2022-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).