KansasHB 20562025–2026 Regular SessionHouse

Senate Substitute for HB 2056- Requiring specific intent as an element of the crime of false representation of an election official; requiring that any person nominated for an elected office accept such nomination by signing a notarized statement of acceptance and restricting the number of nominations a person may accept to one nomination per election cycle.

Sponsored By: Committee on Elections

Became Law

senate committee on federal and state affairshouse committee on elections

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Committee on Elections

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Committee on Federal and State Affairs

    Affiliation unavailable

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 548 • No: 100

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 34 Nay: 6

Yes: 34 • No: 6

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 34 Nay: 6

Yes: 34 • No: 6

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 118 Nay: 1

Yes: 118 • No: 1

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 88 Nay: 37

Yes: 88 • No: 37

House vote • 3/27/2025

Conference Committee Report was adopted

Yes: 88 • No: 37

Senate vote • 3/26/2025

Conference Committee Report was adopted

Yes: 34 • No: 6

Senate vote • 3/20/2025

Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed

Yes: 34 • No: 6

House vote • 2/27/2025

Emergency Final Action - Passed

Yes: 118 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025

    4/10/2025House
  2. Will become law without Governor's signature

    4/10/2025House
  3. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 88, Nay 37

    3/27/2025House
  4. Conference committee report now available

    3/26/2025Senate
  5. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees

    3/26/2025Senate
  6. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins appointed as second conferees

    3/26/2025House
  7. Conference committee report now available

    3/26/2025Senate
  8. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 34, Nay 6

    3/26/2025Senate
  9. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins

    3/24/2025House
  10. Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees

    3/24/2025Senate
  11. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

    3/20/2025Senate
  12. Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

    3/20/2025Senate
  13. Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 34, Nay 6

    3/20/2025Senate
  14. Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs

    3/17/2025Senate
  15. Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs

    2/28/2025Senate
  16. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    2/27/2025House
  17. Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

    2/27/2025House
  18. Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 118, Nay 1, Absent 6

    2/27/2025House
  19. Received and Introduced

    2/27/2025Senate
  20. Withdrawn from House Committee on Elections and re-referred to Committee of the Whole

    2/25/2025House
  21. Withdrawn from House Committee on Elections; Referred to House Committee on Elections

    2/20/2025House
  22. Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Calendar and Printing

    2/18/2025House
  23. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Elections

    2/14/2025House
  24. Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N

    2/13/2025House
  25. Introduced

    1/22/2025House

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