# Kansas HB 2212: Senate Substitute for HB 2212 by Committee on Judiciary - Authorizing the governor to make a declaration of need for enhanced public safety and security for an extraordinary event and providing certain powers to the governor during a period of such declaration.

Kansas HB 2212, Senate Substitute for HB 2212 by Committee on Judiciary - Authorizing the governor to make a declaration of need for enhanced public safety and security for an extraordinary event and providing certain powers to the governor during a period of such declaration., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Judiciary; status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (Approved by Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2212
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Senate Substitute for HB 2212 by Committee on Judiciary - Authorizing the governor to make a declaration of need for enhanced public safety and security for an extraordinary event and providing certain powers to the governor during a period of such declaration.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2026-04-03, Approved by Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on judiciary, house committee on judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (534 yes, 24 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 Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 38 Nay: 2 | pass | 38 | 2 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 111 Nay: 8 | pass | 111 | 8 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 118 Nay: 2 | pass | 118 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | House | Concurred with amendments | pass | 118 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-12 | Senate | Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 38 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 111 | 8 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-04-03: Approved by Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-24: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Engrossed on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-17: Concurred with amendments; Yea 118, Nay 2, Absent 5 (House)
- 2026-03-12: Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 38, Nay 2 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 111, Nay 8, 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 Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House)
- 2025-02-03: Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-03: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2212/hb2212_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2212/hb2212_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2212/hb2212_enrolled.pdf)
- S Sub for: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2212/hb2212_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 Judiciary (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2212/hb2212_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2212/hb2212_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2212/hb2212_enrolled.pdf)
- [S Sub for (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2212/hb2212_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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2212-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).