# Kansas HB 2451: Prohibiting the use of public assets by government officers and employees to advocate for or against proposed amendments to the constitution of the state of Kansas and ballot questions submitted to qualified electors.

Kansas HB 2451, Prohibiting the use of public assets by government officers and employees to advocate for or against proposed amendments to the constitution of the state of Kansas and ballot questions submitted to qualified electors., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Elections; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died in Senate Committee) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2451
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibiting the use of public assets by government officers and employees to advocate for or against proposed amendments to the constitution of the state of Kansas and ballot questions submitted to qualified electors.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died in Senate Committee
- Sponsor: Committee on Elections
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on federal and state affairs, house committee on elections
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (252 yes, 236 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: 88 Nay: 36 | pass | 88 | 36 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 38 Nay: 82 | fail | 38 | 82 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 88 | 36 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Kirk Haskins was rejected | fail | 38 | 82 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-10: Died in Senate Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Engrossed on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 88, Nay 36, Absent 1 (House)
- 2026-02-18: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kirk Haskins (House)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Kirk Haskins was rejected; Yea 38, Nay 82, Absent 5 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2026-02-09: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Elections (House)
- 2026-01-22: Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2026-01-15: Introduced (House)
- 2026-01-15: Referred to House Committee on Elections (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Elections: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2451/hb2451_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2451/hb2451_00_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 House Committee on Elections (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2451/hb2451_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2451/hb2451_00_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-HB2451-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).