# Kansas HB 2569: Requiring actions challenging the constitutionality of an election statute to be brought in the district court of Shawnee county and providing a conditional amendment to limit advance voting if a court order invalidates or enjoins the signature verification requirement. Kansas HB 2569, Requiring actions challenging the constitutionality of an election statute to be brought in the district court of Shawnee county and providing a conditional amendment to limit advance voting if a court order invalidates or enjoins the signature verification requirement., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Elections; status vetoed, last action 2026-04-10 (No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2569-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2569 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Requiring actions challenging the constitutionality of an election statute to be brought in the district court of Shawnee county and providing a conditional amendment to limit advance voting if a court order invalidates or enjoins the signature verification requirement. - Status: vetoed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-28 - Last action: 2026-04-10, No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained - 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 (412 yes, 238 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: 26 Nay: 14 | pass | 26 | 14 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 74 Nay: 48 | pass | 74 | 48 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 78 Nay: 45 | pass | 78 | 45 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 28 Nay: 12 | pass | 28 | 12 | | | 2026-03-26 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 28 | 12 | | | 2026-03-26 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 78 | 45 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 26 | 14 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 74 | 48 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-10: No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained (House) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-27: Engrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-26: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 28, Nay 12 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 78, Nay 45, Absent 2 (House) - 2026-03-25: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins appointed as second conferees (House) - 2026-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins (House) - 2026-03-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 26, Nay 14 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Hearing: Monday, March 9, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 74, Nay 48, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2026-02-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Elections (House) - 2026-02-10: Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N (House) - 2026-01-29: Referred to House Committee on Elections (House) - 2026-01-28: Introduced (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/hb2569_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2569/hb2569_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2569/hb2569_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/hb2569_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2569/hb2569_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2569/hb2569_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-HB2569-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).