# Kansas HB 2626: Directing the capitol preservation committee to develop and approve plans for a registry kiosk of Kansas military forces killed in action or who died of wounds incurred during active duty to be placed within the state capitol, enacting the safeguarding American veteran empowerment (SAVE) act to limit compensation for assisting in veterans benefits matters, establishing the Kansas military affairs commission and prescribing the powers and duties thereof, expanding veterans preference in government employment to include current members of the national guard and such members' eligible spouses and permissive preference in private employment to include current servicemembers and such members’ eligible spouses. Kansas HB 2626, Directing the capitol preservation committee to develop and approve plans for a registry kiosk of Kansas military forces killed in action or who died of wounds incurred during active duty to be placed within the state capitol, enacting the safeguarding American veteran empowerment (SAVE) act to limit compensation for assisting in veterans benefits matters, establishing the Kansas military affairs commission and prescribing the powers and duties thereof, expanding veterans preference in government employment to include current members of the national guard and such members' eligible spouses and permissive preference in private employment to include current servicemembers and such members’ eligible spouses., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Veterans and Military; status vetoed, last action 2026-04-09 (Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2626-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2626 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Directing the capitol preservation committee to develop and approve plans for a registry kiosk of Kansas military forces killed in action or who died of wounds incurred during active duty to be placed within the state capitol, enacting the safeguarding American veteran empowerment (SAVE) act to limit compensation for assisting in veterans benefits matters, establishing the Kansas military affairs commission and prescribing the powers and duties thereof, expanding veterans preference in government employment to include current members of the national guard and such members' eligible spouses and permissive preference in private employment to include current servicemembers and such members’ eligible spouses. - Status: vetoed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Veterans and Military - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on senate select committee on veterans affairs, house committee on veterans and military - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (714 yes, 182 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 Veterans and Military ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 81 Nay: 42 | pass | 81 | 42 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 85 Nay: 38 | pass | 85 | 38 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 33 Nay: 7 | pass | 33 | 7 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 118 Nay: 4 | pass | 118 | 4 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | Motion to override veto failed; Veto sustained | pass | 81 | 42 | | | 2026-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 33 | 7 | | | 2026-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 85 | 38 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 118 | 4 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Motion to override veto failed; Veto sustained; Yea 81, Nay 42, Absent 2 (House) - 2026-03-27: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 33, Nay 7 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 85, Nay 38, Absent 2 (House) - 2026-03-25: Sen. William Clifford is appointed to replace Sen. Rick Billinger on the Conference Committee (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Rick Billinger and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Rick James, Rep. Shawn Chauncey and Rep. Virgil Weigel (House) - 2026-03-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 (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) - 2026-03-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 12:00 PM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Engrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 118, Nay 4, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2026-02-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Veterans and Military (House) - 2026-02-10: Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N (House) - 2026-02-02: Introduced (House) - 2026-02-02: Referred to House Committee on Veterans and Military (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2626/hb2626_01_0000.pdf) - As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2626_02_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2626/hb2626_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2626/hb2626_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 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by House Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2626/hb2626_01_0000.pdf) - [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2626_02_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2626/hb2626_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2626/hb2626_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 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026) - [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-HB2626-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).