# Kansas HB 2627: Expanding permissive preference in private employment to include current servicemembers and eligible spouses. Kansas HB 2627, Expanding permissive preference in private employment to include current servicemembers and eligible spouses., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Veterans and Military; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died on Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2627-2025-2026 - 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 2627 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Expanding permissive preference in private employment to include current servicemembers and eligible spouses. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-04-10, Died on Calendar - 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: no - Roll calls: 4 (302 yes, 22 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: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 111 Nay: 11 | pass | 111 | 11 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 111 | 11 | | ## Actions (19) - 2026-04-10: Died on Calendar (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, $conferee2$ and Rep. Shawn Chauncey (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) - 2026-03-12: Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 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 111, Nay 11, 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) - 2026-02-12: Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 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_2627/hb2627_01_0000.pdf) - As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2627/hb2627_02_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2627/hb2627_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 (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2627/hb2627_01_0000.pdf) - [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2627/hb2627_02_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2627/hb2627_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) - [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-HB2627-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).