All Roll Calls
Yes: 162 • No: 0
KansasHB 27332025–2026 Regular SessionHouse
Requiring any person who is candidate or who has been elected to certain offices shall be and must remain a resident of the state or the appropriate district.
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Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 5 costs, 2 mixed.
New rules for Kansas statewide candidates
Candidates for governor or lieutenant governor must be qualified voters and at least 25 by the filing deadline. Candidates for secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, or insurance commissioner must be Kansas electors by that deadline. The attorney general must be licensed to practice law in Kansas. All must live in Kansas when elected or appointed and through the term, or the office becomes vacant. The insurance commissioner must be a Kansas voter, experienced in insurance, and cannot work for or hold a financial interest in an insurance company, except as a policyholder.
New rules for state board candidates
State board of education candidates must live in their district as qualified voters during the term. Lose residency, and the office becomes vacant. File a petition with at least 200 district voters, or file a declaration and pay $25. File by 12:00 noon on June 1 before the primary; if it falls on a weekend or holiday, file next business day.
New rules to run for college trustee
Community college trustee candidates must be qualified voters living in the member or at-large district and must remain there. File a petition with at least 50 voters from the district, or file a declaration and pay $20. File by 12:00 p.m. on June 1 of odd-numbered years; if it falls on a weekend or holiday, file next business day. If you move out, the office becomes vacant.
New rules to run for school board
School board candidates must be qualified voters living in the right district and must remain there while serving. Member-district seats need a petition with at least 50 voters or 10% of district voters, whichever is less. At-large seats need a petition with at least 50 voters from the whole district. You may file a declaration instead and pay a $20 fee. File by the deadline in K.S.A. 25-205. The county election officer has three days to review and must tell you if your filing is invalid. You may object under K.S.A. 25-308.
Township and road officers must live locally
Township trustees, clerks, treasurers, and road overseers must be voters who live in that township or road district. They must take the oath of office. If they move out, the office becomes vacant.
New rules to run for district attorney
To run for district attorney, you must be a Kansas lawyer for the last five years. Or, you qualify if you served as a county attorney, assistant county attorney, or assistant district attorney for three years. You must be a qualified voter living in the judicial district when elected and during your term. Leaving the district makes the office vacant right away. To file, choose a petition with at least 5% of district voters who voted for secretary of state in the last general election. Or file a declaration and pay a one-time fee equal to 1% of the office’s annual salary. File by 12:00 p.m. on the date in K.S.A. 25-205; independents file by noon the Monday before the primary.
Old residency and filing laws repealed
The law repeals earlier versions of several residency and candidacy statutes. Those sections are removed and replaced by the new rules in this act.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 122 Nay: 0
Yes: 122 • No: 0
House vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Yes: 40 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026
3/23/2026HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 16, 2026
3/16/2026HouseConsent Calendar Passed Yea: 40 Nay: 0
3/10/2026SenateHearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
3/5/2026SenateCommittee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by
3/5/2026SenateReferred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2/18/2026SenateFinal Action - Passed; Yea: 122 Nay: 0
2/17/2026HouseReceived and Introduced
2/17/2026SenateHearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 281-N
2/11/2026HouseCommittee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by
2/11/2026HouseWithdrawn from Committee on Elections; Referred to Committee on Local Government
2/9/2026HouseIntroduced
2/5/2026HouseReferred to Committee on Elections
2/5/2026House
Bill Text
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