# Kansas HR 6018: Recognizing March 29, 2025, as Vietnam War Veterans Day. Kansas HR 6018, Recognizing March 29, 2025, as Vietnam War Veterans Day., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Adam Smith (Republican), Adam Turk (Republican), Alexis Simmons (Democratic) and 109 others; status adopted, last action 2025-04-10 (Enrolled on Friday, April 4, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HR6018-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HR 6018 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Recognizing March 29, 2025, as Vietnam War Veterans Day. - Status: adopted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-26 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Enrolled on Friday, April 4, 2025 - Sponsors: Adam Smith (Republican), Adam Turk (Republican), Alexis Simmons (Democratic), Allen Reavis (Republican), Angela Martinez (Democratic), Angela Stiens (Republican), Angelina Roeser (Republican), Avery Anderson (Republican), Barb Wasinger (Republican), Barbara Ballard (Democratic), Bill Rhiley (Republican), Bill Sutton (Republican), Blake Carpenter (Republican), Bob Lewis (Republican), Bradley Barrett (Republican), Brandon Woodard (Democratic), Brett Fairchild (Republican), Brian Bergkamp (Republican), Carl Turner (Republican), Carrie Barth, Charlotte Esau (Republican), Chip VanHouden (Republican), Chris Croft (Republican), Chuck Smith (Republican), Cindy Neighbor (Democratic), Clarke Sanders (Republican), Cyndi Howerton (Republican), Dale Helwig (Republican), Dan Goddard (Republican), Daniel Hawkins (Republican), David Buehler (Republican), Dawn Wolf (Republican), Doug Blex (Republican), Duane Droge (Republican), Emil Bergquist (Republican), Francis Awerkamp (Republican), Fred Gardner (Republican), Gary White (Republican), Heather Meyer (Democratic), Henry Helgerson (Democratic), Jason W. Goetz (Republican), Jerry Stogsdill (Democratic), Jesse Borjon (Republican), Jill Ward (Republican), Jim Minnix (Republican), Jo Ella Hoye (Democratic), Joe Seiwert (Republican), John Alcala (Democratic), John Carmichael (Democratic), John Resman, Ken Corbet (Republican), Ken Rahjes (Republican), Kenneth Collins (Republican), Kevin Schwertfeger (Republican), Kirk Haskins (Democratic), Kristey Williams (Republican), Kyle Hoffman (Republican), Kyle McNorton (Republican), Kyler Sweely (Republican), Lance W. Neelly (Republican), Laura Williams (Republican), Lauren Bohi (Republican), Leah Howell (Republican), Leo Delperdang (Republican), Lewis "Bill" Bloom (Republican), Linda Featherston (Democratic), Lindsay Vaughn (Democratic), Lisa M. Moser (Republican), Lon Pishny (Republican), Louis Ruiz (Democratic), Lynn Melton (Democratic), Mari-Lynn Poskin (Democratic), Mark Schreiber (Republican), Marty Long (Republican), Megan Steele (Republican), Mike Amyx (Democratic), Mike King (Republican), Mike Thompson, Nathan Butler (Republican), Nick Hoheisel (Republican), Nikki McDonald (Democratic), Pam Curtis (Democratic), Pat Proctor (Republican), Patrick Penn, Paul Waggoner (Republican), Rebecca Schmoe (Republican), Rick James (Republican), Rick Wilborn (Republican), Robyn R. Essex (Republican), Ron Bryce (Republican), Ronald Ellis (Republican), Sandy Pickert (Republican), Scott Hill, Sean Tarwater (Republican), Sean Willcott (Republican), Shannon Francis (Republican), Shawn Chauncey (Republican), Sherri Brantley (Republican), Silas Miller, Steve Huebert (Republican), Steven K. Howe (Republican), Susan Estes (Republican), Susan Humphries (Republican), Susan Ruiz (Democratic), Suzanne Wikle (Democratic), Sydney Carlin (Democratic), Timothy Johnson (Republican), Tobias Schlingensiepen (Democratic), Virgil Weigel (Democratic), Wanda Brownlee Paige (Democratic), Webster T. Roth (Republican), Will Carpenter (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adam Smith (Republican), House - Sponsor: Adam Turk (Republican), House - Sponsor: Alexis Simmons (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Allen Reavis (Republican), House - Sponsor: Angela Martinez (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Angela Stiens (Republican), House - Sponsor: Angelina Roeser (Republican), House - Sponsor: Avery Anderson (Republican), House - Sponsor: Barb Wasinger (Republican), House - Sponsor: Barbara Ballard (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Bill Rhiley (Republican), House - Sponsor: Bill Sutton (Republican), House - Sponsor: Blake Carpenter (Republican), House - Sponsor: Bob Lewis (Republican), House - Sponsor: Bradley Barrett (Republican), House - Sponsor: Brandon Woodard (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Brett Fairchild (Republican), House - Sponsor: Brian Bergkamp (Republican), House - Sponsor: Carl Turner (Republican), House - Sponsor: Carrie Barth - Sponsor: Charlotte Esau (Republican), House - Sponsor: Chip VanHouden (Republican), House - Sponsor: Chris Croft (Republican), House - Sponsor: Chuck Smith (Republican), House - Sponsor: Cindy Neighbor (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Clarke Sanders (Republican), House - Sponsor: Cyndi Howerton (Republican), House - Sponsor: Dale Helwig (Republican), House - Sponsor: Dan Goddard (Republican), House - Sponsor: Daniel Hawkins (Republican), House - Sponsor: David Buehler (Republican), House - Sponsor: Dawn Wolf (Republican), House - Sponsor: Doug Blex (Republican), House - Sponsor: Duane Droge (Republican), House - Sponsor: Emil Bergquist (Republican), House - Sponsor: Francis Awerkamp (Republican), House - Sponsor: Fred Gardner (Republican), House - Sponsor: Gary White (Republican), House - Sponsor: Heather Meyer (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Henry Helgerson (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jason W. Goetz (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jerry Stogsdill (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Jesse Borjon (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jill Ward (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jim Minnix (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jo Ella Hoye (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Joe Seiwert (Republican), House - Sponsor: John Alcala (Democratic), House - Sponsor: John Carmichael (Democratic), House - Sponsor: John Resman - Sponsor: Ken Corbet (Republican), House - Sponsor: Ken Rahjes (Republican), House - Sponsor: Kenneth Collins (Republican), House - Sponsor: Kevin Schwertfeger (Republican), House - Sponsor: Kirk Haskins (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Kristey Williams (Republican), House - Sponsor: Kyle Hoffman (Republican), House - Sponsor: Kyle McNorton (Republican), House - Sponsor: Kyler Sweely (Republican), House - Sponsor: Lance W. Neelly (Republican), House - Sponsor: Laura Williams (Republican), House - Sponsor: Lauren Bohi (Republican), House - Sponsor: Leah Howell (Republican), House - Sponsor: Leo Delperdang (Republican), House - Sponsor: Lewis "Bill" Bloom (Republican), House - Sponsor: Linda Featherston (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Lindsay Vaughn (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Lisa M. Moser (Republican), House - Sponsor: Lon Pishny (Republican), House - Sponsor: Louis Ruiz (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Lynn Melton (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Mari-Lynn Poskin (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Mark Schreiber (Republican), House - Sponsor: Marty Long (Republican), House - Sponsor: Megan Steele (Republican), House - Sponsor: Mike Amyx (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Mike King (Republican), House - Sponsor: Mike Thompson - Sponsor: Nathan Butler (Republican), House - Sponsor: Nick Hoheisel (Republican), House - Sponsor: Nikki McDonald (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Pam Curtis (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Pat Proctor (Republican), House - Sponsor: Patrick Penn - Sponsor: Paul Waggoner (Republican), House - Sponsor: Rebecca Schmoe (Republican), House - Sponsor: Rick James (Republican), House - Sponsor: Rick Wilborn (Republican), House - Sponsor: Robyn R. Essex (Republican), House - Sponsor: Ron Bryce (Republican), House - Sponsor: Ronald Ellis (Republican), House - Sponsor: Sandy Pickert (Republican), House - Sponsor: Scott Hill - Sponsor: Sean Tarwater (Republican), House - Sponsor: Sean Willcott (Republican), House - Sponsor: Shannon Francis (Republican), House - Sponsor: Shawn Chauncey (Republican), House - Sponsor: Sherri Brantley (Republican), House - Sponsor: Silas Miller - Sponsor: Steve Huebert (Republican), House - Sponsor: Steven K. Howe (Republican), House - Sponsor: Susan Estes (Republican), House - Sponsor: Susan Humphries (Republican), House - Sponsor: Susan Ruiz (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Suzanne Wikle (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Sydney Carlin (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Timothy Johnson (Republican), House - Sponsor: Tobias Schlingensiepen (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Virgil Weigel (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Wanda Brownlee Paige (Democratic), House - Sponsor: Webster T. Roth (Republican), House - Sponsor: Will Carpenter (Republican), House ## Actions (3) - 2025-04-10: Enrolled on Friday, April 4, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-26: Introduced (House) - 2025-03-26: Adopted without roll call (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hr_6018/hr6018_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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hr_6018/hr6018_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-HR6018-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).