# Kansas SB 105: Requiring the governor to appoint a person to fill vacancies in the offices of United States senator, state treasurer and commissioner of insurance from a list of names approved by the legislature. Kansas SB 105, Requiring the governor to appoint a person to fill vacancies in the offices of United States senator, state treasurer and commissioner of insurance from a list of names approved by the legislature., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status became law, last action 2025-04-10 (Will become law without Governor's signature) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB105-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas SB 105 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Requiring the governor to appoint a person to fill vacancies in the offices of United States senator, state treasurer and commissioner of insurance from a list of names approved by the legislature. - Status: became law - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Will become law without Governor's signature - Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: house committee on elections, senate committee on federal and state affairs - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (466 yes, 180 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 Federal and State Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 87 Nay: 36 | pass | 87 | 36 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 31 Nay: 9 | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 31 Nay: 9 | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 84 Nay: 36 | pass | 84 | 36 | | | 2025-03-17 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 84 | 36 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 87 | 36 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 31 | 9 | | ## Actions (38) - 2025-04-10: Will become law without Governor's signature (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Conference committee report now available (House) - 2025-03-17: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 84, Nay 36, Absent 5 (House) - 2025-03-17: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 31, Nay 9 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Conference committee report now available (House) - 2025-03-13: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins appointed as second conferees (House) - 2025-03-13: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Ty Masterson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins appointed as conferees (House) - 2025-03-11: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 87, Nay 36, Absent 2 (House) - 2025-03-11: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Ty Masterson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2025-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Blake Carpenter (House) - 2025-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Blake Carpenter was adopted (House) - 2025-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kirk Haskins (House) - 2025-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Kirk Haskins was rejected (House) - 2025-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kirk Haskins (House) - 2025-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Kirk Haskins was rejected (House) - 2025-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Rui Xu (House) - 2025-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Rui Xu was rejected (House) - 2025-03-10: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2025-03-07: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Elections (House) - 2025-03-07: Hearing: Friday, March 7, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 218-N (House) - 2025-03-06: Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N — CANCELED (House) - 2025-02-25: Received and Introduced (House) - 2025-02-25: Referred to House Committee on Elections (House) - 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau was rejected (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Marci Francisco (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Marci Francisco was adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 31, Nay 9 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Hearing: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Introduced (Senate) - undated: Allowed to become law without signature; 2025 Kansas session laws, chapter 25 (Governor) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee on Elections: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_105/sb105_03_0000.pdf) - 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/sb_105/sb105_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_105/sb105_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_105/sb105_enrolled.pdf) - {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_105/sb105_04_0000.pdf) - {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_105/sb105_02_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 on Elections (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_105/sb105_03_0000.pdf) - [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/sb_105/sb105_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_105/sb105_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_105/sb105_enrolled.pdf) - [{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_105/sb105_04_0000.pdf) - [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_105/sb105_02_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-SB105-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).