# Kansas SB 394: House Substitute for SB 394 by Committee on Elections - Relating to signature verification for advance voting ballots, concerning court orders that invalidate or enjoin signature verification triggering a return to allowing advance voting only if certain conditions exist, establishing venue in the district court in Shawnee county for all constitutional challenges to election laws.

Kansas SB 394, House Substitute for SB 394 by Committee on Elections - Relating to signature verification for advance voting ballots, concerning court orders that invalidate or enjoin signature verification triggering a return to allowing advance voting only if certain conditions exist, establishing venue in the district court in Shawnee county for all constitutional challenges to election laws., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died on House Calendar) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 394
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: House Substitute for SB 394 by Committee on Elections - Relating to signature verification for advance voting ballots, concerning court orders that invalidate or enjoin signature verification triggering a return to allowing advance voting only if certain conditions exist, establishing venue in the district court in Shawnee county for all constitutional challenges to election laws.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died on House Calendar
- Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: house committee on elections, senate committee on federal and state affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (52 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 Federal and State Affairs
- Cosponsor: Committee on Elections

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 26 Nay: 11 | pass | 26 | 11 | 1 |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 26 | 11 | 1 |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-10: Died on House Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-18: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Elections (House)
- 2026-03-10: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to House Committee on Elections (House)
- 2026-03-10: Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N (House)
- 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 26, Nay 11, Absent 2 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- 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_394/sb394_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_394/sb394_00_0000.pdf)
- H Sub for: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_394/sb394_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 Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_394/sb394_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_394/sb394_00_0000.pdf)
- [H Sub for (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_394/sb394_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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB394-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).