# Kansas SB 4: Requiring the return of advance voting ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election. Kansas SB 4, Requiring the return of advance voting ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status became law, last action 2025-03-25 (Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 30, Nay 10) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB4-2025-2026 - 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 4 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Requiring the return of advance voting ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election. - Status: became law - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 30, Nay 10 - 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: 14 (648 yes, 554 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: 36 Nay: 83 | fail | 36 | 83 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 35 Nay: 84 | fail | 35 | 84 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 29 Nay: 10 | pass | 29 | 10 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 30 Nay: 10 | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 30 Nay: 10 | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 80 Nay: 39 | pass | 80 | 39 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 84 Nay: 41 | pass | 84 | 41 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 84 | 41 | | | 2025-03-25 | Senate | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Concurred with amendments in conference | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Silas Miller was rejected | fail | 35 | 84 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Heather Meyer was rejected | fail | 36 | 83 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 80 | 39 | | | 2025-02-05 | Senate | Final Action - Passed | pass | 29 | 10 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-03-25: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 30, Nay 10 (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 84, Nay 41 (House) - 2025-03-24: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Monday, March 24, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 14, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 30, Nay 10 (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins appointed as conferees (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Alexis Simmons (House) - 2025-02-27: Rep. Pat Proctor raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Silas Miller (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Silas Miller was rejected; Yea 35, Nay 84, Absent 6 (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Heather Meyer (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Heather Meyer was rejected; Yea 36, Nay 83, Absent 6 (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Kirk Haskins (House) - 2025-02-27: Rep. Patrick Penn raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane (House) - 2025-02-27: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2025-02-27: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House) - 2025-02-27: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 80, Nay 39, Absent 6 (House) - 2025-02-27: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Elections (House) - 2025-02-11: Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N (House) - 2025-02-06: Received and Introduced (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred to House Committee on Elections (House) - 2025-02-05: Final Action - Passed; Yea 29, Nay 10, Absent 1 (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau was rejected (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Hearing: Wednesday, January 22, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Introduced (Senate) ## 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_4/sb4_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_4/sb4_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_4/sb4_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 - [As Amended by House Committee on Elections (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_4/sb4_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_4/sb4_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_4/sb4_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-SB4-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).