# Kansas SCR 1604: Making application to the United States congress to call a convention of the states for the purpose of proposing amendments to limit the federal government. Kansas SCR 1604, Making application to the United States congress to call a convention of the states for the purpose of proposing amendments to limit the federal government., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status adopted, last action 2026-01-29 (Enrolled and presented to Secretary of State on Thursday, January 29, 2026) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SCR1604-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas SCR 1604 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Making application to the United States congress to call a convention of the states for the purpose of proposing amendments to limit the federal government. - Status: adopted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-17 - Last action: 2026-01-29, Enrolled and presented to Secretary of State on Thursday, January 29, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: house committee on federal and state affairs, senate committee on federal and state affairs - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (109 yes, 53 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-01-22 | House | Final Action - Adopted | pass | 80 | 42 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Final Action - Adopted | pass | 29 | 11 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-01-29: Enrolled and presented to Secretary of State on Thursday, January 29, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Final Action - Adopted; Yea 80, Nay 42, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-01-21: Committee of the Whole - Be adopted (House) - 2025-03-18: Committee Report recommending resolution be adopted by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House) - 2025-03-17: Hearing: Monday, March 17, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 346-S (House) - 2025-02-28: Received and Introduced (House) - 2025-02-28: Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House) - 2025-02-27: Final Action - Adopted; Yea 29, Nay 11 (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Doug Shane (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Doug Shane was rejected (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Cindy Holscher (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Sen. Mike Thompson raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. David Haley (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Sen. Mike Thompson raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Committee of the Whole - Be adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Committee Report recommending resolution be adopted by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1604/scr1604_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1604/scr1604_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 Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1604/scr1604_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1604/scr1604_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-SCR1604-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).