# Kansas SCR 1609: Proposing to amend the Kansas Constitution to repeal section 12 of article 15, regarding membership and nonmembership in labor organizations.

Kansas SCR 1609, Proposing to amend the Kansas Constitution to repeal section 12 of article 15, regarding membership and nonmembership in labor organizations., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cindy Holscher (Democratic), Dinah Sykes (Democratic), Ethan Corson (Democratic) and 5 others; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died in Committee) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SCR 1609
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Proposing to amend the Kansas Constitution to repeal section 12 of article 15, regarding membership and nonmembership in labor organizations.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died in Committee
- Sponsors: Cindy Holscher (Democratic), Dinah Sykes (Democratic), Ethan Corson (Democratic), Marci Francisco (Democratic), Mary Ware, Oletha Faust Goudeau (Democratic), Pat Pettey (Democratic), Patrick Schmidt (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on commerce
- 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: Cindy Holscher (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Dinah Sykes (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Ethan Corson (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Marci Francisco (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Mary Ware
- Sponsor: Oletha Faust Goudeau (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Pat Pettey (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Patrick Schmidt (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-04-10: Died in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Citing Rule 11(b), motion to withdraw from committee failed. (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1609/scr1609_00_0000.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/scr_1609/scr1609_00_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-SCR1609-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).