Bill Commons

KS HB 2016

enacted

Including funeral home online obituary notices as sufficient grounds for removal of a deceased voter from the voter registration books; requiring that poll workers be citizens of the United States and live within the state of Kansas; prohibiting the disqualification of active military members, spouses or other dependents who are citizens of the United States as poll workers on the basis of residency or being a registered voter; relating to advance voting ballot applications; modifying the requirements for soliciting registered voters to submit advance voting applications.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KS HB 2016 pass?

Yes. KS HB 2016 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-10): Engrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025

What is KS HB 2016 about?

KS HB 2016 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Including funeral home online obituary notices as sufficient grounds for removal of a deceased voter from the voter registration books; requiring that poll workers be citizens of the United States and live within the state of Kansas; prohibiting the disqualification of active military members, spouses or other dependents who are citizens of the United States as poll workers on the basis of residency or being a registered voter; relating to advance voting ballot applications; modifying the requirements for soliciting registered voters to submit advance voting applications.”.

Who sponsors KS HB 2016?

Committee on Elections is the primary sponsor of KS HB 2016.

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2025-04-10 — Engrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Electionsprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-10

    Engrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025

  2. 2025-04-10

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025

  3. 2025-04-10

    Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025

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  4. 2025-03-26

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0

  5. 2025-03-26

    Conference committee report now available

  6. 2025-03-26

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 97, Nay 26, Absent 2

  7. 2025-03-25

    Conference committee report now available

  8. 2025-03-20

    Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins

  9. 2025-03-20

    Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees

  10. 2025-03-19

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

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  11. 2025-03-19

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

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  12. 2025-03-19

    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0

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  13. 2025-03-10

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs

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  14. 2025-02-20

    Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs

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  15. 2025-02-19

    Final Action - Passed; Yea 106, Nay 13, Absent 6

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  16. 2025-02-19

    Received and Introduced

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  17. 2025-02-18

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

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  18. 2025-02-13

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Elections

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  19. 2025-01-16

    Introduced

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  20. 2025-01-16

    Referred to House Committee on Elections

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2016/

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