Bill Commons

KS HB 2056

enrolled

Senate Substitute for HB 2056- Requiring specific intent as an element of the crime of false representation of an election official; requiring that any person nominated for an elected office accept such nomination by signing a notarized statement of acceptance and restricting the number of nominations a person may accept to one nomination per election cycle.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KS HB 2056 pass?

KS HB 2056 passed both chambers and was enrolled, but its session adjourned long enough ago that the executive-action window has closed. Bill Commons did not capture the final signature or veto, so the outcome is unknown here — check the KS legislature's own record. Latest recorded action (2025-04-10): Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025

What is KS HB 2056 about?

KS HB 2056 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Senate Substitute for HB 2056- Requiring specific intent as an element of the crime of false representation of an election official; requiring that any person nominated for an elected office accept such nomination by signing a notarized statement of acceptance and restricting the number of nominations a person may accept to one nomination per election cycle.”.

Who sponsors KS HB 2056?

Committee on Elections is the primary sponsor of KS HB 2056, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-01-22
Latest action
2025-04-10 — Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Electionsprimary
  • Committee on Federal and State Affairscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-10

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

  2. 2025-04-10

    Will become law without Governor's signature

  3. 2025-03-27

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 88, Nay 37

  4. 2025-03-26

    Conference committee report now available

  5. 2025-03-26

    Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees

  6. 2025-03-26

    Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Pat Proctor, Rep. Paul Waggoner and Rep. Kirk Haskins appointed as second conferees

  7. 2025-03-26

    Conference committee report now available

  8. 2025-03-26

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 34, Nay 6

  9. 2025-03-24

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

  10. 2025-03-24

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

  11. 2025-03-20

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

    passage

  12. 2025-03-20

    Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

    passage

  13. 2025-03-20

    Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 34, Nay 6

    passage

  14. 2025-03-17

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-02-27

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    passage

  17. 2025-02-27

    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  18. 2025-02-27

    Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 118, Nay 1, Absent 6

    passage

  19. 2025-02-27

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  20. 2025-02-25

    Withdrawn from House Committee on Elections and re-referred to Committee of the Whole

    referral-committee

  21. 2025-02-20

    Withdrawn from House Committee on Elections; Referred to House Committee on Elections

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-02-18

    Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Calendar and Printing

    referral-committee

  23. 2025-02-14

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Elections

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-01-22

    Introduced

    introduction

  25. 2025-01-22

    Referred to House Committee on Elections

    referral-committee

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2056/

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