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KS HB 2151

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Increasing the Kansas minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did KS HB 2151 pass?

No. KS HB 2151 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died in Committee

What is KS HB 2151 about?

KS HB 2151 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Increasing the Kansas minimum wage to $15 an hour.”.

Who sponsors KS HB 2151?

Rui Xu, Suzanne Wikle, Virgil Weigel and 19 others are the primary sponsors of KS HB 2151.

Introduced
2025-01-29
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Died in Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rui Xuprimary
  • Suzanne Wikleprimary
  • Virgil Weigelprimary
  • Jerry Stogsdillprimary
  • Alexis Simmonsprimary
  • Tobias Schlingensiepenprimary
  • Stephanie Sawyer Claytonprimary
  • Cindy Neighborprimary
  • Silas Millerprimary
  • Heather Meyerprimary
  • Lynn Meltonprimary
  • Nikki McDonaldprimary
  • Angela Martinezprimary
  • Jo Ella Hoyeprimary
  • Kirk Haskinsprimary
  • Linda Featherstonprimary
  • Ford Carrprimary
  • John Carmichaelprimary
  • Sydney Carlinprimary
  • Mike Amyxprimary
  • John Alcalaprimary
  • Brandon Woodardprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-10

    Died in Committee

    failure

  2. 2025-01-29

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2025-01-29

    Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2151/

Attribution

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