KS HB2018 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on April 10 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-10 - House Will become law without Governor's signature
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providing criminal penalties therefor and providing for a civil cause of action for damages.

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Title

Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providing criminal penalties therefor and providing for a civil cause of action for damages.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-03-26 - House - House Concurred with amendments in conference - Yea: 106 Nay: 14 (Y: 106 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-03-19 - Senate - Senate Final Action - Substitute passed - Yea: 34 Nay: 6 (Y: 34 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-14 - House - House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 107 Nay: 12 (Y: 107 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-10HouseHouse Will become law without Governor's signature
2026-04-09HouseHouse Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
2026-03-26HouseHouse Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 106 Nay: 14
2026-03-24SenateSenate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Thompson, Senator Blew and Senator Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
2026-03-23HouseHouse Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Kessler , Representative Schmoe and Representative Meyer as conferees
2026-03-19SenateSenate Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 34 Nay: 6
2026-03-18SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
2026-03-18SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
2026-03-17SenateSenate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2025-02-18SenateSenate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
2025-02-17SenateSenate Received and Introduced
2025-02-17HouseHouse Engrossed on Friday, February 14, 2025
2025-02-14HouseHouse Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 107 Nay: 12
2025-02-14HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2025-02-14HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2025-02-06HouseHouse Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Elections
2025-01-28HouseHouse Hearing: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 218-N
2025-01-16HouseHouse Referred to Committee on Elections
2025-01-16HouseHouse Introduced

Kansas State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2018/
Texthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2018_00_0000.pdf
Texthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2018_01_0000.pdf
Texthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2018_02_0000.pdf
Texthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2018_enrolled.pdf
Amendmenthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/cr_2025_hb2018_h_1150.pdf
Amendmenthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/cr_2026_hb2018_s_4322.pdf
Supplementhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/fisc_note_hb2018_00_0000.pdf
Supplementhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_hb2018_01_0000.pdf
Supplementhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_hb2018_02_0000.pdf
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20250214120955_835957/
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20260319125001_576138/
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20260326234020_889565/

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