KS HB2539 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 4 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-05-04 - House Approved by Governor on Friday, May 18, 2018
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

Elections: qualifications for certain state offices; advanced ballot signature exceptions for certain disabled voters, associated affidavit requirements and perjury liability; audits of election results.

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Title

Elections: qualifications for certain state offices; advanced ballot signature exceptions for certain disabled voters, associated affidavit requirements and perjury liability; audits of election results.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-05-02 - House - House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 70 Nay: 52 (Y: 70 N: 52 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2018-05-01 - Senate - Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 32 Nay: 4 (Y: 32 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-29 - Senate - Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 29 Nay: 9 (Y: 29 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-28 - Senate - Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Sykes was rejected - Yea: 19 Nay: 20 (Y: 19 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2018-02-21 - House - House Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 94 Nay: 28 (Y: 94 N: 28 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2018-02-20 - House - House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Miller was rejected - Yea: 34 Nay: 82 (Y: 34 N: 82 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-05-04HouseHouse Approved by Governor on Friday, May 18, 2018
2018-05-04HouseHouse Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, May 08, 2018
2018-05-03HouseHouse Reengrossed on Wednesday, May 2, 2018
2018-05-02HouseHouse Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 70 Nay: 52
2018-05-01SenateSenate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 32 Nay: 4
2018-05-01SenateSenate Conference committee report now available
2018-04-27HouseHouse Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Esau, Representative Carpenter and Representative Miller appointed as second conferees
2018-04-27HouseHouse Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
2018-04-26SenateSenate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Bowers, Senator Fitzgerald and Senator Faust-Goudeau appointed as second conferees
2018-04-26SenateSenate Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
2018-04-03SenateSenate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Bowers, Senator Fitzgerald and Senator Faust-Goudeau appointed as conferees
2018-04-02HouseHouse Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Esau , Representative Carpenter and Representative Miller as conferees
2018-03-29SenateSenate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 29 Nay: 9
2018-03-28SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2018-03-28SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Sykes was rejected Yea: 19 Nay: 20
2018-03-28SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Sykes
2018-03-28SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Hardy was rejected
2018-03-28SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Hardy
2018-03-28SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2018-03-26SenateSenate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Ethics, Elections and Local Government
2018-03-07SenateSenate Hearing: Wednesday, March 07, 2018, 09:30 AM Room 142-S
2018-02-22SenateSenate Referred to Committee on Ethics, Elections and Local Government
2018-02-21SenateSenate Received and Introduced
2018-02-21HouseHouse Engrossed on Tuesday, February 20, 2018
2018-02-21HouseHouse Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 94 Nay: 28
2018-02-20HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2018-02-20HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Lusker was adopted
2018-02-20HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Lusker
2018-02-20HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Miller was rejected Yea: 34 Nay: 82
2018-02-20HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Miller
2018-02-20HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Williams was rejected
2018-02-20HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Williams
2018-02-20HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Whitmer was rejected
2018-02-20HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Whitmer
2018-02-20HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Carpenter was adopted
2018-02-20HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Carpenter
2018-02-06HouseHouse Committee Report without recommendation by Committee on Elections
2018-01-31HouseHouse Hearing: Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 01:30 PM Room 281-N
2018-01-24HouseHouse Referred to Committee on Elections
2018-01-24HouseHouse Introduced

Kansas State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/hb2539/
Texthttps://kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2539_00_0000.pdf
Texthttps://kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2539_01_0000.pdf
Texthttps://kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2539_02_0000.pdf
Texthttps://kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2539_enrolled.pdf
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/vote_view/je_20180220115551_209076/
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/vote_view/je_20180221103727_179489/
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/vote_view/je_20180328154108_098363/
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/vote_view/je_20180329112541_128968/
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/vote_view/je_20180501150520_498239/
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/vote_view/je_20180502121544_058654/

Bill Comments

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