Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 2 — Validating the election results for the bond issuance question submitted by the board of education of USD 200, Greeley county, at a special election held on May 21, 2024.

Last action — Approved by Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on March 24, 2025.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

70 added · 60 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Senate Bill No. 2 updates the legal acknowledgment of an election outcome regarding bond issuance by the Greeley County school district. Specifically, it validates the results of a May 2024 election where voters approved issuing $4.6 million in bonds for various school facility improvements. This change is significant because it ensures that the necessary funding for important renovations and upgrades to school facilities can proceed without legal uncertainty. Additionally, it maintains the requirement for publishing election results online if the county election office has a website, enhancing transparency.

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As Amended by Senate Committee Session of 2025 SENATE BILLNo.
SENATE BILL No.
2 By Senators Blew and Clifford 1-8 AN ACT concerning school districts elections;
2 AN ACT concerning elections;
relating to election publication requirements;
relating to publication requirements;
SB 2—Am.
(b) Notice of the election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality once each week for two consecutive weeks and on the website of the county election office of any county where the election is to be conducted if such county election office has a website.
by SC 2 (b) Notice of the election shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality once each week for two consecutive weeks and on the website of the county election office of any county where the election is to be conducted if such county election office has a website.
Such notice shall be published not less than 21 days prior to the election and If published on the website of the county election office, such publication shall remain on the website until the day after the election.
Such notice shall be published not less than days prior to the election and If published on the website of the county election office, such publication shall remain on the website until the day after the election.
Sec.
SENATE BILL No.
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2—page 2 Sec.
I hereby certify that the above ILLoriginated in the SENATE, and passed that body _________________________ _________________________ President of the Senate.
_________________________ Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the H OUSE ________________________ _________________________ Speaker of the House.
_________________________ Chief Clerk of the House.
A PPROVED ____________________________ _________________________ Governor.
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 18, 2025

  3. Final Action - Passed; Yea 121, Nay 1, Absent 3

  4. Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by House Committee on Local Government

  5. Received and Introduced

  6. Referred to House Committee on Local Government

  7. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1

  8. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  9. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  10. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Ways and Means

  11. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics

  12. Withdrawn from committee and referred separately to the Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics and the Committee on Ways and Means

  13. Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics

  14. Prefiled for Introduction on Wednesday, January 8, 2025

  15. Introduced

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2?
SB 2 is sponsored by Tory Marie Blew (Republican) and William Clifford (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.
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