Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Passed House 2 R cosponsors

HB 2542 — Designating a portion of United States highway 56 as the Bill Tucker memorial highway.

Last action — Died on Calendar

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 26, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 30% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    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).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

2 added · 1 removed

2 line(s) added, 1 removed.

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Session of 2026 HOUSE BILLNo.
As Amended by Senate Committee Session of 2026 HOUSE BILLNo.
2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book Kansas register.
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Action History

  1. Died on Calendar

  2. Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Jeff Klemp and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees

  3. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex and Rep. Henry Helgerson

  4. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0

  5. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  7. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation

  8. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation

  9. Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3

  10. Received and Introduced

  11. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  12. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Transportation

  13. Introduced

  14. Referred to House Committee on Transportation

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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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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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2542?
HB 2542 is sponsored by Lon Pishny (Republican) and Marty Long (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2542?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 26, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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