Kansas 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 6 R cosponsors

HB 2066 — Substitute for HB 2066 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Expanding the military spouse and service members expedited licensure law to all applicants who have established or intend to establish residency in Kansas.

Last action — Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2021. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    6 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 2 failed in recorded votes so far.

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

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 21, 2021

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 16, 2021

  3. Reengrossed on Friday, April 9, 2021

  4. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 105 Nay: 17

  5. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 35 Nay: 4

  6. Conference committee report now available

  7. Motion to accede adopted; Senator Alley, Senator Hilderbrand and Senator Faust-Goudeau appointed as conferees

  8. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed

  9. Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 36 Nay: 2

  10. Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended

  11. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Hawk was rejected Yea: 16 Nay: 17

  12. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Hawk

  13. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Hilderbrand was adopted

  14. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Hilderbrand

  15. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  16. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  17. Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  18. Hearing: Thursday, March 11, 2021, 10:30 AM Room 144-S

  19. Received and Introduced

  20. Engrossed on Thursday, March 4, 2021

  21. Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 103 Nay: 21

  22. Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended

  23. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Xu was rejected Yea: 44 Nay: 80

  24. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Xu

  25. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Croft was adopted

  26. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Croft

  27. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

  28. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  29. Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  30. Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  31. Hearing: Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 1:30 PM Room 346-S

  32. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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6 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on · 62 voted No

Sponsors (6)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Not signed on (158)

158 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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Votes

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

Passed 35 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 17000
Unaffiliated 14201
Democrat 4200
Total 35401
% of votes cast 88%10%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Doll — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
Hawk — Yea
Hilderbrand — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Straub — Yea
Holland — Nay
Ware — Nay
Suellentrop — Not Voting
Cindy Holscher Democrat Yea
David Haley Democrat Nay
Dinah Sykes Democrat Yea
Ethan Corson Democrat Yea
Marci Francisco Democrat Nay
Pat Pettey Democrat Yea
Beverly Gossage Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Yea
Elaine Bowers Republican Yea
Joseph Claeys Republican Yea
Kellie Warren Republican Yea
Larry Alley Republican Yea
Michael Fagg Republican Yea
Mike Petersen Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Renee Erickson Republican Yea
Rick Billinger Republican Yea
Rick Kloos Republican Yea
Rick Wilborn Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended;

Passed 36 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16001
Unaffiliated 16100
Democrat 4101
Total 36202
% of votes cast 90%5%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Doll — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
Hawk — Yea
Hilderbrand — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Straub — Yea
Suellentrop — Yea
Ware — Yea
Holland — Nay
Cindy Holscher Democrat Yea
David Haley Democrat Nay
Dinah Sykes Democrat Yea
Ethan Corson Democrat Yea
Marci Francisco Democrat Not Voting
Pat Pettey Democrat Yea
Beverly Gossage Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Yea
Elaine Bowers Republican Yea
Joseph Claeys Republican Yea
Kellie Warren Republican Yea
Larry Alley Republican Yea
Michael Fagg Republican Yea
Mike Petersen Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Renee Erickson Republican Yea
Rick Billinger Republican Not Voting
Rick Kloos Republican Yea
Rick Wilborn Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Hawk was rejected

Failed 16 Yea · 17 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6000
Republican 21203
Unaffiliated 8504
Total 161707
% of votes cast 40%43%0%18%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Doll — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
Hawk — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Ware — Yea
Hilderbrand — Nay
Kerschen — Nay
Longbine — Nay
Straub — Nay
Suellentrop — Nay
Baumgardner — Not Voting
Holland — Not Voting
Olson — Not Voting
Pyle — Not Voting
Cindy Holscher Democrat Yea
David Haley Democrat Yea
Dinah Sykes Democrat Yea
Ethan Corson Democrat Yea
Marci Francisco Democrat Yea
Pat Pettey Democrat Yea
Beverly Gossage Republican Nay
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Nay
Elaine Bowers Republican Nay
Joseph Claeys Republican Not Voting
Kellie Warren Republican Not Voting
Larry Alley Republican Nay
Michael Fagg Republican Nay
Mike Petersen Republican Nay
Mike Thompson Republican Nay
Renee Erickson Republican Nay
Rick Billinger Republican Not Voting
Rick Kloos Republican Yea
Rick Wilborn Republican Nay
Ronald Ryckman Republican Nay
Ty Masterson Republican Nay
Virgil Peck Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Final Action - Substitute passed as amended;

Passed 103 Yea · 21 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 44100
Democrat 111100
Unaffiliated 48901
Total 1032101
% of votes cast 82%17%0%1%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Burris — Yea
Burroughs — Yea
Byers — Yea
Carlson — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Clark — Yea
Day — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Finch — Yea
French — Yea
Garber — Yea
Haswood — Yea
Helmer — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Highland — Yea
Houser — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jennings — Yea
S. — Yea
T. — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Lee — Yea
Lynn — Yea
Mason — Yea
Newland — Yea
Orr — Yea
Parker — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Poetter — Yea
Probst — Yea
Proehl — Yea
Ralph — Yea
Resman — Yea
L. — Yea
Samsel — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Toplikar — Yea
Victors — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Baker — Nay
Coleman — Nay
Concannon — Nay
Finney — Nay
Gartner — Nay
Henderson — Nay
Kuether — Nay
S. — Nay
Wheeler — Nay
Howard — Not Voting
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Yea
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Nay
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Nay
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Nay
John Carmichael Democrat Nay
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Nay
Linda Featherston Democrat Yea
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Yea
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Nay
Mike Amyx Democrat Nay
Pam Curtis Democrat Yea
Rui Xu Democrat Nay
Silas Miller Democrat Yea
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton Democrat Nay
Sydney Carlin Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Valdenia Winn Democrat Nay
Virgil Weigel Democrat Yea
Adam Thomas Republican Yea
Avery Anderson Republican Yea
Barb Wasinger Republican Yea
Bill Rhiley Republican Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Yea
Brian Bergkamp Republican Yea
Carl Turner Republican Yea
Charlotte Esau Republican Yea
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Clarke Sanders Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Yea
Jesse Borjon Republican Yea
Jim Minnix Republican Yea
Joe Seiwert Republican Yea
Ken Corbet Republican Yea
Ken Rahjes Republican Yea
Kenneth Collins Republican Yea
Kristey Williams Republican Yea
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Lance W. Neelly Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Lisa M. Moser Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Nay
Marty Long Republican Yea
Michael Murphy Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Yea
Paul Waggoner Republican Yea
Ronald Ellis Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Yea
Steve Huebert Republican Yea
Steven K. Howe Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Tom Kessler Republican Yea
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Xu was rejected

Failed 44 Yea · 80 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 22000
Unaffiliated 213601
Republican 14400
Total 448001
% of votes cast 35%64%0%1%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Burroughs — Yea
Byers — Yea
Clark — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Day — Yea
Finney — Yea
Gartner — Yea
Haswood — Yea
Henderson — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Houser — Yea
Kuether — Yea
Orr — Yea
Parker — Yea
Probst — Yea
L. — Yea
S. — Yea
Victors — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Barker — Nay
Burris — Nay
Carlson — Nay
B. — Nay
W. — Nay
Concannon — Nay
Dodson — Nay
Donohoe — Nay
Eplee — Nay
Finch — Nay
French — Nay
Garber — Nay
Helmer — Nay
Highland — Nay
Jacobs — Nay
Jennings — Nay
S. — Nay
T. — Nay
Kelly — Nay
Landwehr — Nay
Lee — Nay
Lynn — Nay
Mason — Nay
Newland — Nay
Patton — Nay
Penn — Nay
Poetter — Nay
Proehl — Nay
Ralph — Nay
Resman — Nay
Samsel — Nay
A. — Nay
C. — Nay
E. — Nay
Toplikar — Nay
Wheeler — Nay
Howard — Not Voting
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Yea
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Yea
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Yea
John Carmichael Democrat Yea
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Yea
Linda Featherston Democrat Yea
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Yea
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Yea
Mike Amyx Democrat Yea
Pam Curtis Democrat Yea
Rui Xu Democrat Yea
Silas Miller Democrat Yea
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Valdenia Winn Democrat Yea
Virgil Weigel Democrat Yea
Adam Thomas Republican Nay
Avery Anderson Republican Nay
Barb Wasinger Republican Nay
Bill Rhiley Republican Nay
Bill Sutton Republican Nay
Brett Fairchild Republican Nay
Brian Bergkamp Republican Nay
Carl Turner Republican Nay
Charlotte Esau Republican Nay
Chris Croft Republican Nay
Clarke Sanders Republican Nay
Daniel Hawkins Republican Nay
Doug Blex Republican Nay
Emil Bergquist Republican Nay
Francis Awerkamp Republican Nay
Jesse Borjon Republican Nay
Jim Minnix Republican Nay
Joe Seiwert Republican Nay
Ken Corbet Republican Nay
Ken Rahjes Republican Nay
Kenneth Collins Republican Nay
Kristey Williams Republican Nay
Kyle Hoffman Republican Nay
Lance W. Neelly Republican Nay
Leo Delperdang Republican Nay
Lisa M. Moser Republican Nay
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
Marty Long Republican Nay
Michael Murphy Republican Nay
Mike Thompson Republican Nay
Nick Hoheisel Republican Nay
Pat Proctor Republican Nay
Paul Waggoner Republican Nay
Ronald Ellis Republican Nay
Ronald Ryckman Republican Nay
Sean Tarwater Republican Nay
Shannon Francis Republican Nay
Stephen Owens Republican Nay
Steve Huebert Republican Nay
Steven K. Howe Republican Nay
Susan Estes Republican Nay
Susan Humphries Republican Nay
Tom Kessler Republican Nay
Tory Marie Blew Republican Nay
Troy Waymaster Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2066?
HB 2066 is sponsored by Chris Croft (Republican), Stephen Owens (Republican), Pat Proctor (Republican), Sean Tarwater (Republican), Adam Thomas (Republican), Barb Wasinger (Republican), and Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development.
What is the current status of HB 2066?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2021. Enacted.
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