Kansas 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive

SB 34 — Substitute for SB 34 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Prohibiting governmental entities and public officials from taking certain actions related to a contagious or infectious disease, limiting powers of the governor and other governmental entities under the Kansas emergency management act to require face masks, requiring judicial review of certain emergency actions to occur without unreasonable delay and limiting powers of the secretary of health and environment related to enforcement of quarantine and student inoculation requirements.

Last action — No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

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

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

  2. Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Friday, May 13, 2022

  3. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, May 6, 2022

  4. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 23 Nay: 17

  5. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;

  6. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 64 Nay: 53

  7. Substitute motion to not adopt and appoint a conference committee failed

  8. Conference committee report now available

  9. Representative Landwehr, Representative Eplee, and Representative Ruiz, S. are appointed to replace Representative Barker, Representative Arnberger, and Representative Ruiz, L. on the Conference Committee

  10. Senator Hilderbrand, Senator Gossage, and Senator Pettey are appointed to replace Senator Olson, Senator Hilderbrand, and Senator Faust-Goudeau on the Conference Committee

  11. Motion to accede adopted; Representative Barker, Representative Arnberger and Representative Ruiz, L. appointed as conferees

  12. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed

  13. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 88 Nay: 34

  14. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  15. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  16. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  17. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  18. Hearing: Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 9:00 AM Room 346-S

  19. Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  20. Received and Introduced

  21. Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 32 Nay: 7

  22. Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

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

  24. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

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

  26. Hearing: Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 10:30 AM Room 144-S

  27. Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  28. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Federal and State Affairs · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on · 34 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 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 64 Yea · 53 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 42501
Unaffiliated 222406
Democrat 02401
Total 645308
% of votes cast 51%42%0%6%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Barker — Yea
Burris — Yea
W. — Yea
Clark — Yea
Finch — Yea
French — Yea
Garber — Yea
Houser — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
S. — Yea
T. — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Lee — Yea
Mason — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Proehl — Yea
Ralph — Yea
Resman — Yea
A. — Yea
E. — Yea
Toplikar — Yea
Baker — Nay
Byers — Nay
Carlson — Nay
Coleman — Nay
Concannon — Nay
Dodson — Nay
Donohoe — Nay
Eplee — Nay
Finney — Nay
Gartner — Nay
Haswood — Nay
Henderson — Nay
Highberger — Nay
Kelly — Nay
Kuether — Nay
Lynn — Nay
Newland — Nay
Orr — Nay
Probst — Nay
S. — Nay
Samsel — Nay
C. — Nay
Wheeler — Nay
Wolfe — Nay
Burroughs — Not Voting
Helmer — Not Voting
Highland — Not Voting
Poetter — Not Voting
L. — Not Voting
Victors — Not Voting
Barbara Ballard Democrat Nay
Brandon Woodard Democrat Nay
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Nay
Dan Osman Democrat Nay
Heather Meyer Democrat Nay
Henry Helgerson Democrat Nay
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Nay
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Nay
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Nay
John Alcala Democrat Nay
John Carmichael Democrat Nay
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Nay
Linda Featherston Democrat Nay
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Not Voting
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Nay
Mike Amyx Democrat Nay
Pam Curtis Democrat Nay
Patrick Schmidt Democrat Nay
Rui Xu Democrat Nay
Silas Miller Democrat Nay
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton Democrat Nay
Sydney Carlin Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Nay
Valdenia Winn Democrat Nay
Virgil Weigel Democrat Nay
Adam Thomas Republican Yea
Avery Anderson Republican Yea
Barb Wasinger Republican Yea
Bill Rhiley Republican Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Not Voting
Brett Fairchild Republican Yea
Brian Bergkamp Republican Yea
Carl Turner Republican Yea
Charlotte Esau Republican Yea
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Clarke Sanders Republican Yea
Cyndi Howerton Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Yea
Jesse Borjon Republican Nay
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
Leah Howell 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 Nay
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 Nay
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
William Clifford Republican Nay

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Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended;

Passed 88 Yea · 34 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 48000
Unaffiliated 381103
Democrat 22300
Total 883403
% of votes cast 70%27%0%2%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Barker — Yea
Burris — Yea
Burroughs — Yea
Carlson — Yea
W. — Yea
Clark — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Finch — Yea
French — Yea
Garber — Yea
Helmer — Yea
Highland — Yea
Houser — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
S. — Yea
T. — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Lee — Yea
Lynn — Yea
Mason — Yea
Newland — Yea
Orr — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Probst — Yea
Proehl — Yea
Ralph — Yea
Resman — Yea
Samsel — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
Toplikar — Yea
Wheeler — Yea
Byers — Nay
Finney — Nay
Gartner — Nay
Haswood — Nay
Henderson — Nay
Highberger — Nay
Kuether — Nay
L. — Nay
S. — Nay
Victors — Nay
Wolfe — Nay
Coleman — Not Voting
Poetter — Not Voting
E. — Not Voting
Barbara Ballard Democrat Nay
Brandon Woodard Democrat Nay
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Nay
Dan Osman Democrat Nay
Heather Meyer Democrat Nay
Henry Helgerson Democrat Nay
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Nay
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Nay
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Nay
John Alcala Democrat Nay
John Carmichael Democrat Nay
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Nay
Linda Featherston Democrat Nay
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Nay
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Nay
Mike Amyx Democrat Nay
Pam Curtis Democrat Nay
Patrick Schmidt Democrat Nay
Rui Xu Democrat Nay
Silas Miller Democrat Yea
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton Democrat Nay
Sydney Carlin Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Nay
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
Cyndi Howerton 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
Leah Howell Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Lisa M. Moser Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
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
William Clifford Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed;

Passed 32 Yea · 7 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 17000
Unaffiliated 14300
Democrat 1401
Total 32701
% of votes cast 80%18%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
Pyle — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Straub — Yea
Suellentrop — Yea
Holland — Nay
Pittman — Nay
Ware — Nay
Cindy Holscher Democrat Nay
David Haley Democrat Yea
Dinah Sykes Democrat Nay
Ethan Corson Democrat Nay
Marci Francisco Democrat Not Voting
Pat Pettey Democrat Nay
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

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Subjects

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SB 34 is sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
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