Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive

HB 2285 — Requiring the secretary of health and environment to study drug overdose death cases and providing for the confidentiality of related records, restricting the authority of the secretary of health and environment and local health officers to control the spread of infectious or contagious diseases, repealing the authority of the secretary to quarantine individuals and impose penalties for violations thereof and prohibiting the secretary of health and environment from requiring COVID-19 vaccination for children attending a child care facility or school.

Last action — The Legislature having adjourned sine die on April 28, 2023, there was no opportunity to reconsider and the veto is sustained.

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

This bill died with 2023-2024 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.

Vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on April 28, 2023.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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. The Legislature having adjourned sine die on April 28, 2023, there was no opportunity to reconsider and the veto is sustained.

  2. No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

  3. Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Friday, May 12, 2023

  4. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, May 5, 2023

  5. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 63 Nay: 56

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

  7. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 22 Nay: 18

  8. Conference committee report now available

  9. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Carpenter, W., Representative Humphries and Representative Hoye appointed as second conferees

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

  11. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Gossage, Senator Erickson and Senator Pettey appointed as second conferees

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

  13. Conference committee report now available

  14. Senator Gossage, Senator Erickson, and Senator Pettey are appointed to replace Senator Longbine, Senator Fagg, and Senator Holscher on the Conference Committee

  15. Representative Carpenter, W., Representative Humphries, and Representative Hoye are appointed to replace Representative Sutton, Representative Penn, and Representative Neighbor on the Conference Committee

  16. Motion to accede adopted; Senator Longbine, Senator Fagg and Senator Holscher appointed as conferees

  17. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed

  18. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 0

  19. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  20. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  21. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  22. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

  23. Hearing: Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 9:30 AM Room 546-S

  24. Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

  25. Received and Introduced

  26. Final Action - Passed; Yea: 123 Nay: 0

  27. Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by

  28. Hearing: Wednesday, February 8, 2023, 3:30 PM Room 218-N

  29. Referred to Committee on Insurance

  30. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Insurance · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Insurance

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 22 Yea · 18 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 17200
Unaffiliated 51000
Democrat 0600
Total 221800
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Straub — Yea
Doll — Nay
Faust-Goudeau — Nay
Holland — Nay
Kerschen — Nay
Longbine — Nay
McGinn — Nay
O'Shea — Nay
Pittman — Nay
Reddi — Nay
Ware — Nay
Cindy Holscher Democrat Nay
David Haley Democrat Nay
Dinah Sykes Democrat Nay
Ethan Corson Democrat Nay
Marci Francisco Democrat Nay
Pat Pettey Democrat Nay
Beverly Gossage Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Nay
Caryn Tyson Republican Yea
Chase Blasi Republican Yea
Elaine Bowers Republican Nay
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
Tim Shallenburger Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Yea

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Final Action - Passed as amended;

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 19000
Unaffiliated 14001
Democrat 6000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Doll — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
Holland — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Reddi — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Straub — Yea
Ware — Yea
Kerschen — 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 Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Yea
Chase Blasi 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
Tim Shallenburger Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Yea

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Final Action - Passed;

Passed 123 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 29000
Republican 59002
Unaffiliated 35000
Total 123002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Barth — Yea
Boyd — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Garber — Yea
Haswood — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Hougland — Yea
Houser — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Mason — Yea
Maughan — Yea
D. — Yea
S. — Yea
V. — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Poetter — Yea
Probst — Yea
Resman — Yea
Robinson — Yea
L. — Yea
S. — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Underhill — Yea
K. — Yea
L. — Yea
Younger — Yea
Angela Martinez Democrat Yea
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Dan Osman Democrat Yea
Ford Carr Democrat Yea
Heather Meyer 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
Kirk Haskins Democrat Yea
Linda Featherston Democrat Yea
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Yea
Lynn Melton Democrat Yea
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Yea
Melissa Oropeza Democrat Yea
Mike Amyx Democrat Yea
Pam Curtis Democrat Yea
Rui Xu Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Yea
Tobias Schlingensiepen Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Valdenia Winn Democrat Yea
Virgil Weigel Democrat Yea
Adam Thomas Republican Yea
Adam Turk Republican Yea
Avery Anderson Republican Yea
Barb Wasinger Republican Yea
Bill Rhiley Republican Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Bob Lewis Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Yea
Brian Bergkamp Republican Yea
Carl Turner Republican Yea
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Clarke Sanders Republican Yea
Cyndi Howerton Republican Yea
Dan Goddard Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
David Buehler Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Duane Droge Republican Yea
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Yea
Fred Gardner Republican Yea
Gary White Republican Yea
Jason W. Goetz 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
Kenny Titus Republican Yea
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Lance W. Neelly Republican Yea
Leah Howell Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Lewis "Bill" Bloom Republican Yea
Lisa M. Moser Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
Michael Murphy Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nathan Butler Republican Yea
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Yea
Paul Waggoner Republican Yea
Rebecca Schmoe Republican Yea
Robyn R. Essex Republican Yea
Ron Bryce Republican Yea
Ronald Ellis Republican Yea
Sandy Pickert Republican Yea
Scott Hill Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Not Voting
Steven K. Howe Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Yea
Tom Kessler Republican Not Voting
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea
Webster T. Roth Republican Yea
William Clifford Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2285?
HB 2285 is sponsored by Committee on Insurance.
What is the current status of HB 2285?
This bill died with 2023-2024 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.
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