Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 2053 — Senate Substitute for HB 2053 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing for a presidential preference primary election on March 19, 2024, and establishing voter registration and voting procedures for such election.

Last action — Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 20, 2023

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 18, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on April 24, 2023.

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Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 20, 2023

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 14, 2023

  3. Concurred with amendments; Yea: 86 Nay: 32

  4. Motion to Reconsider Adopted

  5. Motion to concur with amendments failed; Yea: 56 Nay: 64

  6. Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 28 Nay: 12

  7. Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

  8. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Tyson was rejected

  9. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Tyson

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

  11. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

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

  13. Hearing: Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 10:30 AM Room 144-S

  14. Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  15. Received and Introduced

  16. Engrossed on Friday, February 24, 2023

  17. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 109 Nay: 12

  18. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  19. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Howell was adopted

  20. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Howell

  21. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  22. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Elections

  23. Hearing: Tuesday, January 31, 2023, 3:30 PM Room 218-N

  24. Referred to Committee on Elections

  25. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Elections · Primary
  • Committee on Federal and State Affairs · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 56 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Elections

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Federal and State Affairs

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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Votes

Concurred with amendments;

Passed 86 Yea · 32 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 131402
Republican 501001
Unaffiliated 23804
Total 863207
% of votes cast 69%26%0%6%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Barth — Yea
Boyd — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Garber — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Hougland — Yea
Mason — Yea
Maughan — Yea
D. — Yea
S. — Yea
V. — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Probst — Yea
Resman — Yea
Robinson — Yea
S. — Yea
A. — Yea
L. — Yea
Concannon — Nay
Haswood — Nay
Houser — Nay
Jacobs — Nay
C. — Nay
E. — Nay
Underhill — Nay
Younger — Nay
Landwehr — Not Voting
Poetter — Not Voting
L. — Not Voting
K. — Not Voting
Angela Martinez Democrat Yea
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Nay
Dan Osman Democrat Yea
Ford Carr Democrat Nay
Heather Meyer Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Nay
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Nay
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Yea
John Carmichael Democrat Nay
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Nay
Kirk Haskins Democrat Nay
Linda Featherston Democrat Yea
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Yea
Lynn Melton Democrat Nay
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Not Voting
Melissa Oropeza Democrat Nay
Mike Amyx Democrat Yea
Pam Curtis Democrat Nay
Rui Xu Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Nay
Tobias Schlingensiepen Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Nay
Valdenia Winn Democrat Not Voting
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 Nay
Bob Lewis Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Nay
Brian Bergkamp Republican Nay
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 Nay
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Nay
Fred Gardner Republican Nay
Gary White Republican Yea
Jason W. Goetz Republican Yea
Jesse Borjon Republican Yea
Jim Minnix Republican Yea
Joe Seiwert Republican Not Voting
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 Nay
Mark Schreiber Republican Nay
Michael Murphy Republican Nay
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 Yea
Steven K. Howe Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Yea
Tom Kessler Republican Yea
Tory Marie Blew Republican Nay
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea
Webster T. Roth Republican Yea
William Clifford Republican Yea

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Motion to concur with amendments failed;

Failed 56 Yea · 64 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 141401
Republican 293101
Unaffiliated 131903
Total 566405
% of votes cast 45%51%0%4%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Hougland — Yea
Mason — Yea
Maughan — Yea
D. — Yea
S. — Yea
Penn — Yea
Probst — Yea
Robinson — Yea
K. — Yea
L. — Yea
Barth — Nay
Concannon — Nay
Dodson — Nay
Eplee — Nay
Garber — Nay
Haswood — Nay
Houser — Nay
Jacobs — Nay
Landwehr — Nay
V. — Nay
Patton — Nay
Resman — Nay
L. — Nay
S. — Nay
A. — Nay
C. — Nay
E. — Nay
Underhill — Nay
Younger — Nay
Boyd — Not Voting
Donohoe — Not Voting
Poetter — Not Voting
Angela Martinez Democrat Nay
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Nay
Dan Osman Democrat Yea
Ford Carr Democrat Yea
Heather Meyer Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Yea
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Nay
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Nay
John Carmichael Democrat Yea
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Nay
Kirk Haskins Democrat Nay
Linda Featherston Democrat Yea
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Yea
Lynn Melton Democrat Nay
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Yea
Melissa Oropeza Democrat Nay
Mike Amyx Democrat Yea
Pam Curtis Democrat Nay
Rui Xu Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Nay
Tobias Schlingensiepen Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Nay
Valdenia Winn Democrat Not Voting
Virgil Weigel Democrat Nay
Adam Thomas Republican Yea
Adam Turk Republican Yea
Avery Anderson Republican Yea
Barb Wasinger Republican Yea
Bill Rhiley Republican Nay
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Bob Lewis Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Nay
Brian Bergkamp Republican Nay
Carl Turner Republican Nay
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Clarke Sanders Republican Yea
Cyndi Howerton Republican Nay
Dan Goddard Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
David Buehler Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Nay
Duane Droge Republican Nay
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Nay
Fred Gardner Republican Nay
Gary White Republican Nay
Jason W. Goetz Republican Nay
Jesse Borjon Republican Nay
Jim Minnix Republican Nay
Joe Seiwert Republican Not Voting
Ken Corbet Republican Nay
Ken Rahjes Republican Yea
Kenneth Collins Republican Yea
Kenny Titus Republican Nay
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Lance W. Neelly Republican Yea
Leah Howell Republican Nay
Leo Delperdang Republican Nay
Lewis "Bill" Bloom Republican Nay
Lisa M. Moser Republican Nay
Mark Schreiber Republican Nay
Michael Murphy Republican Nay
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nathan Butler Republican Nay
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Yea
Paul Waggoner Republican Yea
Rebecca Schmoe Republican Yea
Robyn R. Essex Republican Yea
Ron Bryce Republican Nay
Ronald Ellis Republican Nay
Sandy Pickert Republican Yea
Scott Hill Republican Nay
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Yea
Steven K. Howe Republican Nay
Susan Estes Republican Nay
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Nay
Tom Kessler Republican Nay
Tory Marie Blew Republican Nay
Troy Waymaster Republican Nay
Webster T. Roth Republican Yea
William Clifford Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Final Action - Substitute passed;

Passed 28 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 14500
Unaffiliated 8700
Democrat 6000
Total 281200
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
Holland — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Reddi — Yea
Ware — Yea
Doll — Nay
McGinn — Nay
O'Shea — Nay
Olson — Nay
Pyle — Nay
Steffen — Nay
Straub — Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
Rick Kloos Republican Yea
Rick Wilborn Republican Nay
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Tim Shallenburger Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended;

Passed 109 Yea · 12 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 23600
Republican 57202
Unaffiliated 29402
Total 1091204
% of votes cast 87%10%0%3%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Barth — Yea
Boyd — Yea
W. — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Garber — Yea
Haswood — Yea
Hougland — Yea
Houser — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Mason — Yea
Maughan — Yea
D. — Yea
S. — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Probst — Yea
Resman — Yea
Robinson — Yea
S. — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Underhill — Yea
L. — Yea
Younger — Yea
B. — Nay
Highberger — Nay
V. — Nay
L. — Nay
Poetter — Not Voting
K. — Not Voting
Angela Martinez Democrat Yea
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Dan Osman Democrat Nay
Ford Carr Democrat Nay
Heather Meyer Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Yea
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Yea
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Nay
John Carmichael Democrat Yea
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Virgil Weigel Democrat Nay
Adam Thomas Republican Nay
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 Nay
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Yea
Steven K. Howe Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Not Voting
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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HB 2053 is sponsored by Committee on Elections and Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
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