Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 229 — House Substitute for SB 229 by Committee on Legislative Modernization - Creating the legislative compensation commission, prescribing powers and duties of the commission and the legislature, establishing the rate of pay for statewide elected officials based on the salary for members of Congress and establishing the rate of pay for judges and justices based on the salary for district judges of the United States.

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

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2023. Enacted.

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

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 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 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. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 25 Nay: 8

  4. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 76 Nay: 46

  5. Conference committee report now available

  6. Motion to accede adopted; Representative Wasinger, Representative Carpenter, B. and Representative Stogsdill appointed as conferees

  7. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed

  8. Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 96 Nay: 26

  9. Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

  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 Legislative Modernization

  13. Withdrawn from Committee on Transportation; Referred to Committee on Legislative Modernization

  14. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  15. Hearing: Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 1:30 PM Room 582-N - CANCELED

  16. Received and Introduced

  17. Final Action - Passed; Yea: 38 Nay: 2

  18. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  19. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  20. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Transportation

  21. Referred to Committee on Transportation

  22. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Commerce · Primary
  • Committee on Legislative Modernization · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 41 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Commerce

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Legislative Modernization

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

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

Passed 76 Yea · 46 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 431800
Unaffiliated 23903
Democrat 101900
Total 764603
% of votes cast 61%37%0%2%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Barth — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Haswood — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Mason — Yea
Maughan — Yea
D. — Yea
V. — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Resman — Yea
Robinson — Yea
S. — Yea
A. — Yea
E. — Yea
Underhill — Yea
K. — Yea
L. — Yea
Boyd — Nay
Garber — Nay
Hougland — Nay
Jacobs — Nay
Landwehr — Nay
S. — Nay
Probst — Nay
C. — Nay
Younger — Nay
Houser — Not Voting
Poetter — Not Voting
L. — Not Voting
Angela Martinez Democrat Nay
Barbara Ballard Democrat Nay
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Dan Osman Democrat Nay
Ford Carr Democrat Nay
Heather Meyer Democrat Nay
Henry Helgerson Democrat Nay
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Yea
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Melissa Oropeza Democrat Nay
Mike Amyx Democrat Nay
Pam Curtis Democrat Yea
Rui Xu Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Nay
Tobias Schlingensiepen Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Bob Lewis Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Nay
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 Nay
Gary White Republican Nay
Jason W. Goetz Republican Nay
Jesse Borjon Republican Yea
Jim Minnix Republican Nay
Joe Seiwert Republican Nay
Ken Corbet Republican Nay
Ken Rahjes Republican Nay
Kenneth Collins Republican Yea
Kenny Titus Republican Nay
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Lance W. Neelly Republican Yea
Leah Howell Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Lewis "Bill" Bloom Republican Nay
Lisa M. Moser Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
Michael Murphy Republican Nay
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nathan Butler Republican Yea
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Nay
Paul Waggoner Republican Yea
Rebecca Schmoe Republican Yea
Robyn R. Essex Republican Yea
Ron Bryce Republican Yea
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 Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Nay
Tom Kessler Republican Yea
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea
Webster T. Roth Republican Yea
William Clifford Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Final Action - Substitute passed;

Passed 96 Yea · 26 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 19901
Republican 501100
Unaffiliated 27602
Total 962603
% of votes cast 77%21%0%2%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Barth — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Haswood — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Mason — Yea
Maughan — Yea
D. — Yea
S. — Yea
V. — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Resman — Yea
Robinson — Yea
L. — Yea
S. — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Underhill — Yea
K. — Yea
L. — Yea
Younger — Yea
Garber — Nay
Hougland — Nay
Houser — Nay
Jacobs — Nay
Landwehr — Nay
Probst — Nay
Boyd — Not Voting
Poetter — Not Voting
Angela Martinez Democrat Yea
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Nay
Dan Osman Democrat Nay
Ford Carr Democrat Yea
Heather Meyer Democrat Nay
Henry Helgerson Democrat Nay
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Yea
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Nay
John Carmichael Democrat Not Voting
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Yea
Kirk Haskins Democrat Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Bob Lewis Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Nay
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 Nay
Gary White Republican Yea
Jason W. Goetz Republican Yea
Jesse Borjon Republican Yea
Jim Minnix Republican Yea
Joe Seiwert Republican Nay
Ken Corbet Republican Nay
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 Nay
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nathan Butler Republican Yea
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Nay
Paul Waggoner Republican Nay
Rebecca Schmoe Republican Yea
Robyn R. Essex Republican Yea
Ron Bryce Republican Yea
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 Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Yea
Tom Kessler Republican Yea
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea
Webster T. Roth Republican Yea
William Clifford Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Final Action - Passed;

Passed 38 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 17200
Unaffiliated 15000
Democrat 6000
Total 38200
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Doll — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
Holland — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Reddi — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Straub — Yea
Ware — Yea
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 Nay
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 Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Who sponsors SB 229?
SB 229 is sponsored by Committee on Commerce and Committee on Legislative Modernization.
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