Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 2238 — Creating the fairness in women's sports act to require that female student athletic teams only include members who are biologically female.

Last action — Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 28 Nay: 12

  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 31, 2023. Enacted.

Vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on April 05, 2023.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 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. Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 28 Nay: 12

  2. Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 84 Nay: 40

  3. Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Friday, March 17, 2023

  4. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 13, 2023

  5. Final Action - Passed; Yea: 28 Nay: 11

  6. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  7. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Doll was rejected Yea: 11 Nay: 24

  8. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Doll

  9. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  10. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education

  11. Hearing: Monday, March 6, 2023, 1:30 PM Room 144-S

  12. Referred to Committee on Education

  13. Received and Introduced

  14. Final Action - Passed; Yea: 82 Nay: 40

  15. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  16. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  17. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Education

  18. Hearing: Monday, February 13, 2023, 1:30 PM Room 218-N

  19. Referred to Committee on Education

  20. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Education · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on · 51 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Education

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

Motion to override veto prevailed;

Passed 28 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18100
Unaffiliated 10500
Democrat 0600
Total 281200
% of votes cast 70%30%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Doll — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Straub — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Nay
Holland — 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 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

Official roll call →

Final Action - Passed;

Passed 28 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18100
Unaffiliated 10500
Democrat 0501
Total 281101
% of votes cast 70%28%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Doll — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Straub — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Nay
Holland — Nay
Pittman — Nay
Reddi — Nay
Ware — Nay
Cindy Holscher Democrat Nay
David Haley Democrat Not Voting
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 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

Official roll call →

Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Doll was rejected

Failed 11 Yea · 24 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 21700
Unaffiliated 5703
Democrat 4002
Total 112405
% of votes cast 28%60%0%13%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Doll — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
McGinn — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Ware — Yea
Baumgardner — Nay
Kerschen — Nay
O'Shea — Nay
Olson — Nay
Pyle — Nay
Steffen — Nay
Straub — Nay
Holland — Not Voting
Reddi — Not Voting
Longbine — Not Voting
Cindy Holscher Democrat Yea
David Haley Democrat Yea
Dinah Sykes Democrat Not Voting
Ethan Corson Democrat Not Voting
Marci Francisco Democrat Yea
Pat Pettey Democrat Yea
Beverly Gossage Republican Nay
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Nay
Chase Blasi Republican Nay
Elaine Bowers Republican Yea
Joseph Claeys Republican Nay
Kellie Warren Republican Nay
Larry Alley Republican Nay
Michael Fagg Republican Nay
Mike Petersen Republican Nay
Mike Thompson Republican Nay
Renee Erickson Republican Nay
Rick Billinger Republican Nay
Rick Kloos Republican Nay
Rick Wilborn Republican Nay
Ronald Ryckman Republican Nay
Tim Shallenburger Republican Nay
Ty Masterson Republican Nay
Virgil Peck Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Final Action - Passed;

Passed 82 Yea · 40 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 59101
Unaffiliated 221201
Democrat 12701
Total 824003
% of votes cast 66%32%0%2%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Barth — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Houser — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Mason — Yea
Maughan — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Poetter — Yea
Resman — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Underhill — Yea
K. — Yea
L. — Yea
Boyd — Nay
Haswood — Nay
Highberger — Nay
Hougland — Nay
D. — Nay
S. — Nay
V. — Nay
Probst — Nay
Robinson — Nay
L. — Nay
S. — Nay
Younger — Nay
Garber — Not Voting
Angela Martinez Democrat Nay
Barbara Ballard Democrat Nay
Brandon Woodard Democrat Nay
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Nay
Dan Osman Democrat Nay
Ford Carr Democrat Yea
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
Kirk Haskins Democrat Nay
Linda Featherston Democrat Nay
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Nay
Lynn Melton Democrat Nay
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Nay
Melissa Oropeza Democrat Nay
Mike Amyx Democrat Nay
Pam Curtis Democrat Nay
Rui Xu Democrat Nay
Sydney Carlin Democrat Nay
Tobias Schlingensiepen Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Nay
Valdenia Winn Democrat Nay
Virgil Weigel Democrat Not Voting
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 Nay
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 Yea
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

civil-rights education
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Who sponsors HB 2238?
HB 2238 is sponsored by Committee on Education.
What is the current status of HB 2238?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2023. Enacted.
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