Craig Bowser
Born
1965
Contact
Email · craig.bowser@senate.ks.gov
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25
Bills sponsored
this session · 25 all-time
4
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 4 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 0 all-time
418
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 418 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
b2025_26 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.9%
based on 418 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.1%
based on 418 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 418 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
25 billsCurrent session 25 bills
- SB310 Regulating the acceptance of cryptocurrency as a form of campaign contribution. Introduced
- SB352 Creating the bitcoin and digital assets reserve fund and providing definitions, procedures and requirements for abandoned digital assets. Introduced
- SB453 Enacting the Kansas critical infrastructure protection act to prohibit access to state critical infrastructure by countries of concern and the acquisition of critical software and other technology used in state infrastructure from countries of concern. Introduced
- SB454 Enhancing the criminal penalty for committing certain crimes in the context of transnational repression and requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training. Introduced
- SB 118 Imposing conditional term limits on members of the legislature and requiring nomination for office by petition after such term limits have run. Failed
- SR 1714 Recognizing the members of the Kansas Task Force 1 for their outstanding efforts as responders during Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Introduced
- SR 1715 Recognizing March 13, 2025, as Mental Health Advocacy Day at the capitol. Introduced
- SR 1724 Commemorating and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. Introduced
- SB 453 Enacting the Kansas critical infrastructure protection act to prohibit access to state critical infrastructure by countries of concern and the acquisition of critical software and other technology used in state infrastructure from countries of concern. Failed
- SR 1711 Honoring Michael Young for his outstanding work and contribution to our state as a talented artist and proud Kansas native. Introduced
- SCR 1620 Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and the threat to national security that such debt poses. Failed
- SB 200 Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to plan special activities in observance thereof. Failed
- SCR 1615 Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk and recognizing October 14 as Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day. Passed
- SB 310 Regulating the acceptance of cryptocurrency as a form of campaign contribution. Failed
- SR 1732 Commending Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and acknowledging the patriotic commitment of all Kansas employers who support their employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve. Introduced
- SB 302 Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes. Failed
- SCR 1603 Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real property, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes personal property based on the fair market value or average fair market value and providing that the legislature may provide by law for the freezing of property tax valuations for owner-occupied residential property of qualifying seniors. Passed
- SCR 1610 Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard. Failed
- SB 454 Enhancing the criminal penalty for committing certain crimes in the context of transnational repression and requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training. Passed
- SB 352 Creating the bitcoin and digital assets reserve fund and providing definitions, procedures and requirements for abandoned digital assets. Failed
- SR 1719 Honoring the service and sacrifice of Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient Danny J. Petersen. Introduced
- SCR 1608 Proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to require individuals to be citizens of the United States, at least 18 years of age and a resident of the voting area in which such person seeks to vote in order to vote in this state. Failed
- SR 1717 Denouncing the planned satanic worship ritual scheduled to take place on March 28, 2025. Introduced
- SB 34 Authorizing the KPERS board of trustees to invest in bitcoin exchange-traded products and providing requirements, limitations and definitions regarding such investments. Failed
- SB 10 Providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers. Passed
Co-sponsored
4 billsCurrent session 4 bills
- SB302 Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes. Introduced
- SCR1615 Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk and recognizing October 14 as Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day. Signed
- SCR1620 Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and the threat to national security that such debt poses. Introduced
- SCR1603 Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real property, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes personal property based on the fair market value or average fair market value and providing that the legislature may provide by law for the freezing of property tax valuations for owner-occupied residential property of qualifying seniors. Introduced
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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HCR5008
Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes property based on the fair market value or average fair market value of the residential portion and providing the legislature the authority to establish valuation limits for any classes or subclasses of property.
Emergency Final Action As Amended |
Yea | pass | April 11, 2026 |
|
SB454
Enhancing the criminal penalty for committing certain crimes in the context of transnational repression and requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training.
Final Action Amended |
Yea | pass | March 19, 2026 |
|
HB2513
Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
Emergency Final Action As Amended |
Yea | pass | March 10, 2026 |
|
HB2513
Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
Adopt CCR |
Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
|
HB2513
Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
Line Item Veto Override 87(f) portion 88(a) |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
HB2513
Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
Line Item Veto Override 87(g) portion of 88(a) 88(l) |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
HB2513
Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
Line Item Veto Override 88(m) |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
HB2513
Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
Line Item Veto Override 54(y) |
Nay | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
HB2513
Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
Line Item Veto Override 37(a) 74(Q) |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2026 |
|
HCR5003
Providing for the Joint Rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate for the 2025-2026 biennium.
Emergency Final Action Resolution As Amended |
Yea | pass | January 30, 2025 |
|
HB2374
Creating the specialty practice student loan program and the specialty practice student loan repayment fund, allowing for the transfer of funds from the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds to the specialty practice student loan repayment fund and abolishing the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds.
Final Action |
Yea | pass | March 19, 2026 |
|
SB197
House Substitute for Substitute for SB 197 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Setting visitor origin requirements for STAR bond projects and providing for enforcement of such requirements, expanding transparency of such projects, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue bonds for such projects, making certain other changes and extending the expiration date of the STAR bonds financing act.
Emergency Final Action Substitute As Amended |
Yea | pass | February 20, 2025 |
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SB356
House Substitute for SB356 by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to a firearm owner at the termination of the firearm hold agreement, preempting municipalities from imposing any regulations or additional terms on firearm hold agreements, providing that firearm hold agreements shall not give rise to any inference that the firearm owner lacked legal capacity or fitness to possess a firearm.
Final Action |
Yea | pass | February 18, 2026 |
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SB356
House Substitute for SB356 by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to a firearm owner at the termination of the firearm hold agreement, preempting municipalities from imposing any regulations or additional terms on firearm hold agreements, providing that firearm hold agreements shall not give rise to any inference that the firearm owner lacked legal capacity or fitness to possess a firearm.
Adopt CCR |
Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
|
SB98
Providing for the route 66 association of Kansas distinctive license plate.
Final Action |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
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SB98
Providing for the route 66 association of Kansas distinctive license plate.
Adopt CCR |
Yea | pass | April 11, 2025 |
|
HB2004
Senate Substitute for HB 2004 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies.
Emergency Final Action Substitute |
Yea | pass | February 16, 2026 |
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HB2004
Senate Substitute for HB 2004 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies.
Adopt CCR |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
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HB2004
Senate Substitute for HB 2004 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies.
Override |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2026 |
|
HB2250
Substitute for HB 2250 by Committee on Health and Human Services - Defining emergency opioid antagonist as including an expired emergency opioid antagonist for a person rendering aid to another in reasonable need of medical assistance and permitting a first responder to distribute and administer an expired emergency opioid antagonists.
Final Action Substitute Amended |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2026 |
|
HB2250
Substitute for HB 2250 by Committee on Health and Human Services - Defining emergency opioid antagonist as including an expired emergency opioid antagonist for a person rendering aid to another in reasonable need of medical assistance and permitting a first responder to distribute and administer an expired emergency opioid antagonists.
Adopt CCR |
Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
|
HB2731
Substitute for HB 2731 by Committee on Welfare Reform - Requiring the department for children and families and the office of inspector general to exchange information and documents related to cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance fraud investigations.
Final Action Amended |
Yea | pass | March 19, 2026 |
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HB2731
Substitute for HB 2731 by Committee on Welfare Reform - Requiring the department for children and families and the office of inspector general to exchange information and documents related to cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance fraud investigations.
Adopt CCR |
Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
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HB2731
Substitute for HB 2731 by Committee on Welfare Reform - Requiring the department for children and families and the office of inspector general to exchange information and documents related to cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance fraud investigations.
Override |
Yea | pass | April 11, 2026 |
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HB2624
Authorizing the disorganization of a county fire district by the board of county commissioners when such district contains no territory.
Final Action |
Yea | pass | March 09, 2026 |
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HB2733
Requiring any person who is candidate or who has been elected to certain offices shall be and must remain a resident of the state or the appropriate district.
Final Action |
Yea | pass | March 10, 2026 |
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HB2553
Providing for the Kansas PBS distinctive license plate and discontinuing the issuance of certain distinctive and educational institution license plates.
Emergency Final Action As Amended |
Yea | pass | March 20, 2026 |
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SB82
Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax credit for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property or fueling station expenditures, repealing the agritourism liability insurance, assistive technology contributions, declared disaster capital investment, owners promoting employment across Kansas and swine facility improvement tax credits and expanding the eligibility for applicable expenses under the child day care services assistance tax credit.
Final Action |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |
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SB82
Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax credit for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property or fueling station expenditures, repealing the agritourism liability insurance, assistive technology contributions, declared disaster capital investment, owners promoting employment across Kansas and swine facility improvement tax credits and expanding the eligibility for applicable expenses under the child day care services assistance tax credit.
Adopt CCR |
Yea | pass | April 11, 2026 |
|
SB402
Modifying the definition of household income for the homestead property tax refund act, providing for one homestead property tax refund claim form and providing an eligibility exception for claimants who are required to live away from the homestead by reason of health or other hardship, increasing the homestead appraised value thresholds for certain homestead refund claim provisions, extending the period of time to file homestead claims and providing for an increase in the maximum refund allowed, providing that a person shall not lose eligibility for a homestead property tax refund claim or the SAFESR tax credit if the appraised valuation of the homestead subsequently exceeds the applicable threshold after qualifying in a previous tax year and modifying the household income threshold, providing a cost-of-living adjustment for purposes of the SAFESR tax credit and prohibiting tax sales of residential property for certain qualifying individuals for taxes owed on residential property.
Emergency Final Action As Amended |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2026 |
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SCR1603
Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real property, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes personal property based on the fair market value or average fair market value and providing that the legislature may provide by law for the freezing of property tax valuations for owner-occupied residential property of qualifying seniors.
Final Action Resolution |
Yea | pass | February 06, 2025 |
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HB2029
Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.
Final Action Amended |
Yea | pass | March 12, 2025 |
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HB2029
Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.
Adopt CCR |
Yea | pass | April 11, 2026 |
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HB2347
Changing the culpability required for certain types of theft and increasing the criminal penalty for theft to a felony when the property is a motor vehicle of the value of at least $500, creating the crime of unlawful use of a laser pointer and providing criminal penalties therefor, modifying criminal use of a financial card to include certain conduct involving gift cards, increasing the criminal penalties for buying sexual relations, removing provisions regarding city ordinances prohibiting buying sexual relations, requiring certain offenders to complete an educational or treatment program regarding commercial sexual exploitation and requiring the attorney general to approve such programs in consultation with the office of judicial administration.
Final Action Amended |
Yea | pass | March 12, 2025 |
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HB2347
Changing the culpability required for certain types of theft and increasing the criminal penalty for theft to a felony when the property is a motor vehicle of the value of at least $500, creating the crime of unlawful use of a laser pointer and providing criminal penalties therefor, modifying criminal use of a financial card to include certain conduct involving gift cards, increasing the criminal penalties for buying sexual relations, removing provisions regarding city ordinances prohibiting buying sexual relations, requiring certain offenders to complete an educational or treatment program regarding commercial sexual exploitation and requiring the attorney general to approve such programs in consultation with the office of judicial administration.
Adopt CCR |
Yea | pass | March 27, 2025 |
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HB2347
Changing the culpability required for certain types of theft and increasing the criminal penalty for theft to a felony when the property is a motor vehicle of the value of at least $500, creating the crime of unlawful use of a laser pointer and providing criminal penalties therefor, modifying criminal use of a financial card to include certain conduct involving gift cards, increasing the criminal penalties for buying sexual relations, removing provisions regarding city ordinances prohibiting buying sexual relations, requiring certain offenders to complete an educational or treatment program regarding commercial sexual exploitation and requiring the attorney general to approve such programs in consultation with the office of judicial administration.
Adopt CCR |
Yea | pass | January 27, 2026 |
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HB2477
Requiring the Kansas department of agriculture to publish a map on the department's official website that shows the location of all applied for diversions of water, including requested changes in the point of diversion by more than 300 feet, and expanding the current individual notice requirement to apply to all landowners that are within half a mile of such applied for diversions or changes.
Final Action |
Yea | pass | March 09, 2026 |
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HB2711
Modifying and updating procedures for dissolution of cities of the third class.
Final Action |
Yea | pass | March 10, 2026 |
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SB281
House Substitute for Substitute for SB 281 by Committee on Education - Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.
Emergency Final Action Substitute |
Yea | pass | March 21, 2025 |
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HB2223
Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements.
Final Action Amended |
Yea | pass | February 18, 2026 |
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SB379
Authorizing the state 911 board to establish a statewide program for emergency medical dispatch and telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation, medical direction and quality assurance services.
Final Action Amended |
Yea | pass | February 18, 2026 |
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HB2022
Clarifying that a special election shall not be held within 45 days before or after a general or primary election.
Emergency Final Action As Amended |
Yea | pass | March 19, 2025 |
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HB2022
Clarifying that a special election shall not be held within 45 days before or after a general or primary election.
Adopt CCR |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2025 |
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HB2107
Providing for claims to recover economic damages from fire events caused by electric public utilities, establishing a statute of limitations for such claims and requiring the state corporation commission to convene a workshop on utility wildfire risk and mitigation.
Final Action Amended |
Yea | pass | March 19, 2025 |
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HB2007
Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB 2007 by Committee on Ways and Means - Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.
Emergency Final Action Substitute As Amended |
Yea | pass | March 24, 2025 |
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HB2007
Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB 2007 by Committee on Ways and Means - Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.
Adopt CCR |
Yea | pass | April 11, 2025 |
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HB2040
Extending the time in which the state corporation commission shall make a final order on a transmission line siting application.
Emergency Final Action As Amended |
Yea | pass | March 19, 2025 |
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HB2122
Increasing the annual license fees of electric and hybrid passenger vehicles, trucks and electric motorcycles and distributing the fees to the state highway fund and the special city and county highway fund, modifying the threshold limit for allowing quarterly payments of certain truck and truck tractor annual vehicle registration fees and eliminating the two-quarter grace period for truck or truck tractor owners that have delinquent quarterly payments before certain penalties apply.
Emergency Final Action As Amended |
Yea | pass | March 19, 2025 |
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HB2122
Increasing the annual license fees of electric and hybrid passenger vehicles, trucks and electric motorcycles and distributing the fees to the state highway fund and the special city and county highway fund, modifying the threshold limit for allowing quarterly payments of certain truck and truck tractor annual vehicle registration fees and eliminating the two-quarter grace period for truck or truck tractor owners that have delinquent quarterly payments before certain penalties apply.
Adopt CCR |
Yea | pass | March 27, 2025 |
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HB2052
Updating cross references in the personal and family protection act regarding the eligibility requirements to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun, requiring the surrender of a suspended or revoked license, providing for a transition from a provisional license to a standard license and prohibiting the collection of personal information of an off-duty law enforcement officer entering buildings while armed or requiring such officer to wear any item identifying such person as a law enforcement officer or being armed.
Emergency Final Action As Amended |
Yea | pass | March 21, 2025 |