Kansas Democrat Lower chamber District 49

Nikki McDonald

nikki.mcdonald@house.ks.gov

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34

Bills sponsored

this session · 49 all-time

12

Bills co-sponsored

this session · 12 all-time

1

Enacted into law

this session · 1 all-time

454

Recorded votes

100%

Vote participation

voted in 100% of 454 recorded votes

Voting scorecard

b2025_26 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes

Party unity

94.2%

based on 450 votes

Votes with own party's majority

Independence

5.8%

based on 450 votes

Votes against own party's majority

Participation

100%

based on 450 votes

Roll calls where a yes/no was cast

Sponsored (introduced)

49 bills
Current session 34 bills
Historical 15 bills

Co-sponsored

12 bills
Current session 12 bills

Voting record

Current session 46 votes
Bill Vote Result Date
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 - Adopted as amended by Required 2/3 Majority

 Nay pass February 20, 2025
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.

Motion to concur with amendments failed

 Nay fail April 11, 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.

Final Action - Passed

 Yea pass March 04, 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.

Conference Committee Report was adopted

 Nay 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.

Motion to override line item veto prevailed; Line item veto overridden

 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.

Motion to override line item veto failed; Line item veto sustained

 Nay fail 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 - Adopted

 Nay pass January 23, 2025
HCR5003 Providing for the Joint Rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate for the 2025-2026 biennium.

Concurred with amendments

 Yea pass February 04, 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 - Passed as amended

 Yea pass February 18, 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 passed as amended

 Yea pass February 26, 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.

Conference Committee Report was adopted

 Nay pass March 27, 2026
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.

Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed

 Yea pass March 18, 2026
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.

Conference Committee Report was adopted

 Yea pass March 26, 2026
HB2712 Increasing the authority for a countywide retailers' sales tax and providing for the dedicated apportionment of special purpose tax revenues up to 2%, limiting special purpose city and countywide retailers' sales taxes to 10 years and requiring certain reporting to the department of revenue for administration of such tax.

Final Action - Passed as amended

 Yea pass March 05, 2026
SB98 Providing for the route 66 association of Kansas distinctive license plate.

Final Action - Passed as amended

 Yea pass March 13, 2025
SB98 Providing for the route 66 association of Kansas distinctive license plate.

Conference Committee Report was adopted

 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.

Final Action - Passed

 Yea pass January 31, 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.

Motion to override veto prevailed

 Nay pass April 09, 2026
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.

Conference Committee Report was adopted

 Nay pass March 26, 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 passed

 Yea pass February 19, 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.

Conference Committee Report was adopted

 Yea pass March 26, 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 - Substitute passed

 Nay pass February 19, 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.

Conference Committee Report was adopted

 Nay pass March 27, 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.

Motion to override veto prevailed

 Nay pass April 10, 2026
HB2624 Authorizing the disorganization of a county fire district by the board of county commissioners when such district contains no territory.

Final Action - Passed

 Yea pass February 19, 2026
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 - Passed

 Yea pass February 17, 2026
HB2522 Permitting highway construction and maintenance vehicles in road construction zones to display flashing amber, white or green lights at all times or flashing white and blue lights on stationary trailers under certain conditions and prohibiting the use of a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone or a road construction zone.

Final Action - Passed as amended

 Yea pass February 19, 2026
HB2553 Providing for the Kansas PBS distinctive license plate and discontinuing the issuance of certain distinctive and educational institution license plates.

Final Action - Passed

 Yea pass February 19, 2026
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 - Passed as amended

 Yea pass March 12, 2025
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.

Conference Committee Report was adopted

 Nay pass April 11, 2025
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.

Conference Committee Report was adopted

 Yea pass April 10, 2026
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.

Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was adopted

 Nay pass March 19, 2026
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.

Emergency Final Action - Adopted as amended by Required 2/3 Majority

 Nay pass March 19, 2026
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.

Conference Committee Report not adopted

 Nay fail March 27, 2026
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.

Conference Committee Report not adopted

 Nay pass April 09, 2026
HB2029 Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended

 Yea pass February 07, 2025
HB2029 Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.

Conference Committee Report was adopted

 Yea pass April 10, 2026
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.

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended

 Yea pass February 20, 2025
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.

Conference Committee Report was adopted

 Yea pass January 28, 2026
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 - Passed

 Yea pass February 18, 2026
HB2711 Modifying and updating procedures for dissolution of cities of the third class.

Final Action - Passed

 Yea pass February 17, 2026
HB2453 Requiring applications for advance voting ballots be filed by the 14th day prior to election day, that advance voting in person be completed by 12:00 p.m. on the Sunday prior to election day, extending the time for transmittal of advance voting ballots to 22 days prior to an election and ending the time for voter registration at 23 days prior to election day.

Final Action - Passed as amended

 Nay pass February 18, 2026
HB2740 Adopting compounding standards established by the United States pharmacopeia and allowing for exemptions from such standards.

Final Action - Passed

 Yea pass February 19, 2026
HB2633 Increasing the service charge fee for each license, permit, stamp or other issue of the department of wildlife and parks to an amount of not to exceed $2.00 and, in the case of each migratory waterfowl habitat stamp, an amount of not to exceed $1.00.

Final Action - Passed as amended

 Yea pass February 19, 2026
HB2609 Enacting the supported decision-making agreements act to provide a statutory framework for allowing an adult to receive decision-making assistance from one or more other adults, requirements for decision-making agreements and duties related thereto.

Final Action - Passed as amended

 Yea pass February 19, 2026
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.

Final Action - Substitute passed as amended

 Nay pass February 17, 2026
Historical 4 votes
Bill Vote Result Date
HB 2545 Providing for the sale of property not retrieved by an occupant after notice, allowing electronic signatures and delivery for rental agreements, defining property that has no commercial value, providing for the deemed effectiveness of rental agreements not signed or delivered by an owner or occupant and specifying custody of abandoned or towed property under the self-service storage act.

Final Action - Passed;

 Yea pass February 06, 2024
HB 2103 Substitute for HB 2103 by Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions - Eliminating the statutory 15% alternative investment limit for the KPERS fund and requiring the KPERS board to establish an alternative investment percentage limit.

Final Action - Substitute passed;

 Yea pass February 01, 2024
HB 2284 Providing an income tax rate of 5.25% for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the standard deduction by a cost-of-living adjustment, increasing the Kansas personal exemption, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on April 1, 2024, and increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy.

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

 Nay pass January 18, 2024
HR 6030 Condemning the October 7 attacks on the State of Israel.

Emergency Final Action - Adopted;

 Yea pass January 08, 2024