Susan Ruiz
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29
Bills sponsored
this session · 116 all-time
0
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 0 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 2 all-time
450
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 450 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
b2025_26 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
94.3%
based on 440 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
5.7%
based on 440 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
97.8%
based on 440 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
116 billsCurrent session 29 bills
- HR 6043 Commemorating the life and service of Representative Melody McCray-Miller. Introduced
- HR 6044 Commemorating the life and service of Representative Harold Lane. Introduced
- HR 6014 Recognizing March 13, 2025, as Mental Health Advocacy Day at the Capitol. Introduced
- HB 2679 Enacting the adult use cannabis regulation act to regulate the cultivation, manufacturing, possession and sale of cannabis in this state. Failed
- HCR 5028 Proposing to amend the bill of rights of the constitution of the state of Kansas by adding a new section relating to the right for adults to possess and use cannabis. Failed
- HCR 5029 Proposing to amend the bill of rights of the constitution of the state of Kansas by adding a new section relating to the public right to possess and use cannabis for medical purposes. Failed
- HB 2686 Prohibiting certain agents of the United States immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) from being employed as a law enforcement officer in Kansas. Failed
- HB 2600 Establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program to expand medicaid eligibility. Failed
- HR 6040 Commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman. Introduced
- HB 2628 Establishing a refundable income tax credit for tuition payments and fees made to postsecondary educational institutions. Failed
- HB 2632 Increasing the household income and appraised value thresholds for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans. Failed
- HCR 5030 Urging Congress to enact immigration reform. Failed
- HB 2692 Establishing standards of conduct for agents of the United States immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) prohibiting facial covering of agents, requiring vehicles be clearly marked, requiring judicial search warrants, prohibiting raids in places of worships, schools, daycare centers, hospitals and courts, requiring minimum training. Failed
- HR 6018 Recognizing March 29, 2025, as Vietnam War Veterans Day. Introduced
- HR 6008 Supporting the Kansas Air National Guard's 190th Air Refueling Wing on being a recipient finalist for a KC-46A Pegasus mission and accompanying aircraft. Introduced
- HB 2597 Establishing a right to paid sick leave for Kansas employees and setting forth minimum requirements and rules for the provision of such sick leave. Failed
- HB 2073 Providing a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products and diapers. Failed
- HB 2436 Defining emergency opioid antagonist as including an expired emergency opioid antagonist for a person rendering aid to another in reasonable need of medical assistance. Failed
- HB 2707 Modifying the definition of abuse in the protection from abuse act to include certain acts or threats related to pets and specifying that courts may include orders relating to pets in protection from abuse act orders. Failed
- HB 2432 Providing an excise tax on large employers for certain federal benefits paid to employees. Failed
- HB 2067 Establishing a feminine hygiene product grant program and grant fund to award moneys to qualifying title I schools to provide feminine hygiene products to students at no cost. Failed
- HR 6007 Recognizing the Kansas National Guard Best Warriors and Airmen of the Year. Introduced
- HB 2090 Establishing the Kansas employee emergency savings account (KEESA) program to allow eligible employers to establish employee savings accounts, providing an income and privilege tax credit for certain eligible employer deposits to such employee savings accounts and providing a subtraction modification for certain employee deposits to such savings accounts. Failed
- HR 6006 Designating February 5, 2025, as Early Childhood Advocacy Day and recognizing the need to invest in the future success of Kansas by supporting the well-being and education of our youngest residents as well as the parents and adults who care for them. Introduced
- HB 2431 Enacting the student secular bill of rights to establish statutory protections against religious coercion and discrimination in public schools. Failed
Historical 87 bills
- HR 6042 Celebrating the historic and immense contributions of the Hispanic and Latino communities to the Kansas economy. Died
- HB 2631 Directing the Kansas turnpike authority to establish a toll exemption program for current members of the armed forces whose orders direct a permanent place of duty within Kansas. Failed
- HB 2364 Increasing the extent of property tax exemption from the statewide school levy for residential property to $65,000 of such property's appraised valuation. Failed
- HB 2366 Providing for transfers to the local ad valorem tax reduction fund. Failed
- HB 2622 Amending the Kansas indoor clean air act to prohibit smoking on the gaming floor of a lottery gaming facility or racetrack gaming facility. Failed
- HB 2178 Amending the Kansas act against discrimination to include sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and status as a veteran. Failed
- HB 2162 Providing for sales tax exemption for hygiene products. Failed
- HR 6032 Affirming the Kansas house of representatives' unwavering support for the free press in the state of Kansas. Failed
- HR 6033 Congratulating and commending the members of the 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year team. Died
- HB 2508 Authorizing a transfer of state general fund moneys to the local ad valorem tax reduction fund in fiscal year 2025 and all fiscal years thereafter, requiring political subdivisions to credit all such moneys to residential property taxpayers in the form of a rebate and providing a formula for such rebate amount. Failed
- HB 2363 Releasing any person convicted of a drug offense involving marijuana from such person's sentence and providing for the expungement of any associated records. Failed
- HB 2484 Enacting the social work licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges for social workers. Signed
- HCR 5009 Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas to decrease the assessed value for real property used for residential purposes to 9%. Failed
- HB 2689 Requiring that certain health insurance plans impose no-cost sharing requirement on insured individuals for diagnostic breast examinations for breast cancer. Failed
- HR 6006 Congratulating and commending the 2023 Kansas Teacher of the Year team. Died
- HCR 5006 Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal section 16 of article 15 of the constitution of the state of Kansas that requires marriage to be between individuals of the opposite sex. Failed
- HB 2244 Providing a permanent exemption for postsecondary educational institutions from the public buildings requirements under the personal and family protection act. Failed
- HB 2497 Prohibiting district magistrate judges from issuing search warrants. Failed
- HB 2245 Creating the gun violence restraining order act to authorize the issuance of protective orders prohibiting the acquisition and possession of firearms by certain individuals. Failed
- HB 2349 Abolishing the death penalty and creating the crime of aggravated murder. Failed
- HB 2718 Eliminating school district open enrollment requirements and authorizing school districts to determine nonresident student enrollment. Failed
- HB 2341 Declaring Juneteenth National Independence Day to be a legal public holiday and closing state offices for certain legal public holidays. Failed
- HCR 5021 Proposing to amend the Constitution of the State of Kansas to decrease by 1/2% a year for five years from 111/2% to 9% the assessed value for real property used for residential purposes. Failed
- HR 6031 Supporting the strengthening of Kansas' trade partnership with Ireland. Died
- HB 2365 Terminating the KPERS 3 cash balance plan and transferring the members of such plan to the KPERS 2 plan. Failed
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 - 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 |
Nay | 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 |
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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.
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 |
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SB98
Providing for the route 66 association of Kansas distinctive license plate.
Conference Committee Report was adopted |
Nay | 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 |
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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.
Motion to override veto prevailed |
Nay | pass | April 09, 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.
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 |
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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.
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 |
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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 - Passed |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
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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 |
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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.
Final Action - Passed |
Nay | pass | February 19, 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 - Passed as amended |
Yea | pass | March 12, 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.
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 |
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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.
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 |
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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.
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 |
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HB2029
Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.
Conference Committee Report was adopted |
Yea | pass | April 10, 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.
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended |
Yea | pass | February 20, 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.
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 |
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HB2711
Modifying and updating procedures for dissolution of cities of the third class.
Final Action - Passed |
Yea | pass | February 17, 2026 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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HB2223
Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements.
Emergency Final Action - Passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
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HB2223
Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements.
Concurred with amendments |
Yea | pass | February 26, 2026 |
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HB2736
Requiring hospitals to screen all patients for eligibility for such hospital's financial assistance program or charity care policy.
Final Action - Not passed |
Nay | fail | February 19, 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.
Final Action - Passed |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2025 |