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Votes at a glance: Senate advances several bills, confirms inspector general and adopts constitutional amendment
Summary
On floor votes the Kansas Senate adopted SCR 16 11 (27–13), passed SB 194 (40–0) and confirmed Steven Anderson (38–2); Senate Bill 4 passed 30–10. Other bills on the consent calendar were advanced; where the transcript did not specify tallies, counts are marked not specified.
The Kansas Senate recorded final-action votes on multiple items during the floor session.
Key outcomes recorded on the floor: - SCR 16 11 (proposition to amend Sections 5, 8 and 15 of Article III of the Kansas Constitution): adopted, 27–13. The measure would submit judicial-selection changes to voters. - Senate Bill 194 (real property; removes racial covenant to allow Wichita State University to site an Internet exchange point): passed, 40–0. - Confirmation: Steven Anderson, inspector general for Medicaid — confirmed, 38–2. - Senate Bill 4 (election-related or other matters on the consent calendar, per clerk): passed, 30–10.
Other items included on the clerk—inal-action list were Senate Bill 269 and House Bill 22 61 (titles read by the clerk). The transcript lists those bills as part of the group advanced to final action but did not provide individual roll-call tallies for each in the portion of the record provided; vote counts for those bills are not specified in the transcript excerpt.
Several measures discussed on the floor were reported favorably by committee prior to final action, including Senate Bill 237 (family law: child support arrearages) which was amended on the floor and reported favorably for passage as amended. The clerk declared the listed measures passed and/or confirmed when they received the constitutionally required majorities.
Where the transcript includes a roll-call tally, the clerk nnouncement is reflected above. For bills called and advanced as part of a consent group without an explicit roll-call in the provided excerpt, the transcript did not specify individual vote counts; those tallies are recorded as "not specified" pending the Senate journal.
