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Votes at a glance: House actions on conference reports and bills (Feb. 26, 2026)
Summary
Summary of key floor outcomes: SB462/SB463 conference report adopted (conferees appointed); HB2004 passed (84–37); HB2652 passed (vote recorded); HB2593 passed (79–40); HB2018 passed (106–14); HB2482 and other conference reports also passed.
The Kansas House took formal action on several conference committee reports and bills on Feb. 26, 2026. Key outcomes:
• SB462 / SB463 (agree-to-disagree conference report): House adopted a conference committee report combining public-nuisance and criminal-profiteering provisions and appointed House conferees to negotiate with the Senate.
• HB2004 (data-sharing / OIG): Conference committee report adopted; final action recorded with 84 yeas and 37 nays. The CCR clarifies when DCF and KDHE must supply data on federal requests and adds provisions to support OIG investigations.
• HB2652 (appellate reporting): The House concurred in conference on a bill requiring appellate courts to publish monthly lists of undecided appeal cases; members debated changing the effective date to the Kansas Register but the concurrence carried.
• HB2593 (contingency-fee contracts): The House concurred in conference on changes limiting contingency-fee contracts for political subdivisions and giving the Attorney General oversight across jurisdictions; the motion passed 79–40.
• HB2018 (religious assembly protections): The House concurred and passed a bill making interference with religious assemblies a criminal offense in certain circumstances; vote recorded as 106–14.
• HB2482 (college entrance assessments): Conference report concurred; Senate amendments removed specific test names and broadened RFP language; the House passed the motion to concur.
Several other conference reports and messages from the Senate were read on the floor; members also announced committee meetings and recessed/adjourned per routine procedure.
