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Votes at a glance: roll-call outcomes from today's Kansas Senate session

Kansas Senate · January 28, 2026

Summary

A summary of final action tallies taken during the session: SB 254 (30–9), SB 184 (37–2), substitute SB 66 (36–3), SCR 1615 (30–9), and House substitute for SB 244 (30–9).

Here are the recorded final actions announced by the Clerk during the floor session:

- Senate Bill 254 (an act concerning immigration): Passed 30 yes, 9 no. Explanation-of-vote statements recorded on the floor before tally.

- Senate Bill 184 (an act concerning the environment): Passed 37 yes, 2 no.

- Substitute for Senate Bill 66 (local government and ethics, as amended): Passed 36 yes, 3 no. The bill adds annual reports for some local officials, initial reports forwarded to the Secretary of State and requires verbal disclosure of substantial interest at the first public meeting on real-estate matters.

- Senate Concurrent Resolution 1615 (Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day): Adopted 30 yes, 9 no after extended debate and procedural rulings about proposed amendments.

- House substitute for Senate Bill 244 (identification of biological sex): Passed 30 yes, 9 no. The measure defines sex and gender in statute as biological sex at birth for certain administrative purposes and requires governing bodies to designate multi-occupancy private spaces by sex.

For procedural context: several measures were advanced under suspension of rules; some amendments were ruled not germane and either sustained or overruled by roll calls. Where vote tallies are presented, they are the clerks' announced counts from the floor session.

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