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Proposed Kansas Firearm Legislation SB34

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Title: Substitute for SB 34 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Prohibiting governmental entities and public officials from taking certain actions related to a contagious or infectious disease, limiting powers of the governor and other governmental entities under the Kansas emergency management act to require face masks, requiring judicial review of certain emergency actions to occur without unreasonable delay and limiting powers of the secretary of health and environment related to enforcement of quarantine and student inoculation requirements.

Description: Substitute for SB 34 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Prohibiting governmental entities and public officials from taking certain actions related to a contagious or infectious disease, limiting powers of the governor and other governmental entities under the Kansas emergency management act to require face masks, requiring judicial review of certain emergency actions to occur without unreasonable delay and limiting powers of the secretary of health and environment related to enforcement of quarantine and student inoculation requirements.

Session: 2021-2022 Regular Session

Last Action: Senate No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

Last Action Date: May 23, 2022

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Federal and State Affairs

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 23, 2022 Senate Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Friday, May 13, 2022
Senate May 23, 2022 Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, May 6, 2022
Senate May 23, 2022 Senate No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
Senate Apr 28, 2022 Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 23 Nay: 17
Senate Apr 28, 2022 Senate Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
House Apr 28, 2022 House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 64 Nay: 53
House Apr 28, 2022 House Substitute motion to not adopt and appoint a conference committee failed
House Apr 28, 2022 House Conference committee report now available
House Apr 26, 2022 House Representative Landwehr, Representative Eplee, and Representative Ruiz, S. are appointed to replace Representative Barker, Representative Arnberger, and Representative Ruiz, L. on the Conference Committee
Senate Apr 25, 2022 Senate Senator Hilderbrand, Senator Gossage, and Senator Pettey are appointed to replace Senator Olson, Senator Hilderbrand, and Senator Faust-Goudeau on the Conference Committee
House Mar 28, 2022 House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Barker, Representative Arnberger and Representative Ruiz, L. appointed as conferees
Senate Mar 28, 2022 Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Olson , Senator Hilderbrand and Senator Faust-Goudeau as conferees
House Mar 21, 2022 House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 88 Nay: 34
House Mar 21, 2022 House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
House Mar 21, 2022 House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
House Mar 17, 2022 House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
House Mar 9, 2022 House Hearing: Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 9:00 AM Room 346-S
House Mar 1, 2022 House Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
House Mar 1, 2022 House Received and Introduced
Senate Feb 23, 2022 Senate Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
Senate Feb 23, 2022 Senate Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 32 Nay: 7
Senate Feb 23, 2022 Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
Senate Feb 14, 2022 Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Senate Jan 26, 2021 Senate Hearing: Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 10:30 AM Room 144-S
Senate Jan 15, 2021 Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Senate Jan 14, 2021 Senate Introduced
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled May 23, 2022 state link bill text
Amended not available state link bill text
Comm Sub not available state link bill text
Introduced Jan 14, 2021 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Conference Committee Report Conference Committee Report Apr 28, 2022 State Link amendment text No
House Committee on Federal and State Affairs Report House Committee on Federal and State Affairs Report Mar 17, 2022 State Link amendment text No
Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs Report Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs Report Feb 14, 2022 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/23/2022 32 7 1 0 Yes
  • Alley, Larry (R) Yea
  • Baumgardner, Molly (R) Yea
  • Billinger, Richard (R) Yea
  • Bowers, Elaine (R) Yea
  • Claeys, J. R. (R) Yea
  • Corson, Ethan (D) Nay
  • Dietrich, Brenda (R) Yea
  • Doll, John (R) Yea
  • Erickson, Renee (R) Yea
  • Fagg, Michael (R) Yea
  • Faust-Goudeau, Oletha (D) Yea
  • Francisco, Marci (D) NV
  • Gossage, Beverly (R) Yea
  • Haley, David (D) Yea
  • Hawk, Tom (D) Yea
  • Hilderbrand, Richard (R) Yea
  • Holland, Thomas (D) Nay
  • Holscher, Cindy (D) Nay
  • Kerschen, Dan (R) Yea
  • Kloos, Richard (R) Yea
  • Longbine, Jeff (R) Yea
  • Masterson, Ty (R) Yea
  • McGinn, Carolyn (R) Yea
  • O'Shea, Kristen (R) Yea
  • Olson, Robert (R) Yea
  • Peck, Virgil (R) Yea
  • Petersen, Mike (R) Yea
  • Pettey, Pat (D) Nay
  • Pittman, Jeff (D) Nay
  • Pyle, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ryckman, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Steffen, Mark (R) Yea
  • Straub, Alicia (R) Yea
  • Suellentrop, Gene (R) Yea
  • Sykes, Dinah (R) Nay
  • Thompson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Tyson, Caryn (R) Yea
  • Ware, Mary (D) Nay
  • Warren, Kellie (R) Yea
  • Wilborn, Richard (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/21/2022 88 34 0 3 Yes
  • Alcala, John (D) Nay
  • Amyx, Mike (D) Nay
  • Anderson, Avery (R) Yea
  • Arnberger, Tory (R) Yea
  • Awerkamp, Francis (R) Yea
  • Baker, Dave (R) Yea
  • Ballard, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Barker, John (R) Yea
  • Bergkamp, Brian (R) Yea
  • Bergquist, Emil (R) Yea
  • Blex, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Borjon, Jesse (R) Yea
  • Burris, Jesse (R) Yea
  • Burroughs, Tom (D) Yea
  • Byers, Stephanie (D) Nay
  • Carlin, Sydney (D) Nay
  • Carlson, Susan (R) Yea
  • Carmichael, John (D) Nay
  • Carpenter, Will (R) Yea
  • Clark, Lonnie (R) Yea
  • Clayton, Stephanie (R) Nay
  • Clifford, Bill (R) Yea
  • Coleman, Aaron (D) Absent
  • Collins, Kenneth (R) Yea
  • Concannon, Susan (R) Yea
  • Corbet, Ken (R) Yea
  • Croft, Chris (R) Yea
  • Curtis, Pam (D) Nay
  • Delperdang, Leo (R) Yea
  • Dodson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Donohoe, Owen (R) Yea
  • Ellis, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Eplee, John (R) Yea
  • Esau, Charlotte (R) Yea
  • Estes, Susan (R) Yea
  • Fairchild, Brett (R) Yea
  • Featherston, Linda (D) Nay
  • Finch, Blaine (R) Yea
  • Finney, Gail (D) Nay
  • Francis, Shannon (R) Yea
  • French, David (R) Yea
  • Garber, Randy (R) Yea
  • Gartner, Jim (D) Nay
  • Haswood, Christina (D) Nay
  • Hawkins, Dan (R) Yea
  • Helgerson, Henry (D) Nay
  • Helmer, Cheryl (R) Yea
  • Henderson, Broderick (D) Nay
  • Highberger, Dennis (D) Nay
  • Highland, Ron (R) Yea
  • Hoffman, Kyle (R) Yea
  • Hoheisel, Nick (R) Yea
  • Houser, Michael (R) Yea
  • Howe, Steven (R) Yea
  • Howell, Leah (R) Yea
  • Howerton, Cyndi (R) Yea
  • Hoye, Jo Ella (D) Nay
  • Huebert, Steven (R) Yea
  • Humphries, Susan (R) Yea
  • Jacobs, Trevor (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Steven (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Kelly, Jim (R) Yea
  • Kessler, Tom (R) Yea
  • Kuether, Annie (D) Nay
  • Landwehr, Brenda (R) Yea
  • Lee-Hahn, Tatum (R) Yea
  • Long, Martin (R) Yea
  • Lynn, Megan (R) Yea
  • Mason, Les (R) Yea
  • Meyer, Heather (D) Nay
  • Miller, Vic (D) Yea
  • Minnix, Jim (R) Yea
  • Moser, Lisa (R) Yea
  • Murphy, Michael (R) Yea
  • Neelly, Lance (R) Yea
  • Neighbor, Cindy (D) Nay
  • Newland, Joe (R) Yea
  • Ohaebosim, KC (D) Nay
  • Orr, Boyd (R) Yea
  • Osman, Dan (D) Nay
  • Ousley, Jarrod (D) Nay
  • Owens, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Patton, Fred (R) Yea
  • Penn, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Poetter, Samantha (R) Absent
  • Poskin, Mari-Lynn (D) Nay
  • Probst, Jason (D) Yea
  • Proctor, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Proehl, Richard (R) Yea
  • Rahjes, Ken (R) Yea
  • Ralph, Bradley (R) Yea
  • Resman, John (R) Yea
  • Rhiley, Bill (R) Yea
  • Ruiz, Louis (D) Nay
  • Ruiz, Susan (D) Nay
  • Ryckman, Ron (R) Yea
  • Samsel, Mark (R) Yea
  • Sanders, Clarke (R) Yea
  • Sawyer, Tom (D) Nay
  • Schmidt, Chuck (D) Nay
  • Schreiber, Mark (R) Yea
  • Seiwert, Joe (R) Yea
  • Smith, Adam (R) Yea
  • Smith, Charles (R) Yea
  • Smith, Eric (R) Absent
  • Stogsdill, Jerry (D) Nay
  • Sutton, Bill (R) Yea
  • Tarwater, Sean (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Adam (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Kent (R) Yea
  • Toplikar, John (R) Yea
  • Turner, Carl (R) Yea
  • Vaughn, Lindsay (D) Nay
  • Victors, Ponka-We (D) Nay
  • Waggoner, Paul (R) Yea
  • Wasinger, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Waymaster, Troy (R) Yea
  • Weigel, Virgil (D) Yea
  • Wheeler, John (R) Yea
  • Williams, Kristey (R) Yea
  • Winn, Valdenia (D) Nay
  • Wolfe Moore, Kathy (D) Nay
  • Woodard, Brandon (D) Nay
  • Xu, Rui (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/28/2022 64 53 0 8 Yes
  • Alcala, John (D) Nay
  • Amyx, Mike (D) Nay
  • Anderson, Avery (R) Yea
  • Arnberger, Tory (R) Yea
  • Awerkamp, Francis (R) Yea
  • Baker, Dave (R) Nay
  • Ballard, Barbara (D) Nay
  • Barker, John (R) Yea
  • Bergkamp, Brian (R) Yea
  • Bergquist, Emil (R) Yea
  • Blex, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Borjon, Jesse (R) Nay
  • Burris, Jesse (R) Yea
  • Burroughs, Tom (D) Absent
  • Byers, Stephanie (D) Nay
  • Carlin, Sydney (D) Nay
  • Carlson, Susan (R) Nay
  • Carmichael, John (D) Nay
  • Carpenter, Will (R) Yea
  • Clark, Lonnie (R) Yea
  • Clayton, Stephanie (R) Nay
  • Clifford, Bill (R) Nay
  • Coleman, Aaron (D) Nay
  • Collins, Kenneth (R) Yea
  • Concannon, Susan (R) Nay
  • Corbet, Ken (R) Yea
  • Croft, Chris (R) Yea
  • Curtis, Pam (D) Nay
  • Delperdang, Leo (R) Yea
  • Dodson, Mike (R) Nay
  • Donohoe, Owen (R) Nay
  • Ellis, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Eplee, John (R) Nay
  • Esau, Charlotte (R) Yea
  • Estes, Susan (R) Yea
  • Fairchild, Brett (R) Yea
  • Featherston, Linda (D) Nay
  • Finch, Blaine (R) Yea
  • Finney, Gail (D) Nay
  • Francis, Shannon (R) Nay
  • French, David (R) Yea
  • Garber, Randy (R) Yea
  • Gartner, Jim (D) Nay
  • Haswood, Christina (D) Nay
  • Hawkins, Dan (R) Yea
  • Helgerson, Henry (D) Nay
  • Helmer, Cheryl (R) Absent
  • Henderson, Broderick (D) Nay
  • Highberger, Dennis (D) Nay
  • Highland, Ron (R) Absent
  • Hoffman, Kyle (R) Yea
  • Hoheisel, Nick (R) Yea
  • Houser, Michael (R) Yea
  • Howe, Steven (R) Yea
  • Howell, Leah (R) Yea
  • Howerton, Cyndi (R) Yea
  • Hoye, Jo Ella (D) Nay
  • Huebert, Steven (R) Yea
  • Humphries, Susan (R) Yea
  • Jacobs, Trevor (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Steven (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Kelly, Jim (R) Nay
  • Kessler, Tom (R) Yea
  • Kuether, Annie (D) Nay
  • Landwehr, Brenda (R) Yea
  • Lee-Hahn, Tatum (R) Yea
  • Long, Martin (R) Yea
  • Lynn, Megan (R) Nay
  • Mason, Les (R) Yea
  • Meyer, Heather (D) Nay
  • Miller, Vic (D) Nay
  • Minnix, Jim (R) Yea
  • Moser, Lisa (R) Yea
  • Murphy, Michael (R) Yea
  • Neelly, Lance (R) Yea
  • Neighbor, Cindy (D) Nay
  • Newland, Joe (R) Nay
  • Ohaebosim, KC (D) Nay
  • Orr, Boyd (R) Nay
  • Osman, Dan (D) Nay
  • Ousley, Jarrod (D) Nay
  • Owens, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Patton, Fred (R) Yea
  • Penn, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Poetter, Samantha (R) Absent
  • Poskin, Mari-Lynn (D) Nay
  • Probst, Jason (D) Nay
  • Proctor, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Proehl, Richard (R) Yea
  • Rahjes, Ken (R) Yea
  • Ralph, Bradley (R) Yea
  • Resman, John (R) Yea
  • Rhiley, Bill (R) Yea
  • Ruiz, Louis (D) Absent
  • Ruiz, Susan (D) Nay
  • Ryckman, Ron (R) Yea
  • Samsel, Mark (R) Nay
  • Sanders, Clarke (R) Yea
  • Sawyer, Tom (D) Nay
  • Schmidt, Chuck (D) Nay
  • Schreiber, Mark (R) Nay
  • Seiwert, Joe (R) Yea
  • Smith, Adam (R) Yea
  • Smith, Charles (R) Nay
  • Smith, Eric (R) Yea
  • Stogsdill, Jerry (D) Nay
  • Sutton, Bill (R) Absent
  • Tarwater, Sean (R) Yea
  • Thomas, Adam (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Kent (R) Nay
  • Toplikar, John (R) Yea
  • Turner, Carl (R) Yea
  • Vaughn, Lindsay (D) Absent
  • Victors, Ponka-We (D) Absent
  • Waggoner, Paul (R) Yea
  • Wasinger, Barbara (R) Yea
  • Waymaster, Troy (R) Yea
  • Weigel, Virgil (D) Nay
  • Wheeler, John (R) Nay
  • Williams, Kristey (R) Yea
  • Winn, Valdenia (D) Nay
  • Wolfe Moore, Kathy (D) Nay
  • Woodard, Brandon (D) Nay
  • Xu, Rui (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/28/2022 23 17 0 0 Yes
  • Alley, Larry (R) Yea
  • Baumgardner, Molly (R) Yea
  • Billinger, Richard (R) Yea
  • Bowers, Elaine (R) Nay
  • Claeys, J. R. (R) Yea
  • Corson, Ethan (D) Nay
  • Dietrich, Brenda (R) Nay
  • Doll, John (R) Nay
  • Erickson, Renee (R) Yea
  • Fagg, Michael (R) Yea
  • Faust-Goudeau, Oletha (D) Nay
  • Francisco, Marci (D) Nay
  • Gossage, Beverly (R) Yea
  • Haley, David (D) Nay
  • Hawk, Tom (D) Nay
  • Hilderbrand, Richard (R) Yea
  • Holland, Thomas (D) Nay
  • Holscher, Cindy (D) Nay
  • Kerschen, Dan (R) Nay
  • Kloos, Richard (R) Yea
  • Longbine, Jeff (R) Nay
  • Masterson, Ty (R) Yea
  • McGinn, Carolyn (R) Nay
  • O'Shea, Kristen (R) Yea
  • Olson, Robert (R) Yea
  • Peck, Virgil (R) Yea
  • Petersen, Mike (R) Yea
  • Pettey, Pat (D) Nay
  • Pittman, Jeff (D) Nay
  • Pyle, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Ryckman, Ronald (R) Yea
  • Steffen, Mark (R) Yea
  • Straub, Alicia (R) Yea
  • Suellentrop, Gene (R) Yea
  • Sykes, Dinah (R) Nay
  • Thompson, Mike (R) Yea
  • Tyson, Caryn (R) Yea
  • Ware, Mary (D) Nay
  • Warren, Kellie (R) Yea
  • Wilborn, Richard (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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