HB 2138 Kansas House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Providing for the use of electronic poll books in elections and the approval of such books by the secretary of state, requiring all voting systems for elections to use individual voter-verified paper ballots with a distinctive watermark, requiring the secretary of state and local election officers to develop an affidavit to be signed by election workers regarding handling of completed ballots, requiring audits of any federal, statewide or state legislative race that is within 1% of the total votes cast and requiring randomized audits of elections procedures used in four counties in even-numbered years, requiring a county election officer to send a confirmation of address when there is no election-related activity for any four calendar year period and exempting poll workers from certain election crimes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 26, 2021 Signed May 23, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2021 · House Mar 3, 2021

How they voted

325
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 8, 2021
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican27
22 Yea 5 Nay
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
19
Committee
10
Amendments
4
May 23, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Tuesday, May 10, 2022
lower
Apr 26, 2022
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 82 Nay: 40
lower
Apr 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 28 Nay: 8
upper
Apr 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Mar 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Representative Bergquist and Representative Miller are appointed to replace Representative Arnberger and Representative Ruiz, L. on the Conference Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senator Olson is appointed to replace Senator Alley on the Conference Committee
upper
May 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Senator Alley, Senator Hilderbrand and Senator Faust-Goudeau appointed as conferees
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 33 Nay: 6
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Peck was adopted Yea: 20 Nay: 15
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Peck
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Alley was adopted
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Alley
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea: 120 Nay: 4
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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