HB 2542 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Designating a portion of United States highway 56 as the Bill Tucker memorial highway.

HB 2542 designates a specific segment of U.S. Highway 56 in Morton County, Kansas - from its junction with County Road 14 northeast to County Road 16 - as the "Bill Tucker Memorial Highway." The bill requires standard highway signage along this route per existing state law (K.S.A. 68-10,114) but does not create new funding, regulations, or policy changes. It directly affects the geographic area of the designated highway segment and honors Bill Tucker through a ceremonial naming.

Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026

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As Introduced → As Amended by Senate Committee · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill's effective date was modified to include publication in the Kansas register, ensuring the law is officially published in the state's official gazette before taking effect. This change clarifies the procedural requirement for the bill to become active, adding a specific publication venue to the existing statute book requirement.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains unchanged, but the timeline for its enforcement was refined to require publication in the Kansas register.

TIMELINE

Added a requirement that the bill must be published in the Kansas register for it to take effect, alongside the existing requirement for publication in the statute book.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Jeff Klemp and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex and Rep. Henry Helgerson

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Introduced

Received and Introduced

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee of the Whole - Be passed

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Transportation

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to House Committee on Transportation

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors