R Kansas House · District 71 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Steve Howe

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Session

Total votes

1,619

all sessions

Attendance

98%

40 missed

Lower than 82% of chamber peers

With party

93%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

4%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

1,386

voted in favor

Nay

193

voted against

Absent

40

missed votes

Total cast

1,619

across all sessions

Crossed party

97

votes against own party

This page

1,619

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 2240

Senate Substitute for HB 2240 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Requiring legislative approval prior to any state agency seeking or implementing a public assistance program waiver or other authorization from the federal government that expands eligibility for any public assistance program, increases cost to the state or makes certain changes in services for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities and authorizing the legislative coordinating council to act on agency requests when the legislature is not in session.

Yea

Passed

89–34

Feb 20, 2025

HB 2284

Directing the department of administration to adopt written policies governing the negotiated procurement of managed care organizations to provide state medicaid services pursuant to a contract with the Kansas program of medical assistance.

Yea

Passed

120–3

Feb 20, 2025

HB 2338

Authorizing the board of cosmetology to issue temporary location and temporary guest artist permits and establishing criteria therefor.

Yea

Passed

121–2

Feb 20, 2025

HB 2245

Transferring officers, employees, powers, duties and functions relating to the state health care benefits program from the division of the state employee health benefits plan of the department of administration to the insurance department, establishing the commissioner of insurance as the chairperson of the Kansas state employees health care commission, providing that all management functions of such commission be administered by the commissioner of insurance and eliminating a pilot program regarding employer contributions for certain children. Against party

Nay

Passed

84–39

Feb 20, 2025

HB 2359

Enacting the uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act and the uniform guardianship, conservatorship and other protective arrangements act.

Yea

Passed

89–34

Feb 20, 2025

HB 2099

Senate Substitute for HB 2099 by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics - Authorizing the secretary of corrections on behalf of the state of Kansas to convey certain real property located in Leavenworth county, Kansas, to Leavenworth county.

Yea

Passed

111–12

Feb 20, 2025

HB 2101

Prohibiting municipalities from adopting and implementing a guaranteed income program.

Yea

Passed

86–37

Feb 20, 2025

HB 2222

Requiring ignition interlock device manufacturers to pay fees to the state for the administration of the ignition interlock program.

Yea

Passed

123–0

Feb 20, 2025

HB 2022

Requiring special elections be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March or on the same day as a primary or general election.

Yea

Passed

119–0

Feb 19, 2025

HB 2016

Including funeral home online obituary notices as sufficient grounds for removal of a deceased voter from the voter registration books; requiring that poll workers be citizens of the United States and live within the state of Kansas; prohibiting the disqualification of active military members, spouses or other dependents who are citizens of the United States as poll workers on the basis of residency or being a registered voter; relating to advance voting ballot applications; modifying the requirements for soliciting registered voters to submit advance voting applications.

Yea

Passed

106–13

Feb 19, 2025