Kansas bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas HB 2018

Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providing criminal penalties therefor and providing for a civil cause of action for damages.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Committee on Elections

Cosponsors (1)

• Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Summary

Text versions

• As Introduced
• As Amended by House Committee on Elections
• S Sub for
• Enrolled

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Jan 16, 2025 · House
  Introduced
• Jan 16, 2025 · House
  Referred to House Committee on Elections
• Feb 6, 2025 · House
  Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Elections
• Feb 14, 2025 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
• Feb 14, 2025 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
• Feb 14, 2025 · House
  Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
• Feb 14, 2025 · House
  Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 107, Nay 12, Absent 6
• Feb 17, 2025 · House
  Engrossed on Friday, February 14, 2025
• Feb 17, 2025 · Senate
  Received and Introduced
• Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
  Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
• Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
• Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
• Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
  Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 34, Nay 6
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer
• Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
  Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees
• Mar 26, 2026 · House
  Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 106, Nay 14, Absent 5
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
• Apr 10, 2026 · House
  Will become law without Governor's signature