HB 2503

Feb 19, 2026 · House · Final Passage

Outcome: passed

Yea: 72

Nay: 50

Absent: 3

AFL-CIO Key Vote: OPPOSE

Bill Would End Mail Voting for Local Bond and Tax Elections

HB 2503 repeals the Kansas Mail Ballot Election Act, eliminating the option for local governments to conduct special elections — like school bonds, annexations, and water district questions — by mail. These are the very elections that determine funding for public services and infrastructure where union members work. Ending mail ballots for these elections creates real barriers for workers on rotating shifts, overnight schedules, or 12-hour days who can't easily get to a polling place on a Tuesday.

Vote Weight: 3x

Yea (72)

Name	Party	District
Adam Smith	R	120
Adam Turk	R	117
Allen Reavis	R	63
Angela Stiens	R	39
Avery Anderson	R	72
Bill Rhiley	R	80
Bill Sutton	R	43
Blake Carpenter	R	81
Bob Lewis	R	123
Bradley Barrett	R	76
Brett Fairchild	R	113
Brian Bergkamp	R	93
Carl Turner	R	28
Carolyn Caiharr	R	33
Charlotte Esau	R	14
Chris Croft	R	8
Chuck Smith	R	3
Clarke Sanders	R	69
Courtney Sappington	R	5
Cyndi Howerton	R	98
Dale Helwig	R	1
Dan Goddard	R	7
Daniel Hawkins	R	100
David Buehler	R	40
Dawn Wolf	R	107
Doug Blex	R	12
Duane Droge	R	13
Emil Bergquist	R	91
Fred Gardner	R	9
Gary White	R	115
Greg Wilson	R	70
Jason W. Goetz	R	119
Jill Ward	R	105
Jim Minnix	R	118
Joe Seiwert	R	101
Ken Corbet	R	54
Kevin Schwertfeger	R	114
Kristey Williams	R	77
Kyle Hoffman	R	116
Kyle McNorton	R	50
Kyler Sweely	R	102
Lance W. Neelly	R	42
Leah Howell	R	82
Lewis "Bill" Bloom	R	64
Lisa M. Moser	R	106
Lon Pishny	R	122
Marty Long	R	124
Megan Steele	R	51
Mike King	R	74
Nick Hoheisel	R	97
Pat Proctor	R	41
Paul Waggoner	R	104
Rebecca Schmoe	R	59
Rick James	R	4
Rick Wilborn	R	73
Ronald Ellis	R	47
Ron Bryce	R	11
Samantha Poetter Parshall	R	6
Sandy Pickert	R	88
Sean Tarwater	R	27
Sean Willcott	R	62
Shannon Francis	R	125
Shawn Chauncey	R	65
Sherri Brantley	R	112
Steve Brunk	R	85
Steven K. Howe	R	71
Susan Estes	R	87
Susan Humphries	R	99
Timothy Johnson	R	38
Tom Kessler	R	96
Webster T. Roth	R	79
Will Carpenter	R	75

Nay (50)

Name	Party	District
Abi Boatman	D	86
Alexis Simmons	D	58
Angela Martinez	D	103
Angelina Roeser	R	67
Barbara Ballard	D	44
Barb Wasinger	R	111
Brandon Woodard	D	108
Brooklynne Mosley	D	46
Chip VanHouden	R	26
Cindy Neighbor	D	18
Dan Osman	D	48
Ford Carr	D	84
Heather Meyer	D	29
Henry Helgerson	D	83
Jarrod Ousley	D	24
Jerry Stogsdill	D	21
Jesse Borjon	R	52
Jo Ella Hoye	D	17
John Alcala	D	57
John Carmichael	D	92
John Resman	R	121
KC Ohaebosim	D	89
Kenneth Collins	R	2
Ken Rahjes	R	110
Kirk Haskins	D	53
Laura Williams	R	30
Lauren Bohi	R	15
Linda Featherston	D	16
Lindsay Vaughn	D	22
Louis Ruiz	D	31
Lynn Melton	D	36
Mari-Lynn Poskin	D	20
Mark Schreiber	R	60
Melissa Oropeza	D	37
Mike Amyx	D	45
Nathan Butler	R	68
Nikki McDonald	D	49
Pam Curtis	D	32
Robyn R. Essex	R	78
Rui Xu	D	25
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton	D	19
Steve Huebert	R	90
Susan Ruiz	D	23
Suzanne Wikle	D	10
Sydney Carlin	D	66
Tobias Schlingensiepen	D	55
Tom Sawyer	D	95
Troy Waymaster	R	109
Virgil Weigel	D	56
Wanda Brownlee Paige	D	35

Absent (3)

Name	Party	District
Francis Awerkamp	R	61
Leo Delperdang	R	94
Valdenia Winn	D	34