HB 2504

Feb 18, 2026 · House · Final Passage

Outcome: passed

Yea: 84
Nay: 40
Absent: 1
AFL-CIO Key Vote: OPPOSE
Bill Blocks Cities from Protecting Tenants with Criminal Records
HB 2504 prohibits cities and counties from passing local laws that protect renters who use housing vouchers or have criminal or eviction histories. The bill strips local governments of the power to require landlords to give these tenants a fair chance at housing — undermining the same fair-chance principles labor has fought for in hiring. This hurts working families trying to find stable housing, especially low-wage workers and those rebuilding their lives after incarceration.
Vote Weight: 4x
KS AFL-CIO supports a NAY vote

Yea (84)

Name Party District
Adam Smith R 120
Adam Turk R 117
Allen Reavis R 63
Angela Stiens R 39
Angelina Roeser R 67
Avery Anderson R 72
Barb Wasinger R 111
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
Chip VanHouden R 26
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
Francis Awerkamp R 61
Fred Gardner R 9
Gary White R 115
Greg Wilson R 70
Henry Helgerson D 83
Jason W. Goetz R 119
Jill Ward R 105
Jim Minnix R 118
Joe Seiwert R 101
John Resman R 121
Ken Corbet R 54
Ken Rahjes R 110
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
Laura Williams R 30
Lauren Bohi R 15
Leo Delperdang R 94
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
Nathan Butler R 68
Nick Hoheisel R 97
Pat Proctor R 41
Paul Waggoner R 104
Rebecca Schmoe R 59
Rick James R 4
Rick Wilborn R 73
Robyn R. Essex R 78
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
Steve Huebert R 90
Steven K. Howe R 71
Susan Estes R 87
Susan Humphries R 99
Timothy Johnson R 38
Tom Kessler R 96
Troy Waymaster R 109
Will Carpenter R 75

Nay (40)

Name Party District
Abi Boatman D 86
Alexis Simmons D 58
Angela Martinez D 103
Barbara Ballard D 44
Brandon Woodard D 108
Brooklynne Mosley D 46
Cindy Neighbor D 18
Dan Osman D 48
Ford Carr D 84
Heather Meyer D 29
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
KC Ohaebosim D 89
Kenneth Collins R 2
Kirk Haskins D 53
Leah Howell R 82
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
Nikki McDonald D 49
Pam Curtis D 32
Rui Xu D 25
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton D 19
Susan Ruiz D 23
Suzanne Wikle D 10
Sydney Carlin D 66
Tobias Schlingensiepen D 55
Tom Sawyer D 95
Virgil Weigel D 56
Wanda Brownlee Paige D 35
Webster T. Roth R 79

Absent (1)

Name Party District
Valdenia Winn D 34