HB 2569

Feb 19, 2026 · House · Final Passage

Outcome: passed

Yea: 74

Nay: 48

Absent: 3

AFL-CIO Key Vote: OPPOSE

Restricting Where Election Law Challenges Can Be Filed

This bill requires that any lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Kansas election law must be filed in Shawnee County district court, rather than in a voter's home district. By funneling all election-related cases to a single courthouse in Topeka, the bill makes it harder and more expensive for everyday Kansans — including working families — to challenge laws that restrict voting access. Workers depend on accessible elections to protect their economic interests, and this bill creates new barriers to holding lawmakers accountable when they pass unconstitutional election restrictions.

Vote Weight: 4x

Yea (74)

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 Sutton	R	43
Blake Carpenter	R	81
Bob Lewis	R	123
Bradley Barrett	R	76
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
Fred Gardner	R	9
Gary White	R	115
Greg Wilson	R	70
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
Leah Howell	R	82
Lisa M. Moser	R	106
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
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 (48)

Name	Party	District
Abi Boatman	D	86
Alexis Simmons	D	58
Angela Martinez	D	103
Barbara Ballard	D	44
Bill Rhiley	R	80
Brandon Woodard	D	108
Brett Fairchild	R	113
Brooklynne Mosley	D	46
Cindy Neighbor	D	18
Dan Osman	D	48
Ford Carr	D	84
Heather Meyer	D	29
Henry Helgerson	D	83
Jarrod Ousley	D	24
Jason W. Goetz	R	119
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
Lewis "Bill" Bloom	R	64
Linda Featherston	D	16
Lindsay Vaughn	D	22
Lon Pishny	R	122
Louis Ruiz	D	31
Lynn Melton	D	36
Mari-Lynn Poskin	D	20
Mark Schreiber	R	60
Marty Long	R	124
Melissa Oropeza	D	37
Mike Amyx	D	45
Nikki McDonald	D	49
Pam Curtis	D	32
Rui Xu	D	25
Samantha Poetter Parshall	R	6
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