HCR 5008
Outcome: passed
AFL-CIO Key Vote: OPPOSE
Constitutional Amendment to Let Legislature Kill Worker Protection Rules
This constitutional amendment would let the legislature revoke any state regulation — including workplace safety rules, workers' comp standards, and wage enforcement procedures — through a simple concurrent resolution that the governor cannot veto. A catch-all provision allowing revocation whenever the legislature decides a rule is "not beneficial to the public good" gives lawmakers unlimited power to gut protections with no executive branch check. Because it amends the constitution, this change would be permanent and could not be reversed by a future governor or legislature without another statewide vote.
Vote Weight: 8x
KS AFL-CIO supports a NAY vote
Yea (86)
Nay (37)
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Henry Helgerson | D | 83 |
| Jarrod Ousley | D | 24 |
| Jo Ella Hoye | D | 17 |
| John Alcala | D | 57 |
| John Carmichael | D | 92 |
| KC Ohaebosim | D | 89 |
| Kirk Haskins | D | 53 |
| 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 |
| Silas Miller | D | 86 |
| 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 |
| Valdenia Winn | D | 34 |
| Virgil Weigel | D | 56 |
| Wanda Brownlee Paige | D | 35 |
Absent (2)
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Barth | R | 5 |
| Jerry Stogsdill | D | 21 |