SB 218

Mar 27, 2025 · Senate · Procedural

Outcome: failed

Yea: 9
Nay: 30
Absent: 1
AFL-CIO Key Vote: SUPPORT
Raising the Kansas Minimum Wage (Discharge Motion)
Nine senators voted to force SB 218 — a minimum wage increase — out of committee for a floor vote. Kansas has been stuck at the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour since 2009, one of the lowest in the nation. Thirty senators voted to keep the bill buried in committee, blocking any debate on raising wages for the lowest-paid workers in the state.
KS AFL-CIO supports a YEA vote

Yea (9)

Name Party District
Cindy Holscher D 8
David Haley D 4
Dinah Sykes D 21
Ethan Corson D 7
Marci Francisco D 2
Mary Ware D 25
Oletha Faust Goudeau D 29
Pat Pettey D 6
Patrick Schmidt D 19

Nay (30)

Name Party District
Adam Thomas R 23
Beverly Gossage R 9
Brad Starnes R 22
Brenda Dietrich R 20
Caryn Tyson R 12
Chase Blasi R 26
Craig Bowser R 1
Doug Shane R 37
Elaine Bowers R 36
Jeff Klemp R 5
Joseph Claeys R 27
Kellie Warren R 11
Kenny Titus R 18
Larry Alley R 32
Michael Fagg R 14
Michael Murphy R 34
Mike Argabright R 17
Mike Petersen R 28
Mike Thompson R 10
Renee Erickson R 30
Rick Billinger R 40
Rick Kloos R 3
Ronald Ryckman R 38
Stephen Owens R 31
Tim Shallenburger R 13
TJ Rose R 35
Tory Marie Blew R 33
Ty Masterson R 16
Virgil Peck R 15
William Clifford R 39

Absent (1)

Name Party District
J.R. Claeys R 24