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HB2333Introduced in the House

Enacting the Kansas intellectual rights and knowledge act, providing a civil cause of action and penalties for violations of such act and authorizing students and student associations to exercise political and ideological beliefs, values and missions.

Passed

Introduced by Insurance

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Enacting the Kansas intellectual rights and knowledge act, providing a civil cause of action and penalties for violations of such act and authorizing students and student associations to exercise political and ideological beliefs, values and missions.

Where it stands

Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 29 Nay: 11

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 29 Nay: 11 · April 9, 2026

29

Yes

11

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Scott Hill70Yes
Silas Miller86No
Craig Bowser1Yes
Marci Francisco2No
Rick Kloos3Yes
David Haley4No
Jeff Klemp5Yes
Pat Pettey6No
Ethan Corson7No
Cindy Holscher8No

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Insurance

  3. House Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 218-N - CANCELED

  4. House Hearing: Friday, February 14, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 218-N

  5. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Insurance

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  7. House Final Action - Passed; Yea: 117 Nay: 6

  8. Senate Received and Introduced

  9. Senate Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

  10. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 9:30 AM Room 546-S

  11. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

  12. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  13. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  14. Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  15. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Sutton , Representative Bergkamp and Representative Neighbor as conferees

  16. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Dietrich, Senator Fagg and Senator Francisco appointed as conferees

  17. House Representative Estes, Representative McNorton, and Representative Stogsdill are appointed to replace Representative Sutton, Representative Bergkamp, and Representative Neighbor on the Conference Committee

  18. Senate Senator Erickson, Senator Thomas, and Senator Sykes are appointed to replace Senator Dietrich, Senator Fagg, and Senator Francisco on the Conference Committee

  19. Senate Conference committee report now available

  20. Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Thomas and Senator Sykes appointed as second conferees

  21. House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Estes, Representative McNorton and Representative Stogsdill appointed as second conferees

  22. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 28 Nay: 12

  23. Senate Conference committee report now available

  24. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 85 Nay: 39

  25. House Engrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026

  26. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026

  27. House Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026

  28. House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 85 Nay: 38

  29. Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 29 Nay: 11

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