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HB2595Introduced in the House

Substitute for HB 2595 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act, providing stipends to law students who meet certain requirements and agree to practice law in rural areas and providing loan forgiveness to lawyers who meet certain requirements and practice law in rural areas, coordination between the department of commerce and the office of judicial administration.

Passed

Introduced by Agriculture and Natural Resources

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Substitute for HB 2595 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act, providing stipends to law students who meet certain requirements and agree to practice law in rural areas and providing loan forgiveness to lawyers who meet certain requirements and practice law in rural areas, coordination between the department of commerce and the office of judicial administration.

Where it stands

House Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Concurred with amendments - Yea: 119 Nay: 3 · March 24, 2026

119

Yes

3

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

125 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Courtney Sappington5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6No
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  3. House Withdrawn from Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

  4. House Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 112-N

  5. House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  7. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  8. House Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 118 Nay: 4

  9. Senate Received and Introduced

  10. Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  11. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

  12. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary

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

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

  15. Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 34 Nay: 6

  16. House Concurred with amendments; Yea: 119 Nay: 3

  17. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026

  18. House Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026

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