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HB 2605 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Designating a portion of U.S. highway 36 as the undersheriff Brandon Gaede memorial highway.

HB 2605 designates a 3-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 36 in Phillips County (from eastern to western city limits of Phillipsburg) as the "Deputy Sheriff Brandon Gaede Memorial Highway." The bill honors Deputy Brandon Gaede, a Phillips County sheriff's deputy who died in the line of duty in 2025 while responding to an explosive incident. It requires the Kansas Department of Transportation to install standard memorial signs along the designated highway segment per state law. This is a commemorative measure with no policy changes or direct impact on residents or regulations.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → As Amended by House Committee · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add the title 'undersheriff' to Deputy Brandon Gaede's name, ensuring it matches his final rank. Additionally, the House Committee restructured the bill's formatting by moving the 'Now, therefore' clause and the operative Section 1 to follow the 'WHEREAS' clauses, which is a standard legislative drafting practice to improve clarity.
DEFINITION

The designation of the memorial highway was updated to include the rank 'undersheriff' in the title, changing it from 'deputy sheriff Brandon Gaede memorial highway' to 'deputy sheriff undersheriff Brandon Gaede memorial highway'.

TECHNICAL

The bill's structure was altered by moving the operative sections (the 'Now, therefore' clause and Section 1) to appear after the 'WHEREAS' clauses, aligning the format with standard legislative drafting conventions.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Jeff Klemp and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex and Rep. Henry Helgerson
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Transportation
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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