HB 2615 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Designating a portion of United States highway 75 as the Brig Gen George H Wark memorial highway, a portion of United States highway 56 as the Bill Tucker memorial highway and redesignating a current portion of the purple heart/combat wounded veterans highway for United States highway 75.

This bill renames two segments of U.S. Highway 75 in Kansas for commemorative purposes. It designates the southern stretch from Montgomery County to the Oklahoma border as the "Brig Gen George H Wark Memorial Highway" and redesignates another segment (from Kansas-Nebraska border to Kansas-Oklahoma border) as the "Purple Heart/Combat Wounded Veterans Highway." The Kansas Department of Transportation must install appropriate signage along these designated routes. This is a procedural bill with no policy changes, solely renaming existing highway segments for memorial recognition.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Amended by Senate Committee Enrolled · 3 edits · Apr 9, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled after passing the Senate and House, incorporating minor formatting adjustments to the header and title page. The core policy provisions remain unchanged, designating specific highway segments as memorials and updating state statutes.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's substantive provisions (highway designations and statute amendments) remains unchanged; only the document's final formatting and certification of passage were added.
TECHNICAL

The header was updated to reflect the bill's final 'Enrolled' status, removing the 'As Amended by Senate Committee' label and adding certification signatures from the House and Senate.

Standard certification text and signature blocks were added to confirm the bill originated in the House, passed both chambers, and was approved by the Governor.

Minor formatting changes were made to the title page, including the removal of the original sponsor's name and committee designation, which are standard when a bill is enrolled.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
13
Committee
8
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 2
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Petersen, Sen. Jeff Klemp and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Shannon Francis, Rep. Robyn R. Essex and Rep. Henry Helgerson
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 2
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Transportation
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.