Reorganizing the Clearwater cemetery district in Sedgwick county to remove Ohio township.
SB 396 reorganizes Kansas' Clearwater Cemetery District in Sedgwick County by removing Ohio Township from its boundaries. The bill establishes a new three-member board: the Clearwater mayor, Ninnescah Township trustee, and an at-large member elected every four years starting in 2026. It also allows Ohio Township and the reorganized district to create a cooperative agreement for cemetery maintenance and shared tax funds. The reorganization takes effect January 1, 2026, following board approval.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 27, 2026
Signed Mar 27, 2026
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As Amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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Mar 27, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized into its enrolled version, removing committee headers and line numbers while correcting a grammatical error in the text regarding the residency requirements for the at-large board member. The substantive policy content regarding the reorganization of the Clearwater cemetery district remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Corrected a grammatical error in Section 1(b) changing 'The at-large member may shall reside' to 'The at-large member shall reside'.
Removed internal committee headers, line numbers, and draft markings to finalize the bill text.
Added standard certification language and signature lines for the Senate, House, and Governor to indicate the bill is officially 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
13
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Mar 27, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 1, Absent 2
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Local Government
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Local Government
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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