Prohibiting the use of funds provided by the United States government for the conduct of elections and election-related activities unless approved by the legislature.
SB 5 prohibits Kansas election officials and government agencies from using federal funds for election administration or election-related activities (like voter registration) without prior legislative approval. It amends state law to require that any federal election funding must be explicitly authorized by a state appropriation act. Exceptions include funds for election security and fees collected directly by election officials under existing law. Violating this prohibition would be a felony. The bill directly affects county election officers and state election administrators who handle federal election funds.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Vetoed
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Vetoed Apr 10, 2025
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What changed between versions
As Amended by House Committee on Elections
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Enrolled
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was finalized into its enrolled version, removing committee headers and page numbers while retaining the core legislative text. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, establishing rules on how election officials can accept money from private entities and the federal government.
TECHNICAL
Removed internal committee tracking text, including the 'As Amended by House Committee' header, the 'As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole' note, and the original page numbering system.
Added standard enrolled bill certification language, including signatures for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Governor, indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages.
Corrected a minor formatting inconsistency in Section 3, changing 'statute book Kansas register' to the standard 'Kansas register'.
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
11
Committee
5
Apr 10, 2025
Vetoed
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 87, Nay 37, Absent 1
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Vetoed
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 9
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Concurred with amendments; Yea 32, Nay 8
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 86, Nay 37, Absent 2
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Elections
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Elections
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 33, Nay 6, Absent 1
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Marci Francisco was adopted
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Marci Francisco
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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