SR 1721 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Providing for the organization of the Senate for the 2026 session of the Legislature.

This bill formally organizes the Kansas Senate for its 2026 legislative session by officially naming its leadership officers. It designates Ty Masterson as president, Tim Shallenburger as vice president, and appoints additional roles such as majority and minority leaders, secretary, and sergeant at arms. The resolution requires the Senate Secretary to notify the House of Representatives of these appointments, pending the House's approval. This procedural measure establishes the internal structure and leadership of the Senate chamber for the upcoming year.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Jan 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from 'Session of 2026' to 'SENATE RESOLUTION No. 1721' and reorganized to formally declare the Senate's leadership officers. The text was reformatted with added spacing and blank lines for clarity, and a certification section was added to validate the resolution's adoption.

Scope change

The scope remains unchanged as the bill continues to establish the Senate's leadership structure; the changes are primarily formatting and procedural.

TECHNICAL

The header was changed from 'Session of 2026' to 'SENATE RESOLUTION No. 1721' to correct the document title.

A certification block was added at the end to formally certify that the resolution originated in the Senate and was adopted.

The text body was reformatted with additional line breaks and spacing to improve readability.

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How they voted

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

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Committee

Jan 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Adopted without roll call

upper

Jan 12, 2026

Introduced

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors