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Kansas
Every state legislature publishes its work in public. This is Kansas’s: who sits in it today, which of its cities we can already watch live, and what arrives next.
Who speaks for Kansas in Washington
The legislature, today
165
current state legislators
125
House seats · 88 Republican · 37 Democratic
40
Senate seats · 31 Republican · 9 Democratic
Roster refreshed 2026-08-30.
The bills, this session
1,336
bills tracked, every one with a page here
242
became law · 18.1%
17
vetoed by the Governor
Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB 2007 by Committee on Ways and Means - Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutesHB 2007 · introduced Jan 13, 2025
Signed by Governor: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025Including funeral home online obituary notices as sufficient grounds for removal of a deceased voter from the voter registration books; requiring that poll workers be citizens of the United States and live within the staHB 2016 · introduced Jan 16, 2025
Signed by Governor: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025Requiring special elections be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March or on the same day as a primary or general electionHB 2022 · introduced Jan 16, 2025
Signed by Governor: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutesHB 2029 · introduced Jan 17, 2025
Signed by Governor: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 27, 2026Excluding dealers and manufacturers of trailers from certain provisions of the vehicle dealers and manufacturers licensing actHB 2030 · introduced Jan 17, 2025
Signed by Governor: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025Providing that driving school instructors and motorcycle instructors may possess a driver's license or motorcycle driver's license from any stateHB 2031 · introduced Jan 17, 2025
Effective 04-17-2025: Law effective April 17, 2025Increasing the membership of the council on travel and tourism, updating the house legislative committee assignment required for council members appointed from the house, and removing provisions requiring allocation of fHB 2037 · introduced Jan 21, 2025
Signed by Governor: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025Adding maternity center to the definition of healthcare provider for purposes of the healthcare provider insurance availability act, amending definitions in the Kansas credentialing act to provide that certain entities pHB 2039 · introduced Jan 21, 2025
Signed by Governor: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025Find any of the 1,336 billskeyword, stage, and year filters
openStraight from the legislature’s own records, collected by us with no one in between. Statuses appear exactly as the state writes them.
Who sits in it
House · 125 members
Abi Boatman (D) · 86Adam Smith (R) · 120Adam Turk (R) · 117Alexis Simmons (D) · 58Allen Reavis (R) · 63Angel Roeser (R) · 67Angela Martinez (D) · 103Angela Stiens (R) · 39Avery Anderson (R) · 72Barbara Ballard (D) · 44Barb Wasinger (R) · 111Bill Rhiley (R) · 80Bill Sutton (R) · 43Blake Carpenter (R) · 81Bob Lewis (R) · 123Brad Barrett (R) · 76Brandon Woodard (D) · 108Brett Fairchild (R) · 113Brian Bergkamp (R) · 93Brooklynne Mosley (D) · 46Carl Turner (R) · 28Carolyn Caiharr (R) · 33Chuck Smith (R) · 3Charlotte Esau (R) · 14
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Chip VanHouden (R) · 26Chris Croft (R) · 8Cindy Neighbor (D) · 18Clarke Sanders (R) · 69Courtney Sappington (R) · 5Cyndi Howerton (R) · 98Dale Helwig (R) · 1Dan Goddard (R) · 7Dan Osman (D) · 48Dan Hawkins (R) · 100Dave Buehler (R) · 40Dawn Wolf (R) · 107Doug Blex (R) · 12Duane Droge (R) · 13Emil Bergquist (R) · 91Ford Carr (D) · 84Francis Awerkamp (R) · 61Fred Gardner (R) · 9Gary White (R) · 115Greg Wilson (R) · 70Heather Meyer (D) · 29Henry Helgerson (D) · 83Jarrod Ousley (D) · 24Jason Goetz (R) · 119Jerry Stogsdill (D) · 21Jesse Borjon (R) · 52Jill Ward (R) · 105Jim Minnix (R) · 118Jo Ella Hoye (D) · 17Joe Seiwert (R) · 101John Alcala (D) · 57John Carmichael (D) · 92K.C. Ohaebosim (D) · 89Ken Corbet (R) · 54Ken Rahjes (R) · 110Ken Collins (R) · 2Kevin Schwertfeger (R) · 114Kirk Haskins (D) · 53Kristey Williams (R) · 77Kyle Hoffman (R) · 116Kyle McNorton (R) · 50Kyler Sweely (R) · 102Lance Neelly (R) · 42Laura Williams (R) · 30Lauren Bohi (R) · 15Leah Howell (R) · 82Leo Delperdang (R) · 94Bill Bloom (R) · 64Linda Featherston (D) · 16Lindsay Vaughn (D) · 22Lisa Moser (R) · 106Lon Pishny (R) · 122Louis Ruiz (D) · 31Lynn Melton (D) · 36Mari-Lynn Poskin (D) · 20Mark Schreiber (R) · 60Marty Long (R) · 124Megan Steele (R) · 51Melissa Oropeza (D) · 37Mike Amyx (D) · 45Mike King (R) · 74Mike Storm (R) · 121Nate Butler (R) · 68Nick Hoheisel (R) · 97Nikki McDonald (D) · 49Pam Curtis (D) · 32Pat Proctor (R) · 41Paul Waggoner (R) · 104Rebecca Schmoe (R) · 59Rick James (R) · 4Rick Wilborn (R) · 73Robyn Essex (R) · 78Ron Bryce (R) · 11Ronald Ellis (R) · 47Rui Xu (D) · 25Samantha Poetter Parshall (R) · 6Sandy Pickert (R) · 88Sean Tarwater (R) · 27Sean Willcott (R) · 62Shannon Francis (R) · 125Shawn Chauncey (R) · 65Sherri Brantley (R) · 112Stephanie Sawyer-Clayton (D) · 19Steve Brunk (R) · 85Steve Huebert (R) · 90Steve Howe (R) · 71Susan Estes (R) · 87Susan Humphries (R) · 99Susan Ruiz (D) · 23Suzanne Wikle (D) · 10Sydney Carlin (D) · 66Tim Johnson (R) · 38Tobias Schlingensiepen (D) · 55Tom Kessler (R) · 96Tom Sawyer (D) · 95Troy Waymaster (R) · 109Val Winn (D) · 34Virgil Weigel (D) · 56Wanda Paige (D) · 35Web Roth (R) · 79Will Carpenter (R) · 75
Senate · 40 members
Adam Thomas (R) · 23Beverly Gossage (R) · 9Bill Clifford (R) · 39Brad Starnes (R) · 22Brenda Dietrich (R) · 20Caryn Tyson (R) · 12Chase Blasi (R) · 26Cindy Holscher (D) · 8Craig Bowser (R) · 1David Haley (D) · 4Dinah Sykes (D) · 21Doug Shane (R) · 37Elaine Bowers (R) · 36Ethan Corson (D) · 7Jeff Klemp (R) · 5Joe Claeys (R) · 27Kellie Warren (R) · 11Kenny Titus (R) · 18Larry Alley (R) · 32Marci Francisco (D) · 2Mike Fagg (R) · 14Mike Murphy (R) · 34Mike Argabright (R) · 17Mike Petersen (R) · 28
Show all 40 Senate members
Mike Thompson (R) · 10Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D) · 29Pat Pettey (D) · 6Patrick Schmidt (D) · 19Renee Erickson (R) · 30Rick Billinger (R) · 40Rick Kloos (R) · 3Ron Ryckman (R) · 38Scott Hill (R) · 24Silas Miller (D) · 25Stephen Owens (R) · 31T.J. Rose (R) · 35Tim Shallenburger (R) · 13Tory Marie Blew (R) · 33Ty Masterson (R) · 16Virgil Peck (R) · 15
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In its city halls right now
What these city councils are working on right now, straight from their official records (checked 2026-07-22).
Olathe
Discussion on the Santa Fe, Ridgeview to Mur-Len, Improvements Project, PN 3-C-025-18.G26-5947 · introduced 2026-08-26
Agenda ReadyReport regarding proposed amendments to Title 6 of the Olathe Municipal Code adopting the 2025 Johnson County Environmental Sanitary and AquG26-5950 · introduced 2026-08-26
Agenda ReadyConsideration of renewal license(s) as recommended by the City Clerk.G26-5942 · introduced 2026-08-25
Agenda ReadyProclamation recognizing September as Deaf Awareness Month.G26-5946 · introduced 2026-08-25
Agenda ReadyConsideration of approval of the City Council minutes of the August 18, 2026 meeting.G26-5940 · introduced 2026-08-24
Agenda ReadyReport on 2025 external financial audit and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.G26-5941 · introduced 2026-08-24
Agenda ReadyConsideration of Engineer’s Estimate, acceptance of bids and award of contract to TLS Group, Inc, for construction of the Santa Fe & BuchanaG26-5939 · introduced 2026-08-23
Agenda ReadyConsideration of an Agreement with Infrastructure Solutions LLC for design-build services for the Cedar Creek Low Pressure Force Main, PhaseG26-5936 · introduced 2026-08-19
Agenda ReadyEverything we track from Olatheall its recent matters, in the app
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