Designating Kansas as a purple heart state and permitting homeless veterans to use alternative forms of proof of identity and residency when applying for nondriver identification cards.

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

1. 2026
   1. Mar 13Approved by Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday, March 12, 2026Became Law
   2. Mar 3Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 3, 2026To Governor
   3. Feb 27Engrossed on Thursday, February 26, 2026
   4. Feb 26Concurred with amendments; Yea 121, Nay 0, Absent 4
      • Vote recorded Concurred with amendments. Result: pass.Lower
   5. Feb 18Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0Major
      • Vote recorded Final Action Amended. Result: pass.Upper
   6. Feb 17Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedMajor
   7. Feb 17Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedMajor
   8. Feb 10Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans AffairsMinor
   9. Jan 12Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans AffairsMinor
2. 2025
   1. Mar 26Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans AffairsMinor
   2. Mar 24Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans AffairsMinor
   3. Mar 21Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and MeansMinor
   4. Feb 26Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans AffairsMinor
   5. Feb 25Received and IntroducedMinor
   6. Feb 20Final Action - Passed; Yea 121, Nay 1, Absent 3Passed Senate
      • Vote recorded Final Action - Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   7. Feb 19Committee of the Whole - Be passedPassed House
   8. Feb 13Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Veterans and MilitaryMinor
   9. Feb 5IntroducedMinor
   10. Feb 5Referred to House Committee on Veterans and MilitaryIntroduced