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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Designates Stretch of Interstate 35 as Deputy Sam Smith Memorial Highway
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died on Calendar
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill designates a section of Interstate 35 in Franklin County as the Deputy Sam Smith Memorial Highway and shortens the path of the existing 35th Infantry Division Memorial Highway.
Changes only highway naming designations and requires the placement of commemorative signs; no funding, tax, or service changes are stated.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Kansas Department of Transportation
The secretary of transportation is required to place suitable signs along the highway right-of-way.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
18 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied on Calendar
- Mar 18, 2026HouseNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed , and
- Mar 18, 2026SenateFloorMotion to accede adopted; Senator Petersen, Senator Klemp, Senator Corson, , appointed as conferees
- Mar 17, 2026SenateFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Mar 16, 2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 16, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
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- Mar 16, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 11, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Mar 10, 2026SenateHearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 546-S
- Feb 4, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Transportation
- Feb 3, 2026HouseFloorFinal Action - Passed
- Feb 3, 2026SenateIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 2, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
- Jan 30, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by
- Jan 26, 2026HouseHearing: Monday, January 26, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 582-N
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 20, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Transportation
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance10Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 10)
- Controversy0Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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