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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas HB 2626 expands government employment preferences to National Guard members and spouses
Last action · April 9, 2026: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas HB 2626 expands state, county, and city government employment and first-promotion preferences to include current members of the National Guard, U.S. military reserve forces, and their s who reside and are stationed in Kansas. The bill establishes notification requirements for applicants not hired and sets documentation rules for individuals claiming the preference.
Local and state government agencies must alter hiring processes to include National Guard members, reservists, and spouses in employment preferences, and must notify unselected preference-eligible applicants by certified mail or personal service within 30 days of filling a position.
- K.S.A. 73-201 is the foundational Kansas statute governing veterans' preference in public employment. context
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 National Guard members and reservists
Current members stationed in Kansas gain eligibility for employment and promotion preferences in state, county, and city governments.
Eligible spouses of servicemembers
Spouses of active duty personnel, National Guard members, and reservists stationed in Kansas become eligible for government employment preferences.
State, county, and local government hiring authorities in Kansas
Government employers must update job notices, application forms, and hiring processes to include the expanded preference groups and issue 30-day non-selection notices.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is newly eligible for government employment preferences under this bill?
What must hiring authorities do when an eligible preference applicant is not hired?
What documentation must a National Guard member provide to use the employment preference?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Vetoed by the governor.
Procedural history
27 actions- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Apr 9, 2026HouseReengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Apr 9, 2026HouseVetoed by Governor; Returned to on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- Apr 9, 2026HouseMotion to override veto failed; Veto sustained
- Mar 27, 2026SenateConference committee report now available
- Mar 27, 2026SenateFloorConference Committee Report was adopted
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- Mar 27, 2026HouseFloorConference Committee Report was adopted
- Mar 25, 2026SenateSenator Clifford is appointed to replace Senator Billinger on the Conference Committee
- Mar 24, 2026SenateFloorMotion to accede adopted; Senator Thompson, Senator Billinger, Senator Faust Goudeau, , appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026HouseNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed , and
- Mar 19, 2026SenateFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Mar 18, 2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 18, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Mar 18, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 16, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Mar 5, 2026SenateHearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 12:00 PM — Room 144-S
- Feb 26, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs
- Feb 25, 2026HouseEngrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026
- Feb 25, 2026SenateIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 18, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Feb 18, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Feb 10, 2026HouseHearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N
- Feb 2, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Veterans and Military
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Expansion Beyond Discharged Veterans
The bill broadens traditional veteran hiring preferences to actively serving National Guard members, reservists, and their spouses in Kansas state and local government.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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