HCR 5008

Apr 10, 2026 · House · Concurrence

Outcome: failed

Yea: 59
Nay: 62
Absent: 4
AFL-CIO Key Vote: OPPOSE
Constitutional Amendment to Let Legislature Kill Workplace Safety Rules
This proposed constitutional amendment would allow the legislature to revoke any state regulation — including workplace safety rules, workers' comp standards, and labor enforcement procedures — through a simple concurrent resolution that the governor cannot veto. The catch-all provision letting legislators strike down any rule "not beneficial to the public good" in their "sole discretion" puts every worker protection adopted by state agencies permanently at risk. The concurrence vote failed 59-62, blocking this amendment from reaching the ballot.
Vote Weight: 8x
KS AFL-CIO supports a NAY vote

Yea (59)

Name Party District
Adam Turk R 117
Allen Reavis R 63
Angela Stiens R 39
Avery Anderson R 72
Barb Wasinger R 111
Bill Rhiley R 80
Bill Sutton R 43
Blake Carpenter R 81
Bradley Barrett R 76
Brett Fairchild R 113
Carl Turner R 28
Carolyn Caiharr R 33
Charlotte Esau R 14
Chip VanHouden R 26
Chris Croft R 8
Chuck Smith R 3
Courtney Sappington R 5
Cyndi Howerton R 98
Dan Goddard R 7
Daniel Hawkins R 100
David Buehler R 40
Emil Bergquist R 91
Francis Awerkamp R 61
Fred Gardner R 9
Greg Wilson R 70
Jason W. Goetz R 119
Jesse Borjon R 52
Jill Ward R 105
Ken Corbet R 54
Ken Rahjes R 110
Kevin Schwertfeger R 114
Kristey Williams R 77
Kyler Sweely R 102
Laura Williams R 30
Lauren Bohi R 15
Leo Delperdang R 94
Megan Steele R 51
Mike Storm R 121
Nick Hoheisel R 97
Pat Proctor R 41
Paul Waggoner R 104
Rebecca Schmoe R 59
Rick James R 4
Rick Wilborn R 73
Robyn R. Essex R 78
Ronald Ellis R 47
Ron Bryce R 11
Samantha Poetter Parshall R 6
Sandy Pickert R 88
Sean Tarwater R 27
Sean Willcott R 62
Shawn Chauncey R 65
Sherri Brantley R 112
Steve Brunk R 85
Susan Estes R 87
Susan Humphries R 99
Tom Kessler R 96
Troy Waymaster R 109
Webster T. Roth R 79

Nay (62)

Name Party District
Abi Boatman D 86
Adam Smith R 120
Alexis Simmons D 58
Angela Martinez D 103
Angelina Roeser R 67
Barbara Ballard D 44
Bob Lewis R 123
Brandon Woodard D 108
Brian Bergkamp R 93
Brooklynne Mosley D 46
Clarke Sanders R 69
Dale Helwig R 1
Dan Osman D 48
Dawn Wolf R 107
Doug Blex R 12
Duane Droge R 13
Ford Carr D 84
Gary White R 115
Heather Meyer D 29
Henry Helgerson D 83
Jarrod Ousley D 24
Jerry Stogsdill D 21
Jim Minnix R 118
Jo Ella Hoye D 17
Joe Seiwert R 101
John Carmichael D 92
KC Ohaebosim D 89
Kenneth Collins R 2
Kirk Haskins D 53
Kyle Hoffman R 116
Kyle McNorton R 50
Lance W. Neelly R 42
Leah Howell R 82
Lewis "Bill" Bloom R 64
Linda Featherston D 16
Lindsay Vaughn D 22
Lisa M. Moser R 106
Lon Pishny R 122
Lynn Melton D 36
Mari-Lynn Poskin D 20
Mark Schreiber R 60
Marty Long R 124
Melissa Oropeza D 37
Mike Amyx D 45
Mike King R 74
Nathan Butler R 68
Nikki McDonald D 49
Pam Curtis D 32
Rui Xu D 25
Shannon Francis R 125
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton D 19
Steven K. Howe R 71
Susan Ruiz D 23
Suzanne Wikle D 10
Sydney Carlin D 66
Timothy Johnson R 38
Tobias Schlingensiepen D 55
Tom Sawyer D 95
Valdenia Winn D 34
Virgil Weigel D 56
Wanda Brownlee Paige D 35
Will Carpenter R 75

Absent (4)

Name Party District
Cindy Neighbor D 18
John Alcala D 57
Louis Ruiz D 31
Steve Huebert R 90