HCR 5008
Outcome: passed
AFL-CIO Key Vote: OPPOSE
Constitutional Amendment to Let Legislature Kill Worker Safety Rules
This constitutional amendment would let the legislature 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 allowing revocation of any rule "not beneficial to the public good" at the legislature's "sole discretion" means there is no meaningful limit on which protections can be stripped away. If approved by voters, this change would be permanent and could not be undone by a future governor or reversed without another constitutional amendment.
Vote Weight: 3x
KS AFL-CIO supports a NAY vote
Yea (27)
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Thomas | R | 23 |
| Beverly Gossage | R | 9 |
| Brad Starnes | R | 22 |
| Brenda Dietrich | R | 20 |
| Caryn Tyson | R | 12 |
| Chase Blasi | R | 26 |
| Craig Bowser | R | 1 |
| Doug Shane | R | 37 |
| Jeff Klemp | R | 5 |
| Joseph Claeys | R | 27 |
| Kellie Warren | R | 11 |
| Kenny Titus | R | 18 |
| Larry Alley | R | 32 |
| Michael Murphy | R | 34 |
| Mike Petersen | R | 28 |
| Mike Thompson | R | 10 |
| Renee Erickson | R | 30 |
| Rick Billinger | R | 40 |
| Rick Kloos | R | 3 |
| Scott Hill | R | 24 |
| Stephen Owens | R | 31 |
| Tim Shallenburger | R | 13 |
| TJ Rose | R | 35 |
| Tory Marie Blew | R | 33 |
| Ty Masterson | R | 16 |
| Virgil Peck | R | 15 |
| William Clifford | R | 39 |
Nay (12)
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Cindy Holscher | D | 8 |
| David Haley | D | 4 |
| Dinah Sykes | D | 21 |
| Elaine Bowers | R | 36 |
| Ethan Corson | D | 7 |
| Marci Francisco | D | 2 |
| Michael Fagg | R | 14 |
| Oletha Faust Goudeau | D | 29 |
| Pat Pettey | D | 6 |
| Patrick Schmidt | D | 19 |
| Ronald Ryckman | R | 38 |
| Silas Miller | D | 25 |
Absent (1)
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Argabright | R | 17 |