Kansas HouseHB 2109
Exempting public utilities from civil liability relating to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility.
Passed 78–44Crossed party lines
What it does: Exempts public utilities from civil liability for law enforcement equipment placed on utility poles or other utility structures under an agreement with a police department or sheriff's office. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Concurred with amendments
The tally
Yes 78 · No 44 · Not voting 3
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| Republicans | 74 | 11 | 3 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 15 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Bill RhileyR80No
- Brett FairchildR113No
- Brian BergkampR93No
- Cindy NeighborD18Yes
- Francis AwerkampR61No
- Henry HelgersonD83Yes
- Joe SeiwertR101No
- Ken CorbetR54No
- Pat ProctorR41No
- Rebecca SchmoeR59No
- Samantha Poetter ParshallR6No
- Steve HuebertR90No
- Tom SawyerD95Yes
- Virgil WeigelD56Yes
- Former memberRNo
The full roll (125)
Yes 78
- Adam SmithR120
- Adam TurkR117
- Allen ReavisR63
- Angela StiensR39
- Avery AndersonR72
- Barb WasingerR111
- Bill SuttonR43
- Blake CarpenterR81
- Bob LewisR123
- Brad BarrettR76
- Carl TurnerR28
- Charlotte EsauR14
- Chip VanHoudenR26
- Chris CroftR8
- Chuck SmithR3
- Cindy NeighborD18
- Clarke SandersR69
- Cyndi HowertonR98
- Dale HelwigR1
- Dan GoddardR7
- Dan HawkinsR100
- Dave BuehlerR40
- Dawn WolfR107
- Doug BlexR12
- Duane DrogeR13
- Emil BergquistR91
- Fred GardnerR9
- Gary WhiteR115
- Henry HelgersonD83
- Jason GoetzR119
- Jesse BorjonR52
- Jill WardR105
- Jim MinnixR118
- Ken CollinsR2
- Ken RahjesR110
- Kevin SchwertfegerR114
- Kristey WilliamsR77
- Kyle HoffmanR116
- Kyle McNortonR50
- Kyler SweelyR102
- Lance NeellyR42
- Laura WilliamsR30
- Lauren BohiR15
- Leah HowellR82
- Leo DelperdangR94
- Lon PishnyR122
- Mark SchreiberR60
- Marty LongR124
- Megan SteeleR51
- Mike KingR74
- Nate ButlerR68
- Nick HoheiselR97
- Paul WaggonerR104
- Rick JamesR4
- Rick WilbornR73
- Robyn EssexR78
- Ron BryceR11
- Ronald EllisR47
- Sandy PickertR88
- Sean TarwaterR27
- Sean WillcottR62
- Shannon FrancisR125
- Shawn ChaunceyR65
- Sherri BrantleyR112
- Steve HoweR71
- Susan EstesR87
- Susan HumphriesR99
- Tim JohnsonR38
- Tom KesslerR96
- Tom SawyerD95
- Troy WaymasterR109
- Virgil WeigelD56
- Web RothR79
- Will CarpenterR75
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
No 44
- Alexis SimmonsD58
- Angela MartinezD103
- Barbara BallardD44
- Bill RhileyR80
- Brandon WoodardD108
- Brett FairchildR113
- Brian BergkampR93
- Brooklynne MosleyD46
- Dan OsmanD48
- Ford CarrD84
- Francis AwerkampR61
- Heather MeyerD29
- Jarrod OusleyD24
- Jerry StogsdillD21
- Jo Ella HoyeD17
- Joe SeiwertR101
- John AlcalaD57
- John CarmichaelD92
- K.C. OhaebosimD89
- Ken CorbetR54
- Kirk HaskinsD53
- Linda FeatherstonD16
- Lindsay VaughnD22
- Louis RuizD31
- Lynn MeltonD36
- Mari-Lynn PoskinD20
- Melissa OropezaD37
- Mike AmyxD45
- Nikki McDonaldD49
- Pam CurtisD32
- Pat ProctorR41
- Rebecca SchmoeR59
- Rui XuD25
- Samantha Poetter ParshallR6
- Stephanie Sawyer-ClaytonD19
- Steve HuebertR90
- Susan RuizD23
- Suzanne WikleD10
- Sydney CarlinD66
- Tobias SchlingensiepenD55
- Val WinnD34
- Wanda PaigeD35
- Former memberD
- Former memberR
Not voting 3
- Angel RoeserR67
- Bill BloomR64
- Lisa MoserR106
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.