Kansas HouseHB 2228
Senate Substitute for HB 2228 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring that a political subdivision hold an open meeting to discuss a contingency fee contract for legal services before approving such contract and requiring the attorney general to approve such contracts.
Passed 73–52Crossed party lines
What it does: Requires political subdivisions to hold an open meeting and make written findings before approving a contingent-fee legal services contract, and requires Attorney General approval before it takes effect; the provisions expire July 1, 2029. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Concurred with amendments
The tally
Yes 73 · No 52 · Not voting 0
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Republicans | 73 | 15 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 15 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Adam SmithR120No
- Angela StiensR39No
- Carl TurnerR28No
- Chip VanHoudenR26No
- Chuck SmithR3No
- Jason GoetzR119No
- Joe SeiwertR101No
- Ken CollinsR2No
- Lon PishnyR122No
- Mark SchreiberR60No
- Nate ButlerR68No
- Robyn EssexR78No
- Samantha Poetter ParshallR6No
- Sean WillcottR62No
- Former memberRNo
The full roll (125)
Yes 73
- Adam TurkR117
- Allen ReavisR63
- Angel RoeserR67
- Avery AndersonR72
- Barb WasingerR111
- Bill BloomR64
- Bill RhileyR80
- Bill SuttonR43
- Blake CarpenterR81
- Bob LewisR123
- Brad BarrettR76
- Brett FairchildR113
- Brian BergkampR93
- Charlotte EsauR14
- Chris CroftR8
- Clarke SandersR69
- Cyndi HowertonR98
- Dale HelwigR1
- Dan GoddardR7
- Dan HawkinsR100
- Dave BuehlerR40
- Dawn WolfR107
- Doug BlexR12
- Duane DrogeR13
- Emil BergquistR91
- Francis AwerkampR61
- Fred GardnerR9
- Gary WhiteR115
- Jesse BorjonR52
- Jill WardR105
- Jim MinnixR118
- Ken CorbetR54
- Ken RahjesR110
- Kevin SchwertfegerR114
- Kristey WilliamsR77
- Kyle HoffmanR116
- Kyle McNortonR50
- Kyler SweelyR102
- Lance NeellyR42
- Laura WilliamsR30
- Lauren BohiR15
- Leah HowellR82
- Leo DelperdangR94
- Lisa MoserR106
- Marty LongR124
- Megan SteeleR51
- Mike KingR74
- Nick HoheiselR97
- Pat ProctorR41
- Paul WaggonerR104
- Rebecca SchmoeR59
- Rick JamesR4
- Rick WilbornR73
- Ron BryceR11
- Ronald EllisR47
- Sandy PickertR88
- Sean TarwaterR27
- Shannon FrancisR125
- Shawn ChaunceyR65
- Sherri BrantleyR112
- Steve HoweR71
- Steve HuebertR90
- Susan EstesR87
- Susan HumphriesR99
- Tim JohnsonR38
- Tom KesslerR96
- Troy WaymasterR109
- Web RothR79
- Will CarpenterR75
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
No 52
- Adam SmithR120
- Alexis SimmonsD58
- Angela MartinezD103
- Angela StiensR39
- Barbara BallardD44
- Brandon WoodardD108
- Brooklynne MosleyD46
- Carl TurnerR28
- Chip VanHoudenR26
- Chuck SmithR3
- Cindy NeighborD18
- Dan OsmanD48
- Ford CarrD84
- Heather MeyerD29
- Henry HelgersonD83
- Jarrod OusleyD24
- Jason GoetzR119
- Jerry StogsdillD21
- Jo Ella HoyeD17
- Joe SeiwertR101
- John AlcalaD57
- John CarmichaelD92
- K.C. OhaebosimD89
- Ken CollinsR2
- Kirk HaskinsD53
- Linda FeatherstonD16
- Lindsay VaughnD22
- Lon PishnyR122
- Louis RuizD31
- Lynn MeltonD36
- Mari-Lynn PoskinD20
- Mark SchreiberR60
- Melissa OropezaD37
- Mike AmyxD45
- Nate ButlerR68
- Nikki McDonaldD49
- Pam CurtisD32
- Robyn EssexR78
- Rui XuD25
- Samantha Poetter ParshallR6
- Sean WillcottR62
- Stephanie Sawyer-ClaytonD19
- Susan RuizD23
- Suzanne WikleD10
- Sydney CarlinD66
- Tobias SchlingensiepenD55
- Tom SawyerD95
- Val WinnD34
- Virgil WeigelD56
- Wanda PaigeD35
- Former memberD
- Former memberR
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.