Kansas House · 2026 Session

HB 2188: Enacting the defend the guard act to prescribe when the Kansas national guard may be released from the state for active duty combat

Motion to Withdraw from Committee · March 17, 2026 · Yeas 36, nays 86 · Party-line vote

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 34 · Nay 3
Republicans
Yea 2 · Nay 83 · Not voting 3

Speaker Dan Hawkins voted nay.

Bill

Bill
HB 2188
Motion
Motion to Withdraw from Committee
Date
March 17, 2026
Session
2026 Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 36, nays 86; 3 didn't vote
Result
Failed, as the official record marks it

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The chamber on this vote

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How each member voted

Yea (36)

Nay (86)

Not voting (3)