2025-2026 Regular Session • Kansas Legislature
SB200
Legislative Summary
Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to plan special activities in observance thereof.
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Bill History
2/5/2025
Senate Introduced
Senate
2/6/2025
Senate Referred to Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs
Senate
3/25/2025
Senate Hearing: Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 12:00 PM Room 159-S
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/5/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 30
Democrat: 9
Primary Sponsor
Larry Alley
Republican
Co-Sponsors (38)
Mike Argabright
Republican
Richard Billinger
Republican
Chase Blasi
Republican
Tory Blew
Republican
Elaine Bowers
Republican
Craig Bowser
Republican
Joe Claeys
Republican
Bill Clifford
Republican
Ethan Corson
Democrat
Brenda Dietrich
Republican
Renee Erickson
Republican
Michael Fagg
Republican
Oletha Faust-Goudeau
Democrat
Marci Francisco
Democrat
Beverly Gossage
Republican
David Haley
Democrat
Cindy Holscher
Democrat
Jeff Klemp
Republican
Rick Kloos
Republican
Ty Masterson
Republican
Michael Murphy
Republican
Stephen Owens
Republican
Virgil Peck
Republican
Mike Petersen
Republican
Pat Pettey
Democrat
TJ Rose
Republican
Ronald Ryckman
Republican
Patrick Schmidt
Democrat
Tim Shallenburger
Republican
Douglas Shane
Republican
Brad Starnes
Republican
Dinah Sykes
Democrat
Adam Thomas
Republican
Mike Thompson
Republican
Kenny Titus
Republican
Caryn Tyson
Republican
Mary Ware
Democrat
Kellie Warren
Republican