Kansas House Passes Two Critical Conscience Protection Bills

March 29, 2012

Today the Kansas House overwhelmingly passed a religious freedom bill 91-33 and a health care conscience protection bill 95-29.  They now await action by the Kansas Senate.

Religious Freedom Preservation Act — H Sub for SB 142

Yeas: Alford, Arpke, Aurand, Billinger, Boman, Bowers, Brookens, Brown, Bruchman, Brunk, Burgess, Calloway, Carlson, Cassidy, Collins, Colloton, Crum, DeGraaf, Denning, Donohoe, Fawcett, Feuerborn, Garber, D. Gatewood, Goico, Gonzalez, Goodman, Grange, Gregory, Grosserode, Hayzlett, Hedke, Henry, Hermanson, Hildabrand, Hoffman, C. Holmes, M. Holmes, Howell, Huebert, Kelley, Kelly, Kerschen, Kiegerl, Kinzer, Kleeb, Knox, Landwehr, Mast, McLeland, Meier, Meigs, Mesa, Montgomery, Moxley, O’Brien, O’Hara, O’Neal, Osterman, Otto, Patton, Pauls, Peck, Peterson, Phelps, Phillips, Powell, Prescott, Proehl, Rhoades, Rubin, Ryckman, Scapa, Schroeder, Schwab, Schwartz, Seiwert, Shultz, Siegfreid, Smith, Spalding, Suellentrop, Swanson, Tyson, Vickrey, Weber, Wetta, Williams, B. Wolf, K. Wolf, Worley.

Nays: Ballard, Bethell, Bollier, Burroughs, Carlin, Davis, Dillmore, Finney, Flaharty, Frownfelter, S. Gatewood, Gordon, Grant, Henderson, Hill, Hineman, Johnson, Kuether, Lane, Loganbill, Mah, McCray-Miller, Pottorff, Roth, Ruiz, Slattery, Sloan, Tietze, Trimmer, Victors, Ward, Winn, Wolfe Moore.

Health Care Conscience — H Sub for SB 62

Yeas: Alford, Arpke, Aurand, Bethell, Billinger, Boman, Bowers, Brookens, Brown, Bruchman, Brunk, Burgess, Burroughs, Calloway, Carlson, Cassidy, Collins, Crum, DeGraaf, Denning, Donohoe, Fawcett, Feuerborn, Frownfelter, Garber, D. Gatewood, Goico, Gonzalez, Goodman, Grange, Grant, Gregory, Grosserode, Hayzlett, Hedke, Henry, Hermanson, Hildabrand, Hineman, Hoffman, C. Holmes, M. Holmes, Howell, Huebert, Johnson, Kelley, Kelly, Kerschen, Kiegerl, Kinzer, Kleeb, Knox, Landwehr, Mast, McLeland, Meier, Meigs, Mesa, Montgomery, Moxley, O’Brien, O’Hara, O’Neal, Osterman, Otto, Patton, Pauls, Peck, Peterson, Phelps, Phillips, Powell, Prescott, Proehl, Rhoades, Rubin, Ryckman, Scapa, Schroeder, Schwab, Schwartz, Seiwert, Shultz, Siegfreid, Smith, Suellentrop, Swanson, Tyson, Vickrey, Weber, Wetta, Williams, B. Wolf, Wolfe Moore, Worley.

Nays: Ballard, Bollier, Carlin, Colloton, Davis, Dillmore, Finney, Flaharty, S. Gatewood, Gordon, Henderson, Hill, Kuether, Lane, Loganbill, Mah, McCray-Miller, Pottorff, Roth, Ruiz, Slattery, Sloan, Spalding, Tietze, Trimmer, Victors, Ward, Winn, K. Wolf.