Ron Ryckman

KS Senate District 38

Republican Kansas since Mar 10, 2021

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Defense & Military 1 Other 1 Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
KS Senate District 38 current Kansas	Republican	Mar 10, 2021	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (687 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
SB 360 Enacting the Kansas consumer prescription protection and accountability act and providing for…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 32 Nay: 8	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637438	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637438 LegiScan-ToS
SB 356 House Substitute for SB 356 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Authorizing the adoption of…	Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637249	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637249 LegiScan-ToS
SB 353 Designating an official Kansas railroad hall of fame and establishing the Kansas railroad hall of…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637329	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637329 LegiScan-ToS
SB 335 Requiring public construction contracts to include a mutual waiver of consequential damages.	Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 37 Nay: 2	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636905	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636905 LegiScan-ToS
SB 334 Facilitating nursing workforce development by providing education levels for instructors at nursing…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 38 Nay: 2	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637465	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637465 LegiScan-ToS
SB 325 Creating the vehicle services modernization task force, providing limitations on expenditures of…	Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636637	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636637 LegiScan-ToS
SB 321 Designating certain bridges on U.S. highway 69 and 18th street expressway in Johnson county as the…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637814	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637814 LegiScan-ToS
SB 317 Providing additional requirements for applications to the water technical assistance fund and the…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636933	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636933 LegiScan-ToS
SB 303 House Substitute for SB 303 by Committee on Taxation - Decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637629	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637629 LegiScan-ToS
SB 271 Updating income eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program and…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637460	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637460 LegiScan-ToS
SB 232 Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 36 Nay: 4	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637464	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637464 LegiScan-ToS
SB 65 House Substitute for SB 65 by House Committee on Elections - Removing cities, counties, school…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636948	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636948 LegiScan-ToS
SB 55 Prohibiting the assignment of benefits under certain property and casualty insurance contracts and…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637757	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637757 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2329 Changing the name of juvenile crisis intervention centers to juvenile stabilization centers…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 30 Nay: 10	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636961	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636961 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2274 Designating Kansas as a purple heart state and permitting homeless veterans to use alternative…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636747	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636747 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2223 Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 34 Nay: 6	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636739	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636739 LegiScan-ToS
SB 473 Authorizing Audubon of Kansas to convey certain property in Wabaunsee county and requiring any…	Senate Consent Calendar Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1635242	Feb 17, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1635242 LegiScan-ToS
SB 244 House Substitute for SB 244 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring the designation of…	Senate Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 31 Nay: 9	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1634990	Feb 17, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1634990 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2004 Requiring the secretary for children and families and the office of inspector general to exchange…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed - Yea: 28 Nay: 9	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1634359	Feb 16, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1634359 LegiScan-ToS
SB 435 Providing procedures, standards and requirements for the deposit and investment of public moneys…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1630324	Feb 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1630324 LegiScan-ToS
SB 434 House Substitute for SB 434 by Committee on Taxation - Establishing the veterans' valor property…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1631061	Feb 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1631061 LegiScan-ToS
SB 396 Reorganizing the Clearwater cemetery district in Sedgwick county to remove Ohio township.	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1630520	Feb 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1630520 LegiScan-ToS
SB 387 Requiring school districts to verify the household gross earned income of each student who…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 22 Nay: 18	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1630867	Feb 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1630867 LegiScan-ToS
	Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Holscher was rejected - Yea: 9 Nay: 31	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1630866	Feb 11, 2026	fail	LegiScan API legiscan-1630866 LegiScan-ToS
SB 367 Providing cities the authority to allow the driving of golf carts upon sidewalks.	Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1630918	Feb 11, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1630918 LegiScan-ToS

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (687 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (8 as lead sponsor)