Stephen Owens

KS Senate District 31

Republican Kansas since Jan 13, 2025

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Topics in their record

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Government Operations & Budget 3 Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Defense & Military 2 Economy & Taxes 2 Elections & Voting 2 Veterans Affairs 2 Banking & Finance 1 Criminal Justice & Policing 1 Education 1 Gun Policy 1 Other 1 Technology & Privacy 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
KS Senate District 31 current Kansas	Republican	Jan 13, 2025	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (687 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
SB 498 Providing income tax credits for the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel and expenditures…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 38 Nay: 1	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1659531	Mar 10, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1659531 LegiScan-ToS
SB 419 Enacting the Kansas intellectual rights and knowledge act, providing a civil cause of action and…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 29 Nay: 11	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1658622	Mar 10, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1658622 LegiScan-ToS
SB 404 House Substitute for SB 404 by Committee on Transportation - Creating the vehicle services…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 33 Nay: 7	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1659550	Mar 10, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1659550 LegiScan-ToS
SB 339 Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily recess…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 24 Nay: 15	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1659935	Mar 10, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1659935 LegiScan-ToS
	Senate Final Action - Not passed - Yea: 17 Nay: 23	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1659330	Mar 10, 2026	fail	LegiScan API legiscan-1659330 LegiScan-ToS
SB 263 House Substitute for SB 263 by Committee on Education - Establishing standards and requirements for…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 38 Nay: 1	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1659088	Mar 10, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1659088 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2733 Requiring any person who is candidate or who has been elected to certain offices shall be and must…	Senate Consent Calendar Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1658841	Mar 10, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1658841 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2711 Modifying and updating procedures for dissolution of cities of the third class.	Senate Consent Calendar Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1658634	Mar 10, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1658634 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2557 Enacting and joining with other states in the interstate compact for the placement of children and…	Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 39 Nay: 1	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1659101	Mar 10, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1659101 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2555 Requiring grant applications, expenditure information, reports and other documentation concerning…	Senate Consent Calendar Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1658604	Mar 10, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1658604 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2513 Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 39 Nay: 1	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1659472	Mar 10, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1659472 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2479 Authorizing electronic monitoring with victim notification as a condition of release prior to trial…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1659054	Mar 10, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1659054 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2468 Electing to participate in the federal tax credit for individual contributions to scholarship…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 27 Nay: 13	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1658827	Mar 10, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1658827 LegiScan-ToS
	Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Holscher was rejected - Yea: 7 Nay: 29	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1658826	Mar 10, 2026	fail	LegiScan API legiscan-1658826 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2422 Providing that the theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony.	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1658360	Mar 10, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1658360 LegiScan-ToS
SB 502 Authorizing the adoption of administrative rules and regulations concerning sports wagering by the…	Senate Consent Calendar Passed - Yea: 39 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1656976	Mar 9, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1656976 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2624 Authorizing the disorganization of a county fire district by the board of county commissioners when…	Senate Consent Calendar Passed - Yea: 39 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1657600	Mar 9, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1657600 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2477 Requiring the Kansas department of agriculture to publish a map on the department's official…	Senate Consent Calendar Passed - Yea: 39 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1657087	Mar 9, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1657087 LegiScan-ToS
HCR 5022 Making application to the congress of the United States to call a convention of the states to…	Senate Final Action - Adopted - Yea: 30 Nay: 8	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1654920	Mar 5, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1654920 LegiScan-ToS
SB 497 Adding kratom to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and making conforming…	Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 33 Nay: 5	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1655193	Mar 5, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1655193 LegiScan-ToS
SB 452 Including federal law enforcement officers in the definition of law enforcement officer that is…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 31 Nay: 7	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1655858	Mar 5, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1655858 LegiScan-ToS
	Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Holscher was rejected - Yea: 8 Nay: 30	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1655857	Mar 5, 2026	fail	LegiScan API legiscan-1655857 LegiScan-ToS
SB 439 Enacting the utility railroad crossing act and establishing a process and limitations for utilities…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 33 Nay: 5	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1654812	Mar 5, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1654812 LegiScan-ToS
SB 394 House Substitute for SB 394 by Committee on Elections - Relating to signature verification for…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 26 Nay: 11	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1655764	Mar 5, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1655764 LegiScan-ToS
SB 382 Providing for the administration of statewide assessments to virtual school students by such…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 38 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1655326	Mar 5, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1655326 LegiScan-ToS

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (687 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (17 as lead sponsor)