Stephen Owens

KS Senate District 31

Republican Kansas since Jan 13, 2025

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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

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 445 Providing that the law enforcement officers memorial advisory committee may receive requests for…	Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636920	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636920 LegiScan-ToS
SB 436 Increasing the cost threshold for when a county shall use the public bidding process in awarding a…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Not passed - Yea: 12 Nay: 26	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637748	Feb 18, 2026	fail	LegiScan API legiscan-1637748 LegiScan-ToS
SB 431 Establishing the remote practice of pharmacy, requiring certain conditions for such practice and…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637730	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637730 LegiScan-ToS
SB 430 Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637455	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637455 LegiScan-ToS
SB 427 Clarifying that the chairperson and vice chairperson of the senate committee on confirmation…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636764	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636764 LegiScan-ToS
SB 426 Enacting the Kansas transparency in consumer legal funding act.	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 39 Nay: 1	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636674	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636674 LegiScan-ToS
SB 425 Increasing the maximum annual registration fee limit for seed retailers and wholesalers and…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 37 Nay: 3	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636889	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636889 LegiScan-ToS
SB 422 Reorganizing certain provisions that apply to foreign insurance companies seeking authorization to…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637884	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637884 LegiScan-ToS
SB 418 Enacting the by-right housing development act to provide a streamlined permit approval process for…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 35 Nay: 5	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637124	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637124 LegiScan-ToS
SB 413 Prohibiting counsel from suggesting an amount of damages for noneconomic loss in civil actions.	Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 29 Nay: 11	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636558	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636558 LegiScan-ToS
SB 412 Imposing a duty on a conservator to notify certain entities and persons of any court order…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637834	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637834 LegiScan-ToS
SB 410 Providing that earned wage access service registrants are subject to the Kansas financial…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637613	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637613 LegiScan-ToS
SB 408 Excluding a child engaging in age-appropriate independent activities from the definition of a child…	Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636767	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636767 LegiScan-ToS
SB 407 Authorizing the adoption of certain rules and regulations related to hazardous waste monitoring and…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 38 Nay: 2	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637843	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637843 LegiScan-ToS
SB 398 Requiring a proponent to demonstrate that it is more likely than not that certain specialized…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637882	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637882 LegiScan-ToS
SB 392 House Substitute for SB 392 by Committee on Elections - Establishing reasons for withdrawal of…	Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637572	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637572 LegiScan-ToS
SB 391 Prohibiting cities and counties from adopting or enforcing any ordinance or resolution that…	Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 31 Nay: 9	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636671	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636671 LegiScan-ToS
SB 390 House Substitute for SB 390 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Prohibiting certain…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637099	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637099 LegiScan-ToS
SB 380 Requiring retail electric suppliers to provide fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates and…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636675	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636675 LegiScan-ToS
SB 379 Authorizing the state 911 board to establish a statewide program for emergency medical dispatch and…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 37 Nay: 3	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637093	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637093 LegiScan-ToS
SB 375 Enacting the proxy advisor transparency act, requiring proxy advisors to make certain disclosures…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 31 Nay: 9	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637633	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637633 LegiScan-ToS
SB 374 Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637605	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637605 LegiScan-ToS
SB 372 Enacting the app store accountability act to regulate app store and developer operations with…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 34 Nay: 6	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637296	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637296 LegiScan-ToS
SB 368 Enacting the health care sharing ministries tax deduction act to provide a subtraction modification…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 33 Nay: 7	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1636731	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1636731 LegiScan-ToS
SB 362 Requiring the office of each state officer to keep and maintain records of information concerning…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1637599	Feb 18, 2026	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1637599 LegiScan-ToS

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (687 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (17 as lead sponsor)