Kansas railroad hall of fame, selection committee established

Kansas Legislative Events

Published April 9th, 2026

Detected April 4th, 2026

Summary

The Kansas Senate passed SB353, establishing an official state railroad hall of fame and creating a Kansas railroad hall of fame selection committee. The bill received strong bipartisan support, passing the Senate 40-0 and the House 114-4 before being enrolled on April 9, 2026.

View original document View source feed page

What changed

The Kansas Legislature enacted SB353, establishing a state railroad hall of fame and creating a nine-member selection committee appointed by legislative leadership to oversee nominations and inductees. The bill cleared both chambers with overwhelming support, including a conference committee report adopted 123-0 in the House and 38-1 in the Senate.

This is an honorary recognition program with no compliance obligations for private entities. Once signed by the Governor, state transportation or historical agencies will need to operationalize the committee and establish nomination procedures. No penalties, reporting requirements, or regulatory obligations are created by this legislation.

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Kansas / SB353 Enrolled SB353 Senate Bill Enrolled 2026-04-09

Designating an official Kansas railroad hall of fame and establishing the Kansas railroad hall of fame selection committee.

Bill Details

State Kansas

Session 2025-2026 Regular Session

Chamber Senate

Official Source kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb353/

LegiScan View on LegiScan

Action History

2026-04-09 S Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 2026-03-27 S Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 38 Nay: 1 2026-03-24 H House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 123 Nay: 0 2026-03-24 H House Conference committee report now available 2026-03-16 H House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Francis, Representative Essex and Representative Helgerson appointed as conferees 2026-03-12 S Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Petersen , Senator Klemp and Senator Corson as conferees 2026-03-12 H House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 114 Nay: 4 2026-03-12 H House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended 2026-03-12 H House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted 2026-03-10 H House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation 2026-03-03 H House Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 582-N 2026-02-24 H House Referred to Committee on Transportation 2026-02-24 H House Received and Introduced 2026-02-18 S Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 2026-02-17 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended 2026-02-17 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted 2026-02-12 S Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Transportation 2026-02-11 S Senate Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 546-S 2026-02-02 S Senate Withdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to Committee on Transportation 2026-01-22 S Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs 2026-01-21 S Senate Introduced

Votes

2026-02-18 Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 Yea: 40 Nay: 0 2026-03-12 House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 114 Nay: 4 Yea: 114 Nay: 4 2026-03-24 House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 123 Nay: 0 Yea: 123 Nay: 0 2026-03-27 Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 38 Nay: 1 Yea: 38 Nay: 1