Kansas Liberty: 22 March 2010
The constitution of the state of Kansas would be amended by adding a new article 16 to preserve the freedom of Kansans to provide for their health care in the way they decide
Health Care Freedom Amendment votes
SENATE VOTES
Democrats in yellow
Judiciary Committee votes — Senate Concurrent Resolution — SCR 1626
Motion to to create a new vehicle with language that would be a resolution only, to send a message to the federal government.
The vote was: Yeas 3; Nays 5; Not voting: 2.
Yeas: Umbarger, Kelly, Vratil
Nays: D. Schmidt, Lynn, Bruce, Pilcher-Cook, Donovan
Not voting: Haley, Owens
Motion to pass SCR 1626 out favorably.
The vote was: Yeas 4; Nays 4; Not voting 2.
Yeas: D. Schmidt, Lynn, Bruce, Pilcher-Cook
Nays: Umbarger, Kelly, Vratil, Haley
Not voting: Donovan, Owens
03-19-10
Motion to convert SCR 1626 to statutory language and pass out favorably.
The vote was: Yeas 5; Nays 5; Not voting 1.
Yeas: D. Schmidt, Lynn, Bruce, Pilcher-Cook, Donovan
Nays: Umbarger, Kelly, Vratil, Schodorf, Owens
Not voting: Haley
Senate Journal 04-28-10, pg 1381
Motion to pull SCR 1626 out of committee.
The vote was: Yeas 19; Nays 21; Not voting 0.
Yeas: Abrams, Apple, Barnett, Brownlee, Bruce, Colyer, Donovan, Huelskamp, Kelsey, Lynn, Marshall, Masterson, Ostmeyer, Petersen, Pilcher-Cook, Pyle, D. Schmidt, Taddiken, Wagle.
Nays: Brungardt, Emler, Faust-Goudeau, Francisco, Haley, Hensley, Holland, Huntington, Kelly, Kultala, Lee, McGinn, Morris, Owens, Reitz, V Schmidt, Schodorf, Steineger, Teichman, Umbarger, Vratil.
HOUSE VOTES
Democrats in yellow
Committee of the Whole — House Concurrent Resolution — HCR 5032
House Journal 03-22-10, pg 1194
General Orders vote
On roll call, the vote was: Yeas 76; Nays 44; Not voting: 5.
Yeas: Aurand, Bethell, Bowers, Brookens, Brown A, Brunk, Burgess, Carlson, Colloton, Craft, Crum, DeGraaf, Donohoe, Faber, George, Goico, Gordon, Grange, Hayzlett, Hermanson, Hineman, Holmes C, Holmes M, Horst, Huebert, Jack, Kelley, Kerschen, Kiegerl, King, Kinzer, Kleeb, Knox, Landwehr, Light, Lukert, Maloney, Mast, McLeland, Meier, Merrick, Morrison, Moxley, Myers, Neufeld, O'Brien, O’Neal, Olson, Otto, Palmer, Patton, Peck, Pottorff, Powell, Prescott, Proehl, Rhoades, Schroeder, Schwab, Schwartz, Seiwert, Shultz, Siegfreid, Spalding, Suellentrop, Svaty, Swanson, Tafanelli, Vickrey, Wetta, Whitham, Williams, Wolf B, Wolf K, Worley, Yoder.
Nays: Ballard, Barnes, Benlon, Bollier, Brown T, Burroughs, Carlin, Crow, Davis, Dillmore, Feuerborn, Finney, Flaharty, Frownfelter, Furtado, Garcia, Gatewood D, Gatewood S, Goyle, Grant, Henry, Hill, Kuether, Lane, Loganbill, Long, Mah, McCray-Miller, Menghini, Neighbor, Pauls, Phelps, Quigley, Rardin, Roth, Ruiz, Slattery, Sloan, Swenson, Talia, Tietze, Trimmer, Ward, Winn.
Not voting: Fund, Hawk, Henderson, Johnson, Peterson.
House Journal 03-23-10, pg 1226
Final Action vote
On roll call, the vote was: Yeas 75; Nays 47; Not voting: 3. Yeas: Aurand, Bethell, Bowers, Brookens, Brown A, Brunk, Burgess, Carlson, Colloton, Craft, Crum, DeGraaf, Donohoe, Faber, Gatewood, D, George, Goico, Gordon, Grange, Hayzlett, Hermanson, Hineman, Holmes C, Holmes M, Horst, Huebert, Jack, Kelley, Kerschen, Kiegerl, King, Kinzer, Kleeb, Knox, Landwehr, Light, Lukert, Maloney, Mast, McLeland, Meier, Merrick, Morrison, Moxley, Myers, O'Brien, O’Neal, Olson, Otto, Palmer, Patton, Pauls, Pottorff, Powell, Prescott, Proehl, Rhoades, Schroeder, Schwab, Schwartz, Seiwert, Shultz, Siegfreid, Spalding, Suellentrop, Swanson, Tafanelli, Vickrey, Wetta, Whitham, Williams, Wolf B, Wolf K, Worley, Yoder. Nays: Ballard, Barnes, Benlon, Bollier, Brown T, Burroughs, Carlin, Crow, Davis, Dillmore, Feuerborn, Finney, Flaharty, Frownfelter, Furtado, Garcia, Gatewood S, Goyle, Grant, Hawk, Henderson, Henry, Hill, Kuether, Lane, Loganbill, Long, Mah, McCray-Miller, Menghini, Neighbor, Peck*, Peterson, Phelps, Quigley, Rardin, Roth, Ruiz, Slattery, Sloan, Svaty, D, Swenson, Talia, Tietze, Trimmer, Ward, Winn. Not voting: Fund, Johnson, Neufeld. * — Rep. Virgil Peck voted no to keep the proposed consitutional amendment alive for 24 more hours and made a motion to reconsider the vote the following day.
House Journal 03-24-10, pg 1275
Reconsideration of Final Action vote
On roll call, the vote was: Yeas 75; Nays 47; Not voting: 3. Yeas: Aurand, Bethell, Bowers, Brookens, Brown A, Brunk, Burgess, Carlson, Craft, Crum, DeGraaf, Donohoe, Faber, Gatewood, D, George, Goico, Gordon, Grange, Hayzlett, Hermanson, Hineman, Holmes C, Holmes M, Horst, Huebert, Jack, Kelley, Kerschen, Kiegerl, King, Kinzer, Kleeb, Knox, Landwehr, Light, Lukert, Maloney, Mast, McLeland, Meier, Merrick, Morrison, Moxley, Myers, O'Brien, O’Neal, Olson, Otto, Palmer, Patton, Pauls, Peck, Pottorff, Powell, Prescott, Proehl, Rhoades, Schroeder, Schwab, Schwartz, Seiwert, Shultz, Siegfreid, Spalding, Suellentrop, Swanson, Tafanelli, Vickrey, Wetta, Whitham, Williams, Wolf B, Wolf K, Worley, Yoder. Nays: Ballard, Barnes, Benlon, Bollier, Brown T, Burroughs, Carlin, Colloton, Crow, Davis, Dillmore, Feuerborn, Finney, Flaharty, Frownfelter, Furtado, Garcia, Gatewood S, Goyle, Grant, Hawk, Henderson, Henry, Hill, Kuether, Lane, Loganbill, Long, Mah, McCray-Miller, Menghini, Neighbor, Peterson, Phelps, Quigley, Rardin, Roth, Ruiz, Slattery, Sloan, Svaty, D, Swenson, Talia, Tietze, Trimmer, Ward, Winn. Not voting: Fund, Johnson, Neufeld.
