ACTION ALERT: Sub HB 2178 passed quickly on an initial vote 83-39. Rep. Clayton warned this looks suspicious. Please contact your representative and urge him or her to vote for Sub HB 2178 on final action tomorrow. We’re attaching a photo of the votes. (Photo credit Jonathan Shorman, Topeka Capital Journal on Twitter)
We support this bill which provides a path out of our current budget crisis. Please note it takes 84 votes to override a veto.

Here is a link to the bill summary: http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/supp_note_hb2178_01_0000.pdf

Here is a link to the bill: http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/hb2178_01_0000.pdf

Voting Yea on the initial vote (83): Alcala, Alford, Baker, Ballard, Becker, Bishop, Blex, Brim, Campbell, Carlin, Carmichael, Clark, Clayton, Concannon, Cox, Crum, Curtis, Deere, Dierks, Dietrich, Dove, Elliott, Eplee, Finney, Francis, Frownfelter, Gallagher, Gartner, Good, Helgerson, Henderson, Hibbard, Highberger, Hineman, Holscher, Jennings, Johnson, Judd-Jenkins, Karleskint, Kelly, Kessinger, Koesten, Kuether, Lakin, Lewis, Lusk, Lusker, Markley, Mason, Miller, Murnan, Neighbor, Ohaebosim, Orr, Ousley, Parker, Patton, Phelps, Phillips, Pittman, Proehl, Rahjes, Ralph, Rooker, Ruiz, Sawyer, Schreiber, Schroeder, Sloan, A. Smith, Stogsdill, Swanson, Tarwater, Terrell, Thompson, Trimmer, Victors, Ward, Weigel, Wheeler, Wilson, Winn, Wolfe Moore,

Voting Nay on the initial vote (39): Arnberger, Aurand, Awerkamp, Barker, Burroughs, Carpenter, Claeys, Corbet, Davis, Delperdang, Ellis, Esau, Finch, Garber, Hawkins, Highland, Hodge, Hoffman, Houser, Huebert, Humphries, Jacobs, Jones, Landwehr, Osterman, Powell, Rafie, Ryckman, Schwab, Seiwert, E. Smith, Sutton, Thimesch, Vickrey, Waymaster, Weber, Whipple, Whitmer, Williams,

Absent and Not Voting – (3): DeGraaf, Kiegerl, Mastroni,

Originally posted on Facebook 2/15/17.