Kansas - HB2436 - 2023

Enacting the Kansas public investments and contracts protection act concerning environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, prohibiting the state and political subdivisions from giving preferential treatment to or discriminating against companies based on such ESG criteria in procuring or letting contracts, requiring KPERS fiduciaries to act solely in the financial interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the system, restricting state agencies from adopting ESG criteria or requiring any person or business to operate in accordance with such criteria and providing for enforcement of such act by the attorney general.

Added On: 04-24-2023

Updated On: 03-27-2023

Status: Passed One Chamber

Primary Sponsor: Appropriations

02-22-2023 - House Introduced
02-22-2023 - House Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions
03-08-2023 - House Hearing: Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 9:00 AM Room 582-N
03-16-2023 - House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions
03-22-2023 - House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
03-22-2023 - House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Murphy
03-22-2023 - House Representative Miller, S. raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
03-22-2023 - House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Xu
03-22-2023 - House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Xu was rejected Yea: 37 Nay: 82
03-22-2023 - House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
03-23-2023 - House Engrossed on Wednesday, March 22, 2023
03-23-2023 - House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 85 Nay: 38
03-24-2023 - Senate Received and Introduced
03-27-2023 - Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Date	Motion (click for details)	Chamber	Committee	Yes Votes	No Votes	Other Votes	Passed
03-22-2023	House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Xu was rejected - Yea: 37 Nay: 82	House		37	82	6	no
03-23-2023	House Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 85 Nay: 38	House		85	38	2	yes