SB84 - Authorizes Sports Wagering in Kansas

Political Deep Dive

Most people are more aware of who is in Washington D.C. controlling the federal government; however, those at the state level are lesser known, and yet they have more control over our lives. Through our Political Deep Dives (PDD), you can see how YOUR representatives have voted on bills that affect your day-to-day life. In this PDD, we will be focusing on SB 84—House Substitute for Substitute for SB 84 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Authorizing sports wagering under the Kansas expanded lottery act and historical horse race machines under the Kansas parimutuel racing act.

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Highlights of this bill include:

• Authorizes limited sports wagering in State (Page 1).

• Limits each gaming facility manager to three sports wagering platforms (Page 1).

• Requires licensure for certain participants (Page 2).

• Establishes regulations on advertising for sports wagering (Page 4).

• Establishes Sports Wagering Receipts Fund, White Collar Crime Fund, Attracting Professional Sports to Kansas Fund, (Page 6-8).

• Authorizes wagering on historical horse races (Page 8).

• Defines “interactive sports wagering platform” (Page 15).

• Amends restrictions on ex-convict participation in gaming (Page 30).

• Prohibits sports wagering by persons under age of 21 (Page 33).

• Requires availability of services, helpline, research to treat gambling addiction (Page 47).

A full text of the bill can be found here.

This bill was first introduced to the Kansas Senate on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, and referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs the next day. It was not until Thursday, April 28, 2022, that the Kansas House voted on the bill. This is how your representatives voted:

(Political Party, District number, Voted Yes/No/Did not vote)—Names that are crossed out are politicians that voted on these issues but, for one reason or another, are no longer in the House or Senate.

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Michael Houser (R,1,Y), Kenneth Collins (R,2,Y), Charles “Chuck” Smith (R,3,N), Trevor Jacobs (R,4,N), Mark Samsel (R,5,Y), Samantha M. Poetter Parshall (R,6,Y), Richard J. Proehl (R,7,Y), Chris Croft (R,8,Y), Kent L. Thompson (R,9,Y), Christina Haswood (D,10,Y), Jim Kelly (R,11,Y), Doug Blex (R,12,N), Joe Newland (R,13,N), Charlotte Esau (R,14,N), John M. Toplikar (R,15,N), Linda Featherston (D,16,Y), Jo Ella Hoye (D,17,Y), Cindy Neighbor (D,18,Y), Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (D,19,Y), Mari-Lynn Poskin (D,20,Y), Jerry Stogsdill (D,21,Y), Lindsay Vaughn (D,22,DNV), Susan Ruiz (D,23,Y), Jarrod Ousley (D,24,Y), Rui Xu (D,25,Y), Adam Thomas (R,26,Y), Sean E. Tarwater Sr. (R,27,Y), Carl Turner (R,28,N), Heather Meyer (D,29,Y), Brandon T. Woodard (D,30,Y), Louis E. Ruiz (D,31,Y), Pam Curtis (D,32,Y), Tom Burroughs (D,33,Y), Valdenia Camille Winn (D,34,Y), Broderick T. Henderson (D,35,Y), Kathy Wolfe Moore (D,36,Y), Aaron Coleman (D,37,Y), Timothy Johnson (R, 38,Y), Owen Donohoe (R,39,N), David W. French (R,40,N), Pat Proctor (R,41,N), Lance Neelly (R,42,Y), William “Bill” Sutton (R,43,DNV), Barbara W. Ballard (D,44,Y), Mike Amyx (D,45,N), Dennis J. Highberger (D,46,N), Ronald B. Ellis (R,47,N), Dan Osman (D,48,Y), Megan Lynn (R,49,Y), Fred C. Patton (R,50,Y), Ron L. Highland (R,51,N), Jesse Borjon (R,52,Y), Jim Gartner (D,53,Y), Ken Corbet (R,54,Y), Annie Kuether (D,55,Y), Virgil Weigel (D,56,N), John Alcala (D,57,Y), Vic Miller (D,58,Y), Blaine Finch (R,59,Y), Mark Schreiber (R,60,Y), Francis Awerkamp (R,61,N), Randy Garber (R,62,N), John R. Eplee (R,63,Y), Susan L. Carlson (R,64,Y), Lonnie G. Clark (R,65,Y), Sydney Carlin (D,66,N), Mike Dodson (R,67,Y), Dave Baker (R,68,N), Clarke Sanders (R,69,N), John E. Barker (R,70,Y), Steven K. Howe (R,71,N), Avery Anderson (R,72,Y), Les Mason (R,73,N), Stephen Owens (R,74,N), Will Carpenter (R,75,Y), Eric L. Smith (R,76,N), Kristey S. Williams (R,77,Y), Ron Ryckman Jr. (R,78,Y), Cheryl Helmer (R,79,N), Bill Rhiley (R,80,N), Leah Howell (R,81,N), Jesse Burris (R,82,N), Henry M. Helgerson Jr. (D,83,N), Gail Finney (D,84,Y), Patrick Penn (R,85,Y), Stephanie Byers (D,86,Y), Susan Oliver Estes (R,87,N), Chuck Schmidt (D,88,N), Kelechi “KC” Ohaebosim (D,89,Y), Steve Huebert (R,90,N), Emil M. Bergquist (R,91,N), John Carmichael (D,92,Y), Brian Bergkamp (R,93,N), Leo G. Delperdang (R,94,N), Tom Sawyer (D,95,Y), Tom Kessler II (R,96,Y), Nick J. Hoheisel (R,97,Y), Cyndi Howerton (R,98,N), Susan Humphries (R,99,N), Daniel R. Hawkins (R,100,Y), Joe Seiwert (R,101,N), Jason Probst (D,102,Y), Ponka-We Victors (D,103,DNV), Paul Waggoner (R,104,N), Brenda K. Landwehr (R,105,N), Lisa M. Moser (R,106,N), Susan L. Concannon (R,107,Y), Steven C. Johnson (R,108,Y), Troy L. Waymaster (R,109,Y), Ken Rahjes (R,110,Y), Barbara K. Wasinger (R,111,N), Tory Marie Arnberger (R,112,Y), Brett Fairchild (R,113,Y), Michael Murphy (R,114,N), Boyd Orr (R,115,N), Kyle Hoffman (R,116,N), Tatum Lee (R,117,N), James “Jim” Minnix (R,118,N), Bradley Ralph (R,119,Y), Adam C. Smith (R,120,N), John Resman (R,121,Y), Bill Clifford (R,122,Y), John P. Wheeler Jr. (R,123,N), Martin Long (R,124,Y), Shannon Francis (R,125,Y)

The bill passed the Kansas House 73-49 with 42 Republicans and 31 Democrats being in favor of the bill. There were 43 Republicans and 6 Democrats against the bill. A total of 3 Representatives did not show up to vote including two Democrats and a Republican.

The Senate voted that same day. This is how your Senators voted:

Dennis D. Pyle (R,1,N), Marci A. Francisco (D,2,Y), Tom Holland (D,3,Y), David Haley (D,4,Y), Jeff Pittman (D,5,Y), Pat Huggins Pettey (D,6,Y), Ethan Corson (D,7,Y), Cindy Holscher (D,8,Y), Beverly Gossage (R,9,N), Mike Thompson (R,10,N), Kellie Warren (R,11,DNV), Caryn Tyson (R,12,Y), Richard Hilderbrand (R,13,N), Michael A. Fagg (R,14,Y), Virgil Peck Jr. (R,15,N), Ty Masterson (R,16,DNV), Jeff Longbine (R,17,Y), Kristen O’Shea (R,18,Y), Rick Kloos (R,19,DNV), Brenda S. Dietrich (R,20,Y), Dinah H. Sykes (D,21,Y), Tom Hawk (D,22,Y), Robert S. Olson (R,23,Y), Jeremy Ryan Claeys (R,24,DNV), Mary Ware (D,25,Y), Dan Kerschen (R,26,DNV), Gene Suellentrop (R,27,Y), Mike Petersen (R,28,N), Oletha Faust-Goudeau (D,29,Y), Renee Erickson (R,30,N), Carolyn McGinn (R,31,N), Larry W. Alley (R,32,DNV), Alicia Straub (R,33,N), Mark B. Steffen (R,34,N), Richard Wilborn (R,35,Y), Elain S. Bowers (R,36,Y), Molly Baumgardner (R,37,N), Ronald Ryckman (R,38,N), John Doll (R,39,Y), Rick Billinger (R,40,N)

The bill passed the Senate 21-13 with 11 Democrats and 10 Republicans voting ‘yes’. All 13 ‘no’ votes were from Republicans. A total of 6 did not vote, all of whom were also Republicans who were present, but chose to pass on voting.

The bill was enrolled and presented to Democrat Governor Laura Kelly on Monday, May 6, 2022, and was approved by Governor Kelly on Thursday, May 12, 2022.