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HB2256 • 2026

Directing the governor to create and award the order of the sunflower to recognize military spouses' service to their communities.

Directing the governor to create and award the order of the sunflower to recognize military spouses' service to their communities.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-02-20
Official status
Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Directing the governor to create and award the order of the sunflower to recognize military spouses' service to their communities.

Directing the governor to create and award the order of the sunflower to recognize military spouses' service to their communities.

What This Bill Does

  • Directing the governor to create and award the order of the sunflower to recognize military spouses' service to their communities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-20 House

    Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507

  2. 2025-02-13 House

    Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N event

  3. 2025-02-13 House

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Veterans and Military

  4. 2025-02-11 House

    Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 281-N — CANCELED event

  5. 2025-02-04 House

    Referred to House Committee on Veterans and Military

  6. 2025-02-04 House

    Introduced

Official Summary Text

Directing the governor to create and award the order of the sunflower to recognize military spouses' service to their communities.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Session of 2025
HOUSE BILL No. 2256
By Committee on Veterans and Military
Requested by Representative Butler
2-4
AN ACT concerning the governor; creating the order of the sunflower;
directing the governor to award the order of the sunflower to recognize
military spouses' service to their communities.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) The order of the sunflower shall be awarded to military
spouses who have served their communities with distinction.
(b) The award recipient shall have been deemed to have made a
significant impact on their unity command, military installation,
community or the state of Kansas.
(c) The governor shall award the order of the sunflower based upon
submissions made to the governor's office through constituent services on
the governor's website. Award recommendations shall provide the dates of
service, significant accomplishments and recommendations from the unit
command.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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