Thoughts of a special session for Kansas lawmakers will have to wait.
The Kansas House fell short of gaining the 80 signatures needed on a petition to schedule the extra session. The Kansas Senate had at least 27 signatures as of late last month.
House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins says a special session would have been tough due to “multiple agendas, scheduling conflicts and many other unseen factors at play.”
The special session would have looked at redrawing the state’s Congressional maps, as well as gender marker policy on state drivers licenses and, possibly, other topics. The 2026 legislative session begins Jan. 12.
