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HCR 5020 (202526): Providing for joint sessions of the Senate and the House of Representatives for the purposes of hearing messages from the Governor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
2025-2026 Kansas Legislature · filed 2026-01-15 · Latest: Enrolled and presented to Secretary of State on Thursday, January 15, 2026
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Providing for joint sessions of the Senate and the House of Representatives for the purposes of hearing messages from the Governor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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Providing for joint sessions of the Senate and the House of Representatives for the purposes of hearing messages from the Governor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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Authors: Representative Hawkins, Representative Croft, Representative Woodard
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- Veto
- The power of a president or governor to reject a bill passed by the legislature. Lawmakers can override a veto with a large enough vote (two-thirds of each chamber in Congress).
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Sources
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- Open States bill page
- Data: Kansas 2025-2026 bills (Kansas Legislature public bill_status API) <https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/api/v13/rev-1/bill_status/> (date and status are the last action shown there)
Record st-ks-202526-hcr5020 · catalog st-ks-kslegislature-bills · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol ks-bills