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KS HB2605

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/18/2026

Primary Sponsor

Transportation

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the portion of U.S. Highway 36 within the city limits of Phillipsburg, Phillips County, Kansas as the "Undersheriff Brandon Gaede Memorial Highway"

  • Honors Brandon Pierce Gaede (1995-2025), a Phillips County undersheriff who was killed in the line of duty on June 27, 2025, while responding to a report of illegal explosives

  • Gaede served in Kansas law enforcement beginning in 2013, rising from deputy to sergeant (2023) to undersheriff (2024), and was named 2025 Sheriff's Deputy of the Year by the Kansas Sheriff's Association

  • Requires the Secretary of Transportation to place suitable memorial signs along the highway right-of-way upon compliance with K.S.A. 68-10,114

  • Takes effect upon publication in the statute book

Legislative Description

Designating a portion of U.S. highway 36 as the undersheriff Brandon Gaede memorial highway.

Last Action

Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 0

3/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Transportation2/19/2026
Transportation1/30/2026

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