On February 22, the Kansas Senate tentatively approved SB 128, the bill to suspend the presidential primary in 2012. No roll call vote was taken. The bill will receive a final vote on February 23. The Secretary of State asks for the suspension because he estimates the primary will cost the state $1,321,122 and the money is not in the state budget. UPDATE: as expected, the Senate passed the bill on February 23.

Kansas has frequently suspended its presidential primary in the past for fiscal reasons. The only years Kansas has actually held a presidential primary have been 1980 and 1992.