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Agriculture and Natural Resources - 10 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2297 Authorizing the animal health commissioner to issue permits for raccoon ownership and requiring vaccinations, annual check-ups, educational program completion and compliance with breeding restrictions.
HB2268 Prohibiting nonresidents from hunting migratory waterfowl during certain times and places and increasing fees for migratory waterfowl habitat stamps.
HB2174 Enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act to provide financial assistance to lawyers and law students who practice law in rural areas.
HB2161 Providing an income tax credit for the sale and distribution of biodiesel and renewable diesel blends for motor vehicle fuels.
HB2153 Specifying when boards of directors for irrigation districts of 35,000 or more acres may conduct board member elections by mail ballot and establishing the terms for such members.
HB2135 Making certain provisions of the commercial industrial hemp act applicable only if the Kansas department of agriculture has submitted a state plan to the federal government for the state monitoring and regulation of industrial hemp within Kansas and such state plan is still active.
HB2114 Authorizing the chief engineer to adopt rules and regulations under the watershed district act and concerning fees and inspections of dams.
HB2063 Establishing various conservation funds, allocating state moneys for conservation, requiring reports to the governor and legislature, and authorizing fund transfers and providing for the use of such funds by the Kansas department of agriculture and the Kansas department of wildlife and parks.
HB2012 Substitute for HB 2012 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Establishing the ethanol grant program fund and transferring an amount of not to exceed $5,000,000 from the state general fund to the ethanol grant program fund each July 1 beginning in 2026.
SB213 Prohibiting nonresidents from hunting migratory waterfowl during certain times and places and increasing fees for migratory waterfowl habitat stamps.

Appropriations - 6 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2398 Providing funding for the state historical society to issue a scope statement, plan the work to be accomplished and issue a request for proposals for a master plan for the Quindaro ruins archaeological park in Wyandotte county, Kansas, and implement such master plan.
HB2383 Requiring the Kansas children's cabinet and the department of health and environment to implement a pilot program to offer health services, telehealth consultations and medication reimbursements to child care providers, while prohibiting stricter local regulations, allowing local registration of providers, increasing state funding for the child and adult care food program and providing free training and education materials to providers.
HB2301 Enacting the returning to nonaccountability of the executive branch agencies that report to the governor act and eliminating the budget process requirements of a performance-based budgeting system.
HB2165 Enacting the returning to nonaccountability of the executive branch agencies that report to the governor act, eliminating the budget process requirements of a program service inventory, integrated budget fiscal process and performance-based budgeting system.
HB2082 Making and concerning certain supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025 and appropriations for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for various state agencies.
SB181 Limiting the annual amount of expenditures and demand transfers from the state general fund, requiring certification by the state treasurer and providing for additional requirements on the governor's and legislature's budget plans and legislative measures.

Calendar and Printing - 1 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB138 House Substitute for SB 138 by Committee on Judiciary - Authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct investigations of violations of the scrap metal theft reduction act.

Child Welfare and Foster Care - 5 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2302 Requiring a law enforcement officer to consult with the secretary for children and families before taking a child into custody and that the secretary respond and offer consultation to such law enforcement officer outside of the secretary's operating hours.
HB2207 Authorizing parents of a child who is the subject of an investigation of abuse or neglect or a child in need of care proceeding and victims of childhood abuse or neglect to access records related to such investigation or proceeding.
HB2175 Requiring the secretary for children and families to notify the parent of a child who is the subject of an investigation of abuse or neglect of such parent's rights during such investigation and to complete a written report upon closing such an investigation, providing for an agreement between the parent of a child and the secretary if such child is removed from the home during an investigation of abuse or neglect and a parent to withhold certain information except when otherwise ordered by a court.
HB2093 Authorizing victims of childhood abuse to access records related to substantiated reports or investigations of abuse or neglect and extending the time to file civil actions for recovery of damages caused by childhood sexual abuse.
HB2076 Reducing the authorized amount of days that a child may be placed in a secure facility and eliminating the court's option to extend such authorization.

Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - 15 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2344 Establishing the Kansas-Ireland trade commission to advance, promote and encourage business and other mutually beneficial activities between Kansas and Ireland and creating the Kansas-Ireland trade commission fund.
HB2341 Requiring that sureties for bonds secured for the purpose of clearing contractors liens against property be licensed to do business in Kansas, providing that district courts award attorney fees and costs to successful claimants that demanded payment by the principal and surety prior to filing suit and did not receive payment and requiring a pretrial hearing in such a suit for the purpose of a preliminary finding by the court of whether the surety should pay the amount of the claim to the claimant or alternatively pay such amount into an account to be held by the court.
HB2339 Enhancing adult care home services by providing for adult care home workforce development through scholarships for part-time nursing students and setting minimum education levels for instructors at nursing schools, establishing an intergenerational child care program to enhance the adult care home environment by supporting adult care homes offering child care services through the awarding of grants by the secretary of health and environment and creating the intergenerational child care fund and authorizing the secretary to administer the fund.
HB2310 Enacting the career advancement, resources, employment and supports for the disability workforce act, providing for career education programs for students and career enhancement programs for professionals, requiring performance-based contracting for disability services providers, facilitating choice in services by individuals with disabilities, mandating rate parity across all state waiver programs, providing for an online data portal system for waitlist management and services-related communications, requiring the secretary of labor to publish information regarding the disability service provider workforce and providing that direct support workers may be covered by the state health plan.
HB2308 Enacting the aviation and innovative manufacturing in Kansas act to attract businesses establishing a headquarters or engaged in aircraft assembly, electric or hydrogen-powered motor vehicle production, and other specified industries to Kansas by offering companies meeting certain employment and investment requirements an investment tax credit, retention of a percentage of total payroll tax, reimbursement of eligible employee training and education expenses and a sales tax exemption for construction costs.
HB2293 Prohibiting the acquisition of critical components of drone technology from countries of concern and the procurement of final or finished goods or services from countries of concern.
HB2292 Providing for food sales tax revenue replacement for STAR bond districts established prior to December 31, 2022, establishing the STAR bonds food sales tax revenue replacement fund, providing for transfers from the state general fund to such revenue replacement fund and transfers from such revenue replacement fund in the amount of food sales tax revenues lost to the applicable cities or counties and extending the sunset date of the STAR bonds financing act to July 1, 2031.
HB2290 Enacting the Kansas land and military installation protection act to prohibit foreign principals from countries of concern from acquiring any interest in certain real property in this state.
HB2239 Requiring every employer to provide each employee with meal periods and rest periods.
HB2229 Amending the Kansas amusement ride act relating to inspections of amusement rides and inflatable devices, training regarding the operation of amusement rides and inflatable devices and establishing an annual permit fee for inflatable devices.
HB2151 Increasing the Kansas minimum wage to $15 an hour.
HB2123 Increasing the minimum wage for employees that receive tips and gratuities.
HB2090 Establishing the Kansas employee emergency savings account (KEESA) program to allow eligible employers to establish employee savings accounts, providing an income and privilege tax credit for certain eligible employer deposits to such employee savings accounts and providing a subtraction modification for certain employee deposits to such savings accounts.
SB229 Providing for occupational licensing annual reports to the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations and requiring that adoption of new occupational licenses and material changes to existing occupational licenses by a state agency be approved by joint resolution of the legislature.
SB197 House Substitute for Substitute for SB 197 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Furthering economic development by providing for authorization of a port authority by the unified government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, authorizing redevelopment of mall facilities as STAR bond projects, allowing vertical construction for certain STAR bond projects, facilitating such projects in less-populated counties in the Wichita and Kansas City metropolitan statistical areas, setting visitor origin requirements for such projects and providing for enforcement of such requirements, expanding transparency of such projects, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue bonds for such projects, making certain other changes and extending the expiration date of the STAR bonds financing act.

Corrections and Juvenile Justice - 3 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2325 Authorizing judges to commit juvenile offenders to detention for technical violations of probation, increasing the cumulative detention limit for juvenile offenders and increasing criminal penalties for juvenile offenders who use a firearm in the commission of an offense or who are repeat offenders.
HB2324 Increasing the criminal penalty for possessing or refusing to surrender any firearm in or on any school property or grounds.
HB2227 Prohibiting the use of any prone restraint on a juvenile who is in custody at a juvenile detention facility or juvenile correctional facility or being assessed as part of the juvenile intake and assessment system.

Education - 19 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HCR5005 Proposing to amend section 6 of article 6 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit the use of elementary and secondary public funds for secular public schools and prohibit public funds from being used for private nonpublic schools.
HB2330 Designating November 14 of each year as Ruby Bridges walk to school day in the state of Kansas.
HB2295 Providing state general funds for school meals programs and prohibiting local boards from collecting money for such meals.
HB2259 Requiring school districts to adopt policies to limit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours and requiring the state board of education to designate a period of time for social media awareness and develop goals and materials relating thereto.
HB2203 Including children with fetal alcohol syndrome disorder under the definition of other health impairment in the special education for exceptional children act.
HB2202 Requiring the state board of regents and postsecondary educational institutions to provide certain pre-service teachers with essential knowledge and skills to support children affected by fetal alcohol syndrome disorder.
HB2186 Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of privately owned electronic communication devices during school hours and to prohibit students from using school district computers or devices to access social media platforms.
HB2176 Requiring the Kansas state high school activities association to establish a school classification system based on student attendance and a multiplier factor that adjusts certain schools' student attendance.
HB2156 Establishing the education opportunity tax credit to provide an income tax credit for taxpayers with eligible dependent children who are not enrolled in public school.
HB2142 Requiring each school district adopt an independent review process as part of such district's policies prohibiting and preventing bullying.
HB2141 Requiring school districts to offer parents the opportunity to object to educational materials and activities that are not included in approved curriculum or standards or that impair a parent's beliefs, values or principles.
HB2139 Increasing the minimum expenditure amount for school districts for contracted goods and services without requiring sealed bids and the minimum expenditure amount for goods and services that the district superintendent may acquire on behalf of the school district.
HB2138 Authorizing school districts to levy an annual tax levy of up to two mills for the purposes of school building safety, security and compliance with the Americans with disabilities act and including such levy in the capital outlay state aid determination for such school districts.
HB2137 Authorizing the department of education to contract with a private vendor to install, operate and maintain school bus cameras.
HB2136 Expanding student eligibility under the tax credit for low income students scholarship program, increasing the amount of the tax credit for contributions made pursuant to such program and providing for aggregate tax credit limit increases under certain conditions.
HB2103 Including participation in certain learning experiences and agricultural activities as a valid excuse for absence from school and authorizing school boards to make rules therefor.
HB2034 Authorizing school districts to employ chaplains or accept such persons as volunteers.
SB281 Substitute for SB 281 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Removing the treasurer's authority to accept and approve applications for the low-income family postsecondary savings accounts incentive program in 2028 and reducing the number of grants available and the number of audits required for such program.
SB47 Requiring school districts to publicly list the names and email addresses of current school board members, authorizing local school board members to add new items to board meeting discussions, ask questions or engage in discussion with members of the public and access school property, authorizing members of the public to address school boards at board meetings and authorizing payment of annual dues to any not-for-profit organization that provides services to member school districts.

Elections - 15 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HCR5009 Proposing a constitutional amendment reserving the power of initiative to the people of Kansas.
HCR5007 Proposing a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 16 years in state elections.
HB2269 Requiring the election commissioners in the four largest counties to designate at least three advance voting sites as determined by the board of county commissioners and providing for in-person advance voting 20 days prior to an election in such counties.
HB2258 Terminating the secretary of state's authority to appoint election commissioners and transferring the jurisdiction, powers and duties for conducting elections in those counties with an election commissioner to the county clerk for such county.
HB2257 Enacting the interstate compact on the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote.
HB2205 Prohibiting lobbying for or by foreign adversaries; authorizing the attorney general to file civil lawsuits; providing for civil penalties for violations thereof.
HB2190 Declaring the even-numbered year general election day as a legal public holiday.
HB2143 Requiring the secretary of state to enter into agreements with credit rating agencies for the release of certain information that can be used to verify the citizenship of persons registered to vote in this state.
HB2091 Requiring discharged inmates be offered the opportunity to register to vote and requiring the secretary of state to develop a voter registration program that offers voter registration services through certain state agencies and accredited high schools.
HB2055 Providing for the filling of a vacancy in the office of state treasurer and the commissioner of insurance by appointment of a person of the same political party as the incumbent office holder and making such appointment subject to senate confirmation.
HB2053 Repealing restrictions on municipal regulation of political signs during certain periods of time around election days.
HB2023 Creating the election crime of interference with an election official.
HB2019 Authorizing the board of county commissioners to appoint a person to fill a vacancy in a county-elected office when no candidate runs for such office.
HB2017 Requiring the return of advance voting ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election.
SB231 Modifying the requirements for soliciting registered voters to submit an application for an advance voting ballot.

Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - 7 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2226 Providing incumbent electric transmission owners a right of first refusal for the construction of certain electric transmission lines.
HB2225 Prohibiting mobile home park landlords from limiting a tenant's access to communications and video services.
HB2180 Establishing the blind information access act to require the state library to provide on-demand information access services to persons who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind or print disabled.
HB2148 Prohibiting the permitting and siting of electric transmission lines within any area designated by the United States department of energy as a national interest electric transmission corridor.
HB2108 Requiring the state corporation commission to establish and enforce a code of conduct and agricultural mitigation protocol for the development, operation and decommissioning of certain large energy facilities.
HB2041 Requiring a competitive bid process for the permitting of electric transmission lines.
HB2032 Authorizing the state corporation commission to increase or decrease an electric public utility's return on equity based on whether such utility's all-in average retail rate has increased or decreased.

Federal and State Affairs - 28 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HCR5016 Urging the attorney general to join efforts to hold Elon Musk accountable for unlawful executive action.
HCR5012 Urging Attorney General Kobach to protect Kansas federal employees by ensuring the legal integrity of governmental operations.
HCR5010 Supporting the authorization and funding of the public safety autonomous technologies research, testing, certification and commercialization program and the passage of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2025 .
HB2407 Amending the Kansas act against discrimination to include sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and status as a veteran.
HB2405 Enacting the adult use cannabis regulation act to regulate the cultivation, manufacturing, possession and sale of cannabis in this state.
HB2391 Prohibiting the carrying of a concealed handgun in the state capitol and providing exceptions for law enforcement and members of the military.
HB2384 Authorizing the state historical society to convey certain real property located in Johnson county to the Shawnee Tribe; requiring deeds and conveyances contain restrictive covenants prohibiting any gaming or gambling on such property; requiring a report by the Shawnee Tribe every two years for a 10-year period to the joint committee on state-tribal relations regarding the rehabilitation of the property and consultations with other tribes.
HB2379 Requiring the Kansas bureau of investigation to establish a Kansas voluntary do-not-sell firearms list to prevent the purchase of firearms by any person who voluntarily registers to be placed on the list.
HB2373 Prohibiting aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States from receiving any state or local public benefit in accordance with applicable federal law.
HB2283 Requiring at least one member of the Kansas state fair board to be a resident of Reno county.
HB2279 Exempting the department of wildlife and parks from proposed rule and regulation restrictions on implementation and compliance costs.
HB2265 Designating the polka as the state dance.
HB2200 Creating a traffic infraction for not securely storing a firearm in an unattended vehicle, providing exceptions and penalties therefor and requiring the office of the attorney general to conduct a secure storage of firearms educational campaign and create materials therefor.
HB2198 Enacting the gun violence restraining order act to authorize the issuance of protective orders prohibiting the acquisition and possession of firearms by certain individuals.
HB2196 Providing a permanent exemption for postsecondary educational institutions from the public buildings requirements under the personal and family protection act.
HB2167 Requiring firearms and stun guns to be stored in locked containers, establishing crimes for failure to store such weapons where a person under 18 years of age has access to such weapons and creating more severe penalties for firearms with large-capacity magazines.
HB2150 Establishing the advisory commission on Asian-American Pacific Islander affairs.
HB2147 Requiring the Kansas department of wildlife and parks to offer discounted resident senior combination hunting and fishing passes to residents of this state who are 65 years of age or older and removing the expiration date for Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing licenses.
HB2146 Increasing transfers from the lottery operating fund, to the community crisis stabilization centers fund and the clubhouse model program fund of the Kansas department for aging and disability services.
HB2127 Authorizing cities and counties to regulate the sale and purchase of firearms and ammunition within a building owned by such city or county.
HB2115 Authorizing municipalities to prohibit their employees from carrying concealed handguns in municipal buildings.
HB2104 Standardizing firearm safety programs in school districts.
HB2094 Authorizing the sale of electronic cigarettes in cigarette vending machines.
HB2066 Requiring business entities and public employers to register and use the e-verify program for employment purposes and prohibiting income tax deductions for wages and remuneration paid to unauthorized aliens.
HB2051 Requiring legislative approval of any national heritage area or national historic trail in the state of Kansas and prohibiting state funding of any national heritage area or national historic trail unless such funding is first approved by the legislature of the state of Kansas.
HB2026 Requiring all persons to be 18 years of age to be eligible to give consent for marriage and eliminating exceptions to such requirement.
SB260 Amending the Kansas parimutuel racing act regarding qualifications for an organization license, the definition of horsemen's associations and horsemen's nonprofit organizations and the distribution of certain tax revenues.
SB1 Exempting the state of Kansas from daylight saving time but providing for moving to permanent daylight saving time upon an act of Congress requiring such move.

Financial Institutions and Pensions - 10 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2337 Imposing a fee on each international transaction by a money transmitter by wire, allowing the state bank commissioner to assess penalties for the nonpayment of such fee, providing for the distribution of such fee and penalty moneys, establishing the criminal litigation fund, wire transfer fee fund and prosecutor and law enforcement grant fund and creating a misdemeanor crime of unlawful transmission of a wire transfer and providing criminal penalties therefor.
HB2298 Transferring $1,000,000,000 from the budget stabilization fund to the liability reduction fund of KPERS, using a portion of the interest earnings of the liability reduction fund to provide a 2% COLA for retirants who have been retired for more than 5 years, transferring annually certain amounts from the state general fund to the budget stabilization fund and establishing requirements for the expenditure or transfer of moneys from the budget stabilization fund.
HB2281 Establishing the Kanbucks program to authorize the state treasurer to invest in linked deposits with eligible financial institutions to provide linked deposit loans to eligible borrowers and abolishing the Kansas agricultural production, housing, extraordinary utility costs and economic recovery loan deposit programs and the city utility low-interest loan program.
HB2235 Updating provisions of the technology-enabled fiduciary financial institutions (TEFFI) act by making the act part of the state banking code, adjusting and providing certain definitions, reducing the TEFFI charter application fee, authorizing the issuance of certificates and trust certificates, providing for the supervision of TEFFIs by the state bank commissioner and including Kansas nonprofit corporations as qualified charities for the TEFFI income tax credit.
HB2194 Providing a KPERS working after retirement exemption from the employer contribution rate for retirants who are employed as teachers by a school district in a position for which a certificate to teach is required.
HB2130 Authorizing retirement and disability benefits under KPERS, KP&F and the retirement system for judges to be paid on either a biweekly or monthly basis at the option of a member or recipient.
HB2129 Transferring teachers from the KPERS 3 cash balance plan to the KPERS 2 plan and defining teachers for purposes of KPERS.
HB2089 Enacting the consumer inflation reduction and tax fairness act and exempting the portion of a credit card transaction constituting a tax or gratuity from assessment of the fee charged by the card issuer.
HB2008 Modifying the definition of security officer to include certain juvenile corrections officer positions for purposes of the KPERS correctional employees group.
HB2006 Providing membership in the KP&F retirement system for certain security officers of the department of corrections and allowing certain service credit purchases of previous KPERS security officer service for purposes of KP&F retirement benefits.

Health and Human Services - 31 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2399 Establishing an advance universal newborn screening program, providing for the reimbursement of certain treatment services and extending the transfer of moneys to the Kansas newborn screening fund.
HB2397 Increasing state financial assistance for local health departments under certain circumstances.
HB2392 Facilitating nursing workforce development by setting education levels for instructors at nursing schools as a requirement for state approval.
HB2386 Updating income eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program.
HB2370 Requiring additional licensing requirements for assisted living facilities with dementia care.
HB2369 Allowing pharmacists to administer certain vaccines to children and adults pursuant to a vaccination protocol.
HB2368 Providing for the licensure of anesthesiologist assistants.
HB2367 Providing naturopathic doctors a certificate of authorization for a business entity to practice medicine.
HB2366 Expanding the scope of practice of naturopathic doctors, specifying continuing education requirements, increasing the required amount of professional liability insurance and modifying certain provisions relating to the licensure and regulations of naturopathic doctors.
HB2364 Prohibiting certain health insurers from requiring cost-sharing for nonopioid prescription drugs or providing less favorable coverage for such drug than that for opioid or narcotic prescription drugs for the treatment of pain.
HB2362 Requiring the department of administration to report identifying information of persons who claim Kansas lottery or gambling prize winnings in excess of $5,000 to the department of health and environment.
HB2361 Abolishing the nursing scholarship program and creating the Kansas healthcare service scholarship program to include part-time students and expand the list of eligible programs.
HB2317 Establishing the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders task force to study fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the state.
HB2316 Directing the deposit of civil penalties collected for violations of correction orders issued by the state fire marshal into the disability community services providers civil monetary penalty reinvestment fund or the adult care homes civil monetary penalty reinvestment fund.
HB2315 Designating every September 9 as Kansas fetal alcohol spectrum disorders day.
HB2305 Requiring that certain abortion complications be reported to the Kansas department of health and environment.
HB2285 Modifying the definition of lead-based paint in the residential childhood lead poisoning prevention act to include paint that contains lead equal to or in excess of 0.009% by weight or in excess of that specified in federal law, whichever is less.
HB2267 Prohibiting certain licensed individuals from using conversion therapy on minors.
HB2266 Enacting the advanced practice registered nurse licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges for advanced practice registered nurses.
HB2252 Amending the Kansas indoor clear air act to prohibit smoking on the gaming floor of a lottery gaming facility or racetrack gaming facility and amending the definition of smoking to include the use of an electronic cigarette and smoking marijuana.
HB2251 Requiring the state board of healing arts to grant provisional licensure to certain international physicians with offers of employment at healthcare providers operating in Kansas.
HB2250 Increasing the annual assessment rate on hospital providers.
HB2230 Enacting the kratom consumer protection act, defining kratom as a food product, prohibiting the distribution and sale of kratom that is adulterated, requiring persons to be at least 21 years of age to purchase such product, establishing civil fines for violations of the act and requiring the secretary of agriculture to adopt rules and regulations for the administration of the act.
HB2218 Amending the definition of "psilocybin" in the uniform controlled substances act to exclude the pharmaceutical composition of crystalline polymorph psilocybin and adding crystalline polymorph psilocybin to schedule IV of the uniformed controlled substance act.
HB2216 Requiring the Kansas department of health and environment to create an informational video describing abortion laws in Kansas.
HB2193 Enacting the every mom matters act to require the state treasurer to contract with eligible organizations to provide information and support services to pregnant women and parents considering adoption.
HB2171 Creating the abolish abortion Kansas act to make all abortions subject to criminal prosecution for violation of Alexa's law and to remove certain exceptions to the cause of action for the wrongful death of an unborn child when such death is caused by an abortion.
HB2157 Expanding pharmacist's scope of practice to include point-of-care testing for and treatment of COVID-19.
HB2100 Establishing statewide standards governing the use of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, permitting a pharmacist to initiate such medication to certain patients, providing civil liability protections to pharmacists who initiate prophylactic therapy to patients for post-exposure to human immunodeficiency virus.
HB2072 Enacting the art therapist licensure act to provide for the regulation and licensing of professional art therapists.
HB2002 Requiring the department of health and environment to audit hospital compliance with the lay caregiver act and report the results of such audit to the legislature.

Higher Education Budget - 2 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2374 Creating the specialty practice student loan program and the specialty practice student loan repayment fund, allowing for the transfer of funds from the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds to the specialty practice student loan repayment fund and abolishing the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds.
HB2248 Establishing the Kansas nursing initiative grant program and authorizing the state board of regents to approve need-based or competitive grants for the expansion of nursing faculty, laboratory supplies and tools for student success at postsecondary educational institutions.

Insurance - 6 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2296 Requiring that certain health insurance plans impose a no-cost sharing requirement for a diagnostic or supplemental breast cancer examination for breast cancer imposed on an insured.
HB2286 Providing that the selection of alternative payment methods by a dental provider will remain in force for the duration of a contract with a dental benefit plan.
HB2247 Prohibiting certain terms in a contract between a health insurer and a dentist and requiring that reviews, audits or investigations of healthcare providers be completed within six months.
HB2244 Modifying the composition of the board of pharmacy and prohibiting the board of pharmacy from adopting rules and regulations that would limit or condition the use of telepharmacy.
HB2199 Authorizing the Kansas state employees health care commission to provide insurance coverage for certain allergen introduction dietary supplements for infants under the state health care benefits program and requiring the commission to submit an impact report to the legislature if such coverage is provided.
SB121 Authorizing the commissioner of insurance to select and announce the version of certain instructions, calculations and documents in effect for the upcoming calendar year and cause such announcement to be published in the Kansas register, allowing certain life insurers to follow health financial reports and adopting certain provisions from the national association of insurance commissioners holding company system regulatory act relating to group capital calculations and liquidity stress testing.

Interstate Cooperation - 5 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2375 Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the healthcare access for working Kansans (HAWK) act.
HB2328 Providing an exception to restrictions on prison-made housing units to allow the secretary of corrections to establish a program for delivering such units into designated areas.
HB2010 Prohibiting abortion procedures and creating the crimes of unlawful performance of an abortion and unlawful destruction of a fertilized embryo.
HB2009 Prohibiting abortion procedures except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman and providing a private cause of action for civil enforcement of such prohibition.
SB284 Enacting the defense of drug delivery act to prohibit manufacturer interference relating to 340B drug distribution.

Judiciary - 29 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2403 Establishing the order of priority of a decedent's surviving parents who cannot agree on the disposition of such decedent's remains.
HB2401 Providing that prior convictions of a crime that is determined unconstitutional by an appellate court shall not be used for criminal history scoring purposes unless the basis of the determination of unconstitutionality by the appellate court is later overruled or reversed.
HB2389 Requiring certain prior convictions to be considered in determining bond when a person is arrested for certain sex offenses.
HB2357 Providing for sealing and expungement of court records in eviction actions where the underlying rental agreement is governed by the residential landlord and tenant act and requiring mediation in such eviction cases unless the court finds that mediation would not aid the parties materially.
HB2356 Amending the uniform nonparent visitation act to modify the evidentiary standard for awarding visitation to a nonparent.
HB2355 Modifying provisions related to series limited liability companies.
HB2354 Providing an exception to the crime of unlawful possession of controlled substances for residents of Kansas who possess marijuana and are disabled veterans with a valid medical marijuana card issued by any state.
HB2353 Requiring that certain written information be provided to patients when a physician or healthcare provider administers or prescribes any medicine or drug for the purpose of inducing an abortion.
HB2352 Requiring a duly ordained minister of religion to report certain abuse and neglect except when reporting would violate the penitential communication privilege and requiring training for persons obligated to report abuse and neglect.
HB2351 Amending the uniform arbitration act of 2000 to make certain agreements to appraise or arbitrate in contracts of insurance invalid and creating exceptions therefor.
HB2350 Providing that no juvenile less than 18 years of age shall be prosecuted as an adult.
HB2348 Providing that tenure at postsecondary educational institutions shall not be defined, awarded or recognized as an entitlement, right or property interest in a faculty member's current, ongoing or future employment by an institution.
HB2326 Adding consideration of whether the offender has physical custody of such offender's minor child or is a legal guardian or custodian with physical custody of a minor child to the factors considered for diversions and dispositional departures.
HB2322 Prohibiting law enforcement officers and agencies from engaging in motorcycle profiling and requiring police training programs to include training on motorcycle profiling.
HB2321 Providing that certain legal violations relating to victims of crime are not grounds for appeal in a criminal case.
HB2309 Providing for the modernization of notarization and the county register of deeds process with respect to real estate documents for the purpose of mitigation of real estate document-related fraud, requiring the development, implementation and administration of a two-tiered authentication system for notarization of real estate documents, requiring use of a 3D biometric antifraud system by all notaries public by December 31, 2026, and allowing any register of deeds to delay filing of real estate documents in the event of suspected fraud for purpose of investigating of the validity of such document.
HB2306 Requiring a person convicted of involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence to pay child support for any child of a person killed during the offense.
HB2300 Establishing limitations for land transactions for wind and solar energy projects and allowing a consumer to revoke such land transaction under the Kansas consumer protection act.
HB2272 Providing that no person shall be sentenced to death for crimes committed after July 1, 2025, and creating the crime of aggravated murder.
HB2253 Making the theft of livestock or implements of husbandry a severity level 5, nonperson felony.
HB2243 Requiring the secretary for children and families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military installations to refer children in need of care cases involving children of military personnel to a military family advocacy program.
HB2241 Prohibiting second and successive motions and ineffective counsel claims in habeas corpus actions and providing for direct appeal to the supreme court in habeas corpus appeals filed by inmates sentenced to death.
HB2224 Requiring a law enforcement officer executing a search warrant at residential premises to be uniformed and to knock and announce themselves before entering the property.
HB2187 Requiring government agencies, public utilities and other entities when exercising the power of eminent domain to make a good faith offer for the property prior to filing an eminent domain action, providing the good faith offer, if greater than the appraiser's award, shall be deposited with the court, allowing appeals from that amount, prohibiting the exercise of eminent domain for recreational trails and park and recreational facilities and deleting the power of the legislature to condemn property for economic development.
HB2181 Enacting the uniform family law arbitration act.
HB2173 Authorizing certain offenders to petition for relief from registration requirements under the Kansas offender registration act.
HB2144 Enacting the supported decision-making agreements act to provide a statutory framework for adults who want decision-making assistance and amending the crime of mistreatment of a dependent adult or an elder person.
SB244 Prohibiting a compensated surety from making loans for certain portions of the required minimum appearance bond premium.
SB222 Prohibiting deference to a state agency's interpretation of a statute, rule or regulation or document by a state court or an officer hearing an administrative action.

K-12 Education Budget - 2 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2320 Authorizing children in the custody of the secretary of the department for children and families to attend school in any school district, requiring records for such students to be timely transferred between school districts and requiring a transportation plan if the child remains in the school of origin.
HB2303 Enacting the longitudinal data act, establishing the division of longitudinal data in the legislative research department, authorizing the appointment of a director of the division by the legislative coordinating council and providing for the development and management of the Kansas longitudinal data system for the purpose of tracking and analyzing education, workforce and related data.

Legislative Modernization - 1 bills and 0 resolutions


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HB2270 Authorizing the chief information security officer to receive audit reports and updating statutes related to services provided by the chief information technology officer.

Local Government - 6 bills and 0 resolutions


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HB2363 Requiring the board of county commissioners or the city governing body to refer the proposed creation of a conservation easement to the appropriate planning commission for review and recommendation; providing the board of county commissioners or the city shall approve or deny the creation of conservation easements.
HB2282 Providing that covenants, conditions or restrictions established between January 1, 1948, and December 31, 1958, that restrict the use of real property owned by state educational institutions for only single-family residence purposes and contain discriminatory provisions to restrict ownership or tenancy by race are against public policy and void.
HB2264 Restoring local government control over wages, compensation and benefits for construction projects.
HB2191 Authorizing legal publications to be made on internet websites selected by the governing body of a city, county or school district.
HB2025 Repealing the three-mile extraterritorial planning and zoning authority for cities.
SB146 Requiring the secretary for aging and disability services and the city of Osawatomie to execute and record an amendment to the original deed for conveyance of certain real property in Miami county that amends the reversionary interest of the state of Kansas to July 1, 2046.

Social Services Budget - 2 bills and 0 resolutions


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HB2314 Directing the secretary for aging and disability services to expand and establish peer support specialist certifications and the secretary for health and environment to pursue a medicaid code for telehealth services provided by peer support specialists.
HB2184 Providing for the regulation of supplemental nursing services agencies and healthcare workers platforms by the secretary for aging and disability services.

Taxation - 45 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HCR5014 Proposing to amend article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas by adding a new section establishing the freedom from taxes fund, establishing the Kansas citizens freedom review board, authorizing the board to review tax exemptions and approve or eliminate such exemptions and eliminating the state-imposed property taxes and income and privilege taxes.
HB2408 Providing that leased ground owned by a county-recognized community land trust shall be considered as a factor in determining fair market value for property tax purposes.
HB2406 Providing tax exemption eligibility for commercial and industrial machinery and equipment that is currently ineligible for tax exemption due to such equipment being acquired or transported into this state on or before June 30, 2006.
HB2395 Establishing the shelter to home pet rescue act providing for an income tax credit for medical expenses spent on adopted cats and dogs.
HB2394 Establishing the property tax use value for residential real property, real property used for commercial and industrial purposes and mobile homes used for residential purposes.
HB2388 Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases and sales made by the friends of cedar crest association.
HB2385 Authorizing cities and counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question and to levy such tax if approved by the electors of a city or county, requiring resubmission of the question, if approved, to the electors every 10 years, allowing certain credits and exemptions against the tax, providing for deductions by public and private employers of the tax from employee earnings and providing that revenue from any such tax be pledged for certain purposes.
HB2380 Providing a postretirement cost-of-living adjustment to certain KPERS retirants who are 85 years of age or older.
HB2278 Increasing the extent of property tax exemption from the statewide school levy for residential property.
HB2277 Decreasing the state rate for sales and use taxes for prepared food and increasing the percent credited to the state highway fund from sales and use tax revenue collected.
HB2276 Providing an income tax credit for an eligible small business that purchases qualified local news organization advertising.
HB2234 Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases by Junction City main street, inc.
HB2233 Disqualifying from the carbon dioxide capture and sequestration property tax exemption and the income tax accelerated depreciation deduction if machinery and equipment are used to inject animal manure into the ground.
HB2232 Establishing a child income tax credit.
HB2211 Providing funding for STAR bond districts to replace lost food sales tax revenue.
HB2210 Establishing a child income tax credit.
HB2209 Expanding the current sales tax exemption for purchases by domestic violence shelters to domestic and sexual violence programs.
HB2208 Establishing the endow Kansas tax credit act to provide tax credits for endowment gifts to certain endowment funds held by qualified community foundations.
HB2197 Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases made by sleep in heavenly peace, inc.
HB2189 Providing an income tax subtraction modification for sales or taking of property subject to eminent domain.
HB2162 Excluding from sales taxation the service of installing or applying tangible personal property for the reconstruction, restoration, remodeling, renovation, repair or replacement of a building or facility.
HB2154 Imposing property tax on rental and leased vehicles and discontinuing the excise tax on the rental and lease of such vehicles.
HB2133 Providing for a property tax exemption for one motor vehicle for firefighters.
HB2126 Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases made by Kansas legal services, inc.
HB2097 Providing for approval by the department of wildlife and parks for qualified program or management plans to qualify for the nongame and endangered species habitat credit.
HB2084 Allowing an itemized deduction for certain wagering losses for individual income tax purposes.
HB2081 Providing a sales tax exemption for community pharmacies serving medically underserved individuals and families.
HB2080 Restricting residential homestead property taxes to not more than the established base year for those individual 65 years of age and older.
HB2079 Requiring that comparable sales of residential property occur within the subdivision or township or the closest-located subdivision or township where such property is located for valuing real property.
HB2078 Providing an income tax credit for contributions to a child care provider or intermediary.
HB2077 Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases of personal property and services, sales of personal property and purchases of construction materials and services for not-for-profit animal shelters and rescue network managers licensed under the Kansas pet animal act.
HB2074 Including homestead renters as eligible to participate in certain homestead property tax refund claims.
HB2073 Providing a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products and diapers.
HB2067 Establishing a feminine hygiene product grant program and grant fund to award moneys to qualifying title I schools to provide feminine hygiene products to students at no cost.
HB2059 Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year as a member of a health care sharing ministry.
HB2058 Providing for an increased amount of income for eligibility of individuals for the selective assistance for effective senior relief income tax credit.
HB2038 Enacting the Kansas film and digital media industry production development act, providing a tax credit and sales tax exemption to incentivize film, video and digital media production in Kansas, establishing a program to be administered by the secretary of commerce for the purpose of developing such production in Kansas and requiring the secretary of commerce to issue reports to the legislature regarding the program.
HB2036 Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces.
HB2024 Providing a tax credit for firefighters who incur unreimbursed medical expenses for screening for occupation-related cancer, enacting the fighting chance for firefighters act.
HB2014 Providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers.
HB2001 Continuing the reimbursement from the taxpayer notification costs fund for printing and postage costs of county clerks through calendar year 2029.
SB259 Providing that future personal and corporate income tax rate and privilege tax rate decreases be contingent on exceeding tax receipt revenues.
SB69 Extending the time period for eligibility for the loan repayment program and the income tax credit for rural opportunity zones, adding down payment assistance and child care reimbursement as program benefit options and expanding eligibility for the income tax credit.
SB39 Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction modification for sales of specie.
SB33 Substitute for SB 33 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Excluding exempt sales of certain custom meat processing services from exemption certificate requirements for sales tax purposes.

Transportation - 7 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2319 Permitting the division of vehicles to contract with an entity to establish and issue a digital proof of drivers' license and digital proof of identification card, regulating the use thereof and providing a fee for such digital proofs of identification.
HB2288 Creating the motor vehicle right to repair act.
HB2262 Permitting micro utility trucks to be operated on certain highways and streets and providing conditions for such operation.
HB2260 Prohibiting the use of an electronic communications device while operating a motor vehicle and providing penalties for violations thereof.
HB2220 Permitting local authorities with jurisdiction over city residence districts to reduce the maximum speed limit to 25 miles per hour without an engineering and traffic investigation.
HB2105 Designating a portion of United States highway 77 as the POW MIA memorial highway and bridge No. 82-14-6.88 (026) in Clay county as the POW MIA memorial bridge.
HB2003 Establishing the EV energy equity road repair tax act (EVEERRT act) and providing for a road repair tax on electricity distributed from a public charging station for electric vehicles.

Transportation and Public Safety Budget - 1 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2381 Establishing the safe and secure firearm detection program in the office of the attorney general, providing for certain entities to use firearm detection software, establishing the safe and secure firearm detection fund and transferring funds from the state general fund to support the program.

Veterans and Military - 3 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2214 Enacting the safeguarding American veteran empowerment (SAVE) act to limit compensation for assisting in veterans benefits matters.
HB2213 Prohibiting certain conduct and improper collection of veterans benefits fees.
HB2188 Enacting the defend the guard act to prescribe when the Kansas national guard may be released from the state for active duty combat.

Water - 1 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2345 Creating the Kansas office of natural resources within the executive branch and transferring certain duties of the Kansas water office, and the department of agriculture, division of conservation and division of water resources to such office.

Welfare Reform - 6 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
HB2360 Directing the secretary for children and families to review and compare data for public assistance program eligibility.
HB2358 Requiring able-bodied adults and work registrants without dependents under six years of age to participate in an employment training program as a condition of receiving food assistance.
HB2287 Eliminating certain restrictions for eligibility for public assistance, including removing the requirement to cooperate with child support services, restrictions on persons convicted of drug felonies, requirements for employment and training programs, photograph requirements for benefits cards and legislative action required for expansion of medical assistance, permitting the secretary from granting categorical eligibility standards, extending the lifetime limitation on benefits, providing for hardship extensions and exempting parents providing care for a child less than one year of age.
HB2178 Allowing persons with felony drug convictions to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
SB161 Requiring legislative approval prior to any state agency seeking or implementing a public assistance program waiver or other authorization from the federal government that expands eligibility for any public assistance program or increases cost to the state or making certain changes in services for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
SB85 Directing the secretary for children and families to review and compare data for public assistance program eligibility.
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