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Agriculture and Natural Resources - 4 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB80 Eliminating the authority of the secretary of wildlife and parks to issue nonresident landowner deer permits.
SB130 Amending the Kansas pet animal act to require the Kansas department of agriculture to maintain records of inspections for not less than five years and removing the requirement that the commissioner only apply federal rules and regulations to United States department of agriculture licensed animal distributors and animal breeders.
SB235 Making it unlawful to sell, offer for sale, use or distribute certain seeds coated with a pesticide that contains a neonicotinoid unless otherwise ordered by the governor.
HB2111 Increasing the CREP acreage cap to 60,000 acres, clarifying eligibility and criteria, allowing exceptions for specific conditions and modifying reporting requirements to cover the last five years.

Assessment and Taxation - 36 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB25 Enacting the insurance savings account act, allowing individuals and corporations to establish insurance savings accounts with certain financial institutions, providing eligible expenses, requirements and restrictions for such accounts and establishing addition and subtraction modifications under the Kansas income tax act.
SB59 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.
SB72 Providing for transferability of Kansas housing investor tax credits from the year that the credit was originally issued.
SB73 Modifying deadlines for mailing property tax statements to taxpayers and certification of tax levies to the director of property valuation to be earlier than the current deadlines and providing for the county clerk's use of the previous year's budget when a taxing subdivision fails to timely file its budget.
SB90 Providing for a property tax exemption from local government levies to the extent of the first $100,000 of appraised value for certain owner-occupied homes and authorizing local governments to propose a ballot question to opt out of such property tax exemption.
SB103 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.
SB107 Providing a sales tax exemption for period products, diapers and incontinence products.
SB108 Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.
SB109 Providing a remittance credit to retailers for the collection of sales and compensating use tax.
SB148 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.
SB152 Establishing a property tax valuation appeal process to the board of county commissioners for certain residential and commercial real property and providing for the purchase of the property by the county under certain conditions.
SB179 Establishing a child income tax credit.
SB190 Providing that payment of special assessments for years other than the year being redeemed is not required for purposes of partial redemption of homesteads with delinquent property taxes.
SB192 Requiring judicial foreclosure tax sales by public auction to be conducted in person at a physical location in the county.
SB195 Establishing the property tax task force that shall study the property tax system in Kansas and develop recommendations and suggest improvements to law.
SB201 Providing for a homestead property tax exemption for certain veterans and former law enforcement officers with service-connected disabilities.
SB209 Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of firearms, firearm accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices.
SB215 Excluding social security payments from household income and increasing the household income and appraised value thresholds for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax homestead claims.
SB217 Increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy.
SB223 Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Russell county for the purpose of financing costs of attendance centers or other school district facilities.
SB224 Providing for the preceptor income tax incentive act, establishing an income tax credit for nursing home administrators, registered nurses and registered dietitians that serve as a community-based faculty preceptor in adult care homes and medical care facilities by providing personalized instruction, training and supervision for students.
SB225 Requiring counties to purchase homesteads at the appraised values set by county appraisers upon applications made by the owners under certain conditions.
SB226 Allowing an itemized deduction for certain losses from wagering transactions for individuals for income tax purposes.
SB267 Providing sales tax exemptions for certain services purchased on behalf of a provider in the provision of communication services and certain purchases by the Kansas fairgrounds foundation and modifying the definition of alcoholic beverages for purposes of the retailers' sales tax.
SB268 Clarifying modifications for certain business interest expenses and federal net operating loss carrybacks and providing a technical change to a statutory cross reference for recaptured moneys related to adoption savings accounts for purposes of Kansas income tax.
SB277 Exempting certain qualified tips from state income tax.
SB278 Providing a sales tax exemption for certain purchases and sales by care to share cancer support group of Bourbon county, Kansas, inc.
SB280 Requiring the approval by a majority of electors voting at an election in order for the governing body of any taxing entity to increase its total amount of property tax to be levied by more than the annual rate of inflation.
SB283 Decreasing individual income tax rates, discontinuing tax credits of the high performance incentive program and the Kansas affordable housing tax credit act, discontinuing payroll withholding tax benefits of the promoting employment across Kansas act, discontinuing the crediting of certain amounts to the job creation program fund and repealing certain tax credits.
SB296 Eliminating certain tax credits, exemptions, incentives, refunds and limitations, a transitional adjustment, a checkoff and a restoration program administered by the secretary that have expired or are no longer applicable.
HB2083 Providing a property tax exemption for new energy storage systems and excluding new energy storage systems from the commercial and industrial machinery and equipment exemption.
HB2096 Providing for transferability of Kansas housing investor tax credits from the year that the credit was originally issued.
HB2318 Providing that future income and privilege tax rate decreases be contingent on exceeding tax receipt revenues.
HB2336 Providing for the apportionment of business income by the single sales factor and the apportionment of financial institution income by the receipts factor, deductions from income when using the single sales factor and receipts factor, the decrease in corporate income tax rates determining when sales other than tangible personal property are made in the state and excluding sales of a unitary business group of electric and natural gas public utilities.
HB2377 Providing that countywide retailers' sales tax is apportioned based on total assessed valuations of property taxes rather than property taxes levied.
HB2390 Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Jackson county for the purpose of supporting hospital services in the county.

Commerce - 9 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB95 Providing that the legislature may approve the creation of port authorities by enactment of a bill and authorizing the governing body of the unified government of Wyandotte county and Kansas City, Kansas, to create a port authority.
SB153 Establishing the Kansas paid prenatal personal leave act requiring employers to provide 20 hours of paid prenatal personal leave.
SB189 Providing injured employees the freedom of choice to designate their healthcare provider and requiring the employer to pay for the services of such healthcare provider with regard to workers compensation.
SB216 Establishing the Kansas paid sick time act, setting accrual, usage and employer obligations regarding earned paid sick time and making it unlawful for employers to retaliate against employees exercising rights under the act.
SB218 Increasing the Kansas minimum wage of employees.
SB297 Providing for local government control over wages, compensation and benefits for construction projects.
SCR1609 Proposing to amend the Kansas Constitution to repeal section 12 of article 15, regarding membership and nonmembership in labor organizations.
HB2343 Creating the no-impact home-based business fairness act, supporting the development and growth of such businesses by limiting the regulatory power of municipalities.
HB2400 Amending the definition of land devoted to agricultural use to include trail rides as a ranching activity to qualify as an agritourism activity.

Education - 15 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB123 Providing state general funds for school meals programs and prohibiting local boards from collecting money for such meals.
SB134 Authorizing school districts to request and receive an applicant teacher’s employment files from another school district if such teacher was previously employed by such other school district and establishing which school district is responsible for and the custodian of teacher employment files that are records under the Kansas open records act.
SB140 Requiring school districts to provide certain information on school district annual budget forms.
SB142 Authorizing each school district to include a teacher representative as a nonvoting member of such district's board of education.
SB154 Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of privately owned electronic communication devices during school hours and students from using school district computers or devices to access social media platforms.
SB159 Requiring school district budget forms and summaries to include all expenditures of bond proceeds.
SB162 Requiring certain school district employees to receive training in seizure recognition and related first aid.
SB163 Prohibiting school employment contracts from excluding documentation of disciplinary actions or behavioral corrective actions taken with regard to an employee.
SB164 Prohibiting discriminatory practices on the basis of religion at public educational institutions and authorizing the attorney general to investigate violations and assess civil penalties under the Kansas act against discrimination.
SB165 Requiring school district bond elections and other tax levy question submitted elections be held only on primary or general election dates and only permitting one such bond election to be conducted each calendar year.
SB252 Expanding the tax credit for low income students scholarship program act to allow certain high school students and students eligible to be enrolled in certain school districts to be eligible for scholarships, increasing the tax credit for contributions and the aggregate tax credit limit, providing for aggregate tax credit increases under certain conditions and providing for program administration by the state treasurer.
SB270 Requiring grants awarded pursuant to the Kansas educator registered apprenticeship program for education apprentice tuition and fees to be made twice per year and at the time payments for such tuition and fees are due.
SB275 Requiring school districts to include a fetal development presentation as part of the curriculum for any course that addresses human growth, human development or human sexuality.
HB2299 Substitute for HB 2299 by Committee on Education - Declaring antisemitism and antisemitic acts to be against public policy and establishing a statutory definition of such terms.
HB2402 Creating the blue ribbon commission on higher education to study and set long-term goals for higher education in the state of Kansas and requiring the submission of reports to the legislature.

Federal and State Affairs - 37 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB15 Authorizing the director of alcoholic beverage control to issue licenses for the sale of alcoholic liquor to persons convicted of a felony if such conviction is more than 10 years old.
SB38 Creating the defend the guard act to establish when the Kansas national guard may be released into active duty combat.
SB43 Updating cross references in the personal and family protection act regarding the eligibility requirements to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun, requiring the surrender of a suspended or revoked license, providing for a transition from a provisional license to a standard license and prohibiting the collection of personal information of an off-duty law enforcement officer entering buildings while armed or requiring such officer to wear any item identifying such person as a law enforcement officer or being armed.
SB56 Authorizing home delivery of alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage by licensed retailers, drinking establishments and third-party delivery services.
SB65 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.
SB83 Extending voter franchise in city elections to qualified electors living in areas subject to extraterritorial zoning or subdivision regulations.
SB100 Enacting the fair chance housing and homelessness reduction act to limit the use of past evictions and rental arrears to deny applicants from renting a home.
SB118 Imposing conditional term limits on members of the legislature and requiring nomination for office by petition after such term limits have run.
SB133 Enacting the responsible gun ownership act to establish the crime of unlawful storage of a firearm.
SB136 Limiting contributions under the campaign finance act made to political committees for the purpose of independent contributions and requiring the accounting, reporting and auditing of such independent contributions.
SB143 Imposing term limits on members of the legislature but allowing additional terms conditioned on the vote in the next primary election.
SB176 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.
SB177 Increasing the limits on certain campaign contributions under the campaign finance act, providing for automatic increases to such limits based on the consumer price index and eliminating such limits on contributions to party committees.
SB178 Requiring certain law enforcement agencies to apply for and enter into agreements with United States immigration and customs enforcement for the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
SB196 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.
SB234 Prohibiting the use of genetic sequencers or operational software used for genetic analysis that is produced in a foreign adversary.
SB258 Requiring specific intent as an element of the crime of false representation of an election official.
SB261 Authorizing the director of alcoholic beverage control to issue certain licenses to persons convicted of certain felonies if such conviction is more than 10 years old.
SB265 Designating November 14 of each year as Ruby Bridges walk to school day in the state of Kansas.
SB272 Creating a procedure for appointment of delegates to a convention of the states under article V of the constitution of the United States and prescribing the duties and responsibilities of such delegates.
SB273 Requiring that special elections be held on the first Tuesday in March.
SB279 Amending the campaign finance act and the state governmental ethics laws regarding the qualifications of members of the governmental ethics commission, actions of the commission, formation of political committees, reporting requirements and requirements for "paid for" attributions.
SB287 Prohibiting law enforcement agencies and officers from participating in immigration enforcement in places of religious worship, elementary and secondary schools and hospitals.
SB292 Prohibiting the transfer of hemp-derived cannabinoid products to any person under the age of 21, establishing packaging and labeling requirements for such products and amending the definition of industrial hemp and hemp products.
SB294 Enacting the Kansas medical cannabis act to authorize the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and use of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products.
SB295 Removing the criminal penalties for possession of a personal-use quantity of marijuana and creating a civil penalty for possession of a personal-use quantity of marijuana.
SB299 Requiring the supreme court nominating commission to release certain records under the Kansas open records act.
SCR1605 Proposing a constitutional amendment to grant counties home rule powers.
SCR1607 Making application to the congress of the United States to call a convention of the states to establish term limits for members of congress.
SCR1608 Proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to require individuals to be citizens of the United States, at least 18 years of age and a resident of the voting area in which such person seeks to vote in order to vote in this state.
SCR1610 Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard.
SCR1614 Urging the United States Congress to increase the penalties for violations of federal immigration laws and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prosecute employers who hire undocumented immigrants.
HB2018 Prohibiting the disqualification of active military members, spouses or other dependents as poll workers by county election officers on the basis of residency or registered voter status.
HB2119 Eliminating the Kansas affordable housing tax credit act effective July 1, 2025.
HB2271 Removing the expiration of provisions relating to moving cybersecurity services under the chief information technology officer of each branch of government.
HB2331 Authorizing the disposition of the unclaimed remains of deceased persons by district coroners and providing exemptions from liability for such actions.
HB2372 Designating the existing fallen firefighters memorial within the Kansas firefighters museum in Wichita as the official fallen firefighters memorial of the state of Kansas and replacing the Kansas firefighters memorial advisory committee with the Kansas firefighter memorial council.

Financial Institutions and Insurance - 15 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB16 Prohibiting discrimination by financial services companies on the basis of social credit score and requiring registered investment advisers to obtain written consent from clients prior to investing client moneys in mutual funds, equity funds, companies and financial institutions that engage in ideological boycotts.
SB34 Authorizing the KPERS board of trustees to invest in bitcoin exchange-traded products and providing requirements, limitations and definitions regarding such investments.
SB55 Prohibiting the assignment of benefits under certain property and casualty insurance contracts and defining such assignment of benefits as an unfair method of competition and unfair or deceptive act or practice.
SB115 Enacting the Kansas bullion depository act to authorize the state treasurer to establish, administer or contract for the administration of bullion depositories and allowing for state moneys to be deposited in such bullion depositories and invested in specie legal tender.
SB147 Modifying uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage liability limitations for bodily injury or death.
SB202 Transferring teachers from the KPERS 3 cash balance plan to the KPERS 2 plan and defining teachers for purposes of KPERS.
SB212 Enacting the prescription drug cost and affordability review act to establish the prescription drug pricing board and prescription drug affordability stakeholder council to review the cost of prescription medications and establish upper payment limits for certain prescription drugs.
SB232 Modifying investment standards of moneys of the board of trustees of the Kansas public employees retirement system certified by the state treasurer as equivalent to the aggregate net amount received for unclaimed property to authorize investment in certain foreign governments.
SB238 Providing a postretirement cost-of-living adjustment for certain KPERS 1 and KPERS 2 retirants and making appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for KPERS to pay the actuarial cost of such cost-of-living adjustment.
SB282 Enacting the Kansas retirement investment and savings plan (KRISP) act and establishing terms, conditions, requirements, membership elections, accounts, benefits, contributions and distributions related to such plan.
HB2047 Providing for the establishment of an online insurance verification system for the verification of evidence of motor vehicle liability insurance.
HB2086 Adjusting the KPERS 3 dividend interest credit by lowering the dividend interest credit threshold to 5% and increasing the dividend share to 80%.
HB2245 Transferring officers, employees, powers, duties and functions relating to the state health care benefits program from the division of the state employee health benefits plan of the department of administration to the insurance department, establishing the commissioner of insurance as the chairperson of the Kansas state employees health care commission, providing that all management functions of such commission be administered by the commissioner of insurance and eliminating a pilot program regarding employer contributions for certain children.
HCR5013 Urging Congress to give state insurance regulators authority over Medicare Advantage plans.
HCR5013 Urging Congress to give state insurance regulators authority over Medicare Advantage plans.

Government Efficiency - 2 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB151 Requiring the secretary of health and environment to request a waiver from the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services to end participation in certain expenditure authorities under the KanCare demonstration.
SB256 Enacting the back to work act to require all full-time state employees to perform such employees' duties in their assigned office, facility or field location, provide for certain exceptions by agency heads and require certain reports regarding such exceptions.

Judiciary - 44 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB60 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.
SB61 Requiring an electric public utility to pay a landowner's attorney fees when a party appeals the appraisers' award and the jury renders a verdict that is greater than the appraisers' award in an eminent domain action.
SB62 Creating the crime of engaging in a street stunt, providing criminal penalties therefor and adding engaging in a street stunt to the list of crimes included in fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer.
SB91 Providing for payment of interest in civil actions for wrongful conviction and directing the attorney general to seek damages for the state from any person who knowingly contributed to the wrongful conviction and prosecute ouster and criminal proceedings as warranted.
SB94 Requiring a person convicted of an offense that resulted in the incapacitation or death of a victim who is the parent or guardian of a minor child to pay restitution in the form of child support.
SB96 Creating the crime of deprivation of rights under color of law and providing a civil action for victims.
SB102 Clarifying the identifying information in mandatory reports of abuse or neglect of children and increasing the penalty for failing to report such abuse or neglect.
SB110 Prohibiting the use of restraints during hearings under the revised Kansas juvenile justice code unless restraints are deemed appropriate by the court.
SB111 Prohibiting fines and fees from being assessed against a juvenile or a juvenile's parent, guardian or custodian in a case pursuant to the revised Kansas juvenile justice code.
SB116 Requiring prosecutors to disclose their intent to introduce testimony from a jailhouse witness and to forward related information to the Kansas bureau of investigation.
SB127 Expanding the hearsay exception for statements made to a physician to all healthcare providers.
SB129 Raising the mandatory retirement age for magistrate judges regularly admitted to practice law who serve in counties with a population of 10,000 or fewer people.
SB141 Enacting the right to speak your truth act to prohibit defamation actions in certain circumstances.
SB155 Adding harboring or concealing a person who has violated terms of probation to the crime of obstructing apprehension or prosecution.
SB160 Granting the attorney general concurrent authority to prosecute any crimes related to schools.
SB180 Requiring previous convictions to be considered in determining bond when a person is arrested for certain sex offenses.
SB183 Creating the crimes of interference with a security camera in a correctional facility and aggravated interference with a security camera in a correctional facility and providing criminal penalties therefor.
SB185 Providing that certain legal violations relating to victims of crime are not grounds for appeal in a criminal case.
SB187 Requiring certain records and files to be automatically expunged from a juvenile's record.
SB188 Requiring a secured release for release prior to trial when a person is charged with certain offenses and creating a mechanism for unsecured judicial release.
SB203 Authorizing a notice to appear to be issued for an unavailable witness or a material witness.
SB205 Increasing the criminal penalty for certain violations of breach of privacy when the victim is a child.
SB206 Requiring any person convicted of distribution of a controlled substance causing great bodily harm or death or register under the Kansas offender registration act for 15 years.
SB208 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.
SB220 Increasing the penalty for unlawful employment under child labor laws.
SB221 Changing the membership of the judicial council to have one resident lawyer from each judicial district instead of four resident lawyers.
SB239 Creating a special sentencing rule to add 100 months to a sentence for distribution of a controlled substance when the substance involved is fentanyl and the distribution causes the death of a child.
SB240 Establishing procedures for a civil action instituted by the commissioner of insurance related to fraudulent insurance acts, providing that expunged criminal records will be disclosed in any application for licensure as an insurance producer or public adjuster if the arrest, conviction or diversion is for a fraudulent insurance act and including automobile assigned claims plans in provisions related to fraudulent insurance acts.
SB242 Requiring that a political subdivision hold an open meeting to discuss a contingency fee contract for legal services before approving such contract and requiring the attorney general to approve such contracts.
SB243 Requiring outpatient competency evaluations in certain circumstances and requiring the court to make specific findings for inpatient competency evaluations.
SB245 Providing that no person shall be sentenced to death for crimes committed after July 1, 2025, and creating the crime of aggravated murder.
SB246 Requiring all applicants for teaching licenses and certificates and employees of a school district or public innovative district to submit to a criminal history record check and creating the criminal history record check reimbursement fund for certain state and criminal history record checks conducted by the Kansas department for aging and disability services.
SB247 Eliminating the exemption for vehicle dealers from certain requirements of the scrap metal theft reduction act.
SB248 Requiring criminal history record check information relating to hemp producers to be sent to the state fire marshal, updating the fingerprinting language for the state banking commissioner for money transmitters and earned wage access services providers and authorizing the state gaming agency and attorney general to have access to more criminal history record information.
SB255 Authorizing certain inmates in the custody of the secretary of corrections to petition the court for a resentencing hearing.
SB262 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.
SB288 Prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or attending school activities and creating criminal penalties for violation thereof.
HB2131 Requiring prosecutors to disclose their intent to introduce testimony from a jailhouse witness and to forward related information to the Kansas bureau of investigation.
HB2177 Increasing the criminal penalties for certain violations of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer when the person has prior convictions of the offense.
HB2323 Establishing procedures for a civil action instituted by the commissioner of insurance related to fraudulent insurance acts, providing that expunged criminal records will be disclosed in any application for licensure as an insurance producer or public adjuster if the arrest, conviction or diversion is for a fraudulent insurance act and including automobile assigned claims plans in provisions related to fraudulent insurance acts.
HB2327 Establishing procedures and requirements for the secretary of corrections to issue a certificate of employability to certain inmates.
HB2329 Increasing the cumulative detention limit for juvenile offenders and criminal penalties for juvenile offenders who use a firearm in the commission of an offense or who are repeat offenders, providing for increased placement of offenders in non-foster home beds in youth residential facilities, requiring the secretary of corrections to pay for the costs associated with such placements and authorizing the secretary to make expenditures from the evidence-based programs account of the state general fund moneys to contract for such beds.
HB2349 Authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct investigations of violations of the scrap metal theft reduction act.
HB2378 Establishing the removal of squatters act, providing a procedure to remove a squatter from a dwelling unit, requiring owners or agents of dwelling units to provide an affidavit to the county sheriff department or police department , requiring notice to vacate by the sheriff, establishing the crime of providing a false affidavit and establishing a civil cause of action for wrongful removal of a person from a dwelling unit, allowing attorney fees and punitive damages.

Local Government, Transparency and Ethics - 9 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB12 Requiring each member of a municipal governing body whose district territory includes land being acquired to approve the exercise of eminent domain for such acquisition when such land is to be used for a recreational project.
SB37 Repealing the three-mile extraterritorial planning and zoning authority for cities.
SB40 Requiring the termination of any candidate campaign account for an elected official who chooses to not run for reelection or who is defeated in a subsequent election.
SB112 Prohibiting cities and counties from requiring land as part of a right-of-way as a condition for issuing a building permit unless the property owner consents and is paid fair compensation.
SB120 Enacting the municipal employee whistleblower act to provide statutory protections for municipal employees who report or disclose unlawful or dangerous conduct.
SB124 Imposing unilateral annexation restrictions on cities and expanding the causes of action for landowners to challenge such annexations.
SB144 Invalidating restrictive covenants that limit or prohibit the installation of solar panels and allowing the adoption of reasonable rules by homeowners associations concerning solar panels.
SB285 Providing for the treatment of the reimbursement for certain expenses incurred by state officers and employees for travel in attending conferences or events provided by nonprofit organizations and for discounted or free access to entertainment, sporting events or other activities.
SB286 Relating to the definitions of lobbyist, lobbying and lobbying client for purposes of the state governmental ethics law.

Public Health and Welfare - 29 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB3 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.
SB19 Enacting the conscientious right to refuse act to prohibit discrimination against individuals who refuse medical care and creating a civil cause of action based on such discrimination and revoking the authority of the secretary of health and environment to quarantine individuals and impose associated penalties.
SB31 Updating certain provisions of the Kansas dental practices act relating to dentist information requested by patients, in-person practice requirements in dental office using licensee's name, unprofessional conduct and patient complaints.
SB41 Adding advanced practice registered nurses to the definition of healthcare provider for purposes of the healthcare provider insurance availability act.
SB132 Establishing certain license fees and training requirements, creating a process for day care facility licensees to apply for temporary waiver of certain statutory requirements and authorizing the secretary to develop and operate pilot programs to increase child care facility availability or capacity, transferring certain child care programs to the Kansas office of early childhood and separating licensing duties between the secretary for health and environment and the executive director of early childhood.
SB145 Requiring immediate notification of a report of abuse or neglect to a law enforcement agency and providing for law enforcement agencies to request resources from the secretary for children and families.
SB149 Requiring that a haircare plan is part of the case plan for a child in custody of the secretary for children and family services and requiring the secretary to offer training on culturally competent haircare to caregivers.
SB150 Prohibiting the denial of coverage for the refilling of prescription topical eye medication.
SB158 Allowing persons with felony drug convictions to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
SB172 Prohibiting a school from excluding a child who has been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease without an isolation or quarantine order.
SB174 Enacting 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.
SB182 Enacting the Kansas medical loss ratios for dental healthcare services plans act.
SB198 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 violations of such prohibition.
SB207 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.
SB219 Imposing certain health insurance coverage requirements for screening and diagnostic examinations for breast cancer.
SB236 Authorizing victims of childhood abuse or neglect to access records related to substantiated reports or investigations of abuse or neglect.
SB249 Establishing the fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) advisory committee to prevent FASD and provide for treatment and support for affected individuals and their families.
SB251 Requiring the department of health and environment to submit an annual report to the legislature concerning the newborn screening program.
SB253 Enacting the massage therapist licensure act to provide for regulation and licensing of massage therapists.
SB257 Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the healthcare access for working Kansans (HAWK) act.
SB264 Removing noncooperation with child support from disqualifications for child care subsidies.
SB271 Updating income eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program.
SB276 Removing the state fire marshal from the adult care home licensure act and the providers of disability services act and requiring the state fire marshal to complete training in person-centered care and responding to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
SB291 Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements.
HB2070 Enacting the dietitian licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges for dietitians.
HB2219 Enacting the physician assistant licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges for physician assistants.
HB2223 Modifying certain provisions of the optometry law relating to scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements.
HB2246 Enacting the consumer protection related to hospital price transparency act.
HB2294 Substitute for HB 2294 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Reducing certain license fees and training requirements for child care staff, creating a process for day care facility licensees to apply for temporary waiver of certain statutory requirements, authorizing the secretary of health and environment to develop and operate pilot programs to increase child care availability or capacity, transferring certain child care programs to the Kansas office of early childhood and creating day care licensing duties of the director of early childhood.

Transportation - 3 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB17 Excepting haulers of grain and certain other agricultural goods from gross weight limitations for vehicles.
SB122 Prohibiting the use of an electronic communications device while operating a motor vehicle and providing penalties for violations thereof.
SB230 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.

Utilities - 16 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB11 Requiring the state 911 board to establish requirements for 911 telecommunicators to receive training and continuous education in telecommunicator-cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
SB46 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.
SB81 Prohibiting large facilities receiving certain tariffs or failing to meet workforce and electric demand requirements from qualifying for economic development electric rates.
SB93 Providing for the statewide election of commissioners of the state corporation commission.
SB131 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.
SB167 Prohibiting electric public utilities from recovering from ratepayers the costs associated with electric vehicle charging stations and requiring electric public utilities to establish electric vehicle charging service rate schedules.
SB168 Requiring the director of legislative administrative services to remove legislative video recordings from cloud based servers and video on demand platforms after 10 years.
SB169 Prohibiting mobile home park landlords from limiting a tenant's access to communications and video services.
SB170 Authorizing the state corporation commission to make recommendations regarding energy efficiency standards for buildings.
SB171 Authorizing the secretary of health and environment to license nuclear fusion systems, establishing such licensure fee and authorizing the secretary to impose late fees for any expired radiation protection and control license.
SB173 Providing that any lease or easement involving commercial wind or solar electric generation resources shall not be in force and effect until the board of county commissioners of the affected county approves the commercial wind or solar electric generation project.
SB191 Limiting the amount of fees, taxes and other charges on a utility bill assessed by a board of public utilities.
SB233 Establishing requirements for decommissioning of commercial solar and wind energy facilities.
SB266 Requiring legislative approval to construct high-impact electric transmission lines.
SB274 Requiring the state corporation commission to engage a consulting firm to conduct a technical and legal feasibility study on new nuclear energy generation.
SB289 Requiring economic development electric rate discounts offered by public utilities to cover the incremental and variable costs to serve customers that receive such a discount.

Ways and Means - 12 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB57 Requiring certain state agencies, counties, cities and political subdivisions to reimburse the owner or operator of communications or video service facilities for the costs to modify or relocate such facilities for certain road and highway projects.
SB68 Making and concerning certain supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025 and appropriations for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for various state agencies.
SB75 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.
SB86 Establishing the intercity passenger rail service program and making transfers annually to the passenger rail service revolving fund.
SB99 Requiring the head of each state agency to certify the number of full-time positions paid from the state general fund that have been vacant for more than 180 calendar days and lapsing state general fund appropriations for such positions for fiscal year 2026.
SB101 Creating the drug abuse resistance education (D.A.R.E.) educator position.
SB214 Enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act to provide financial assistance to lawyers and law students who practice law in rural areas.
SB228 Providing for the regulation of supplemental nursing services agencies and healthcare workers platforms by the secretary for aging and disability services.
SB293 Authorizing technical and community colleges to affiliate with universities.
SB298 Authorizing technical colleges and community colleges to affiliate with universities.
HB2113 Establishing the state conservation fund and transferring $2,500,000 to such fund and providing for the enhanced transfer of moneys from the state general fund to the state water plan fund and from the state water plan fund to the water technical assistance fund and the water project grant fund.
HB2237 Authorizing hiring, recruitment and retention bonuses in state agencies' employee award and recognition program, increasing the limitation on such award or bonus to $10,000, eliminating the secretary of administration's authority to adopt rules and regulations and requiring such secretary to submit an annual report to certain legislative committees concerning such awards and bonuses.

Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs - 3 bills and 0 resolutions


Bill Number Shorttitle
SB106 Permitting homeless veterans to use alternative forms of proof of identity and residency when applying for nondriver identification cards and eliminating fees for homeless veterans to obtain birth certificates for purposes of nondriver identification card applications.
SB200 Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to plan special activities in observance thereof.
HB2273 Adding a citation to the code of federal regulations to the definition of veteran and disabled veteran.
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