| KS | SB209 | Veto | Requiring all advance voting ballots be returned by 7 p.m. on election day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-26
Senate Motion to override veto failed; Veto sustained; Yea: 25 Nay: 15 |
| KS | SB221 | Pass | Amending statutes concerning election officials, election crimes and election procedures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-25
Senate Approved by Governor on Monday, April 24, 2023 |
| KS | SB116 | Pass | House Substitute for SB 116 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Removing state agency fees for licenses to carry concealed handguns.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 20, 2023 |
| KS | SB287 | Engross
Recessed | Expanding the Kansas silver alert plan to include persons 18 years of age or older who have dementia, a developmental disability or a cognitive impairment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-03
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | SB297 | Engross
Recessed | Revising the definition of "abortion" to clarify procedures that are excluded from such definition.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-03
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | SB315 | Engross
Recessed | Requiring child care facilities, elementary, secondary and postsecondary educational institutions and employers to grant exemptions from vaccine requirements without inquiring into the sincerity of the request and repealing the meningitis vaccine req...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-03
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | SB314 | Engross
Recessed | Prohibiting the secretary of health and environment from requiring COVID-19 vaccination for children attending a child care facility or school.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-03
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | SB38 | Intro
Recessed | Increasing the maximum compensation benefits payable by an employer for permanent total disability suffered by an injured employee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| KS | SB271 | Engross
Recessed | Limiting the length of trains to 8,500 feet on any main line or branch line and providing for minimum distance for storage of rolling stock.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
To House Transportation Committee |
| KS | SB291 | Engross
Recessed | Enacting the Kansas public investments and contracts protection act concerning environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria, prohibiting the state and political subdivisions from giving preferential treatment to or discriminating against compa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
To House Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee |
| KS | SB303 | Intro
Recessed | Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction modification for sales of specie.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
Senate Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar |
| KS | SB34 | Engross
Recessed | Expanding the use of bond proceeds under the Kansas rural housing incentive district act, the transferability of income, privilege and premium tax credits issued under the Kansas housing investor tax credit act and enacting the Kansas urban housing i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-28
House Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar |
| KS | SB322 | Intro
Recessed | Authorizing any gaming compact regarding sports wagering to include provisions governing sports wagering outside the boundaries of Indian lands.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-27
To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee |
| KS | SB317 | Intro
Recessed | Permitting a prosecution for childhood sexual abuse to be commenced at any time, extending the time to file civil actions for recovery of damages caused by childhood sexual abuse and providing exceptions in the Kansas tort claims act for claims arisi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KS | SB321 | Intro
Recessed | Providing for a presidential preference primary election on March 19, 2024, and establishing voter registration and voting procedures for such election.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee |
| KS | SCR1607 | Intro
Recessed | Making application to the United States congress to call a convention of the states for the purpose of proposing amendments to limit the federal government.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
Senate Final Action - Not adopted by required 2/3 majority; Yea: 22 Nay: 16 |
| KS | SB255 | Intro
Recessed | Requiring school districts to provide separate accommodations for students of each biological sex on overnight school sponsored trips.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To Senate Education Committee |
| KS | SB278 | Intro
Recessed | Requiring public utilities to report information regarding customer assistance programs, account delinquencies and disconnections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To Senate Utilities Committee |
| KS | SB283 | Intro
Recessed | Prohibiting conveyance of certain real property in this state to foreign adversaries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KS | SB135 | Intro
Recessed | Creating the medical cannabis regulation act to regulate the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and use of medical cannabis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-16
To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee |
| KS | SB304 | Intro
Recessed | Authorizing the state board of education to establish a new unified school district, if necessary, for the attachment of territory of a school district disorganized via voter petition and providing for administrative and judicial review of resolution...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-16
To Senate Education Committee |
| KS | SB37 | Engross
Recessed | Expanding the transferability of income, privilege and premium tax credits issued under the Kansas housing investor tax credit act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-15
To House Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee |
| KS | SB269 | Intro
Recessed | Exempting charitable raffle prizes of alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverages from the Kansas liquor control act, the club and drinking establishment act and the Kansas cereal malt beverage act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-14
To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee |
| KS | SB310 | Intro
Recessed | Creating the medical cannabis regulation act to regulate the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and use of medical cannabis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-14
To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee |
| KS | SB39 | Pass | Directing the capitol preservation committee to develop and approve plans for a mural honoring the 1st Kansas (Colored) Voluntary Infantry regiment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-13
Senate Approved by Governor on Monday, March 13, 2023 |
| KS | SB133 | Intro
Recessed | Providing for the enforcement of donor-imposed restrictions on philanthropic gifts of endowment funds or property to charitable organizations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-10
To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee |
| KS | SB253 | Intro
Recessed | Authorizing home delivery by licensed retailers, licensed clubs and drinking establishments and restaurants and third-party delivery services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-10
To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee |
| KS | SB302 | Intro
Recessed | Suspending fidfin transactions, custodial services and trust business of technology-enabled fiduciary financial institutions until the legislature expressly consents to and approves such activities by an act of the legislature and requiring the legis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-09
To Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee |
| KS | SB305 | Intro
Recessed | Enacting the massage therapist licensure act to provide for regulation and licensing of massage therapists.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-09
To Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee |
| KS | SB224 | Intro
Recessed | Enacting the Kansas protection of pensions and businesses against ideological interference act, relating to ideological boycotts involving environmental, social or governance standards, requiring KPERS to divest from and prohibiting state contracts o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-08
Senate Hearing continuation: Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 10:30 AM Room 144-S |
| KS | SB282 | Intro
Recessed | Establishing child care licensing requirements relating to license capacity and staff-to-child ratios, eliminating certain license fees and training requirements, permitting a 16 year-old staff member to staff a unit with children at least 12 months ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-08
To Senate Commerce Committee |
| KS | SB299 | Intro
Recessed | Providing a Kansas exemption for state income tax purposes for an unborn child with a detectable heartbeat.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-08
To Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee |
| KS | SB298 | Intro
Recessed | Providing for child support orders for unborn children with a detectable heartbeat.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-08
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KS | SB296 | Intro
Recessed | Prohibiting persons in charge of a building from requiring off-duty police officers carrying a concealed handgun from providing certain personal information or wearing anything identifying such persons as a law enforcement officer or as being armed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-08
To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee |
| KS | SB292 | Intro
Recessed | Updating statutes related to the Kansas army and air national guard, providing for the appointment of a state judge advocate and providing for the adjustment of death and disability benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-07
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KS | SB258 | Intro
Recessed | Enacting the act against abusive access litigation to create a civil action for determining whether litigation that alleges any access violation under the Americans with disabilities act or similar law constitutes abusive litigation and authorize pen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-06
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KS | SB289 | Intro
Recessed | Permitting functional incapacitation release and terminal medical condition release for persons sentenced to imprisonment for an off-grid offense and extending terminal medical condition release to inmates in the custody of the secretary of correctio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KS | SB288 | Intro
Recessed | Authorizing certain individuals with revoked driver's licenses to be eligible for restricted driving privileges.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-03
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KS | SB290 | Intro
Recessed | Requiring a presidential preference primary election to be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in May every fourth year and changing the primary election date for all primary elections to the first Tuesday following the first Monday ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-03
To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee |
| KS | SB285 | Intro
Recessed | Eliminating the senate confirmation requirement from the appointment of national guard officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-03
To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee |
| KS | SB286 | Intro
Recessed | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-03
To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee |
| KS | SB281 | Intro
Recessed | Creating the position of dementia services coordinator within the department of aging and disability services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-02
To Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee |
| KS | SB219 | Engross
Recessed | Designating certain healthcare providers as being ineligible to purchase professional liability insurance from the healthcare stabilization fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-01
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | SB233 | Engross
Recessed | Creating a civil cause of action against a physician who performs childhood gender reassignment service and requiring revocation of a physician's license who performs childhood gender reassignment service.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-01
To House Health and Human Services Committee |
| KS | SB280 | Intro
Recessed | Modifying self-defense and use of force provisions related to the initial aggressor standard, changing immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action to an affirmative defense and requiring reporting and publication of certain data related to us...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KS | SB210 | Intro
Recessed | Allowing nonpartisan candidates for office to include such candidate's political party affiliation on the ballot with the candidate's name.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-23
Senate Final Action - Not passed; Yea: 16 Nay: 24 |
| KS | SB279 | Intro
Recessed | Granting law enforcement officials access to the prescription monitoring program database without a warrant and replacing the member of the program advisory committee representing the Kansas bureau of investigation with the attorney general or the at...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KS | SB276 | Intro
Recessed | Specifying the delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration amount for final hemp products and allowing certain hemp products to be manufactured, marketed, sold or distributed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-23
To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee |
| KS | SB270 | Intro
Recessed | Including acts that occur in the course of the taking of property in the crimes of robbery and aggravated robbery.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-22
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KS | SB268 | Intro
Recessed | Eliminating the statutory qualifications listed for the chief inspector for boiler safety appointed by the state fire marshal.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-21
To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee |
