Bills & Legislation

Enacting the Kansas organic waste land application accountability act and authorizing the department of health and environment to regulate the land application of biosolids and organic waste materials, except when applied by a bona fide farmer conducting normal farming operations on land owned or leased by such farmer.

Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Imposing property tax on used motor vehicles following the 12th month in which a used vehicle was purchased or acquired.

Committee on Taxation

Requiring cause for evictions from residential property, modifying the petition and notice requirements for eviction cases and removing the requirement to post bond before the court may grant a continuance.

Rui XuDemocrat

Providing price limits and other requirements for health benefits covering prescription insulin drugs and establishing the insulin affordability program for the uninsured.

Committee on Insurance

Mandating health insurance plans to provide coverage and payment for hearing aids for children under the age of 18.

Steven K. HoweRepublican

Prohibiting past sanctions for failure to comply with a traffic citation that are more than five years old from being considered by courts or the division of vehicles in determining suspended or restricted driving privileges and eliminating certain notice requirements for the division of vehicles related to suspended or restricted drivers' licenses.

Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Requiring landlords to offer to sell certain rental properties to the tenants of such properties before offering such properties for sale to the public.

Rui XuDemocrat

Establishing the private energy campus and industrial host-site electric generation act to authorize the provision of energy services to private enterprises located on a private energy campus.

Lance W. NeellyRepublican

Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Butler county for the purpose of providing property tax relief.

Committee on Taxation

Increasing the household income and appraised value thresholds for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans.

Dan OsmanDemocrat

Increasing the eligible credit amount for the earned income tax credit.

Dan OsmanDemocrat

Increasing the criminal penalties for exposing another to a communicable disease and modifying the elements of such crime to include otherwise lawful or unlawful sexual intercourse or sodomy.

Committee on Judiciary

Extending the tax credit for certain contributions to community colleges and technical colleges for capital improvements, deferred maintenance or the purchase of technology or equipment.

Committee on Taxation

Establishing requirements for the development, construction, modification, maintenance, operation and decommissioning of certain industrial energy facilities and providing jurisdiction to the state corporation commission to control and permit such development, construction, modification, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of such facilities.

Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

Increasing the amount of the standard deduction for Kansas income tax purposes.

Dan OsmanDemocrat

Establishing a refundable income tax credit for tuition payments and fees made to postsecondary educational institutions.

Dan OsmanDemocrat

Requiring that a child in custody of the secretary be provided information regarding the child's rights and the secretary maintain confirmation of the child's notification and understanding of such child's rights in child in need of care proceedings.

Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care

Requiring that noncompete agreements be reasonable and providing that such agreements are null and void upon the sale or change in ownership or control of an employer.

Steven K. HoweRepublican

Increasing the extent of property tax exemption from the statewide school levy for residential property.

Dan OsmanDemocrat

Establishing a right to paid sick leave for Kansas employees and setting forth minimum requirements and rules for the provision of such sick leave.

Dan OsmanDemocrat

Requiring a 20% or higher blend of biodiesel to be purchased for use in state-owned diesel-powered vehicles and equipment.

Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Requiring revenues received by telecommunications service providers for the provision of broadband services to be calculated when determining gross receipts under a city franchise.

Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

Designating the official Kansas railroad hall of fame and establishing the Kansas railroad hall of fame selection committee.

Committee on Transportation

Requiring commercial motor vehicle drivers to possess certain identification documents and proficiency of the English language while operating a commercial motor vehicle and establishing fines and penalties for violations thereof.

Committee on Transportation

Exempting minor-owned businesses from paying sales tax on the first $10,000 of sales from tangible personal property sold each calendar year and from local taxes, licenses, permits and other local government permissions.

Lauren BohiRepublican

Establishing the Kansas international trade commission to further international trade between Kansas and other countries, in particular Ireland, Japan and Taiwan, and creating the Kansas international trade commission fund.

Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Prohibiting certain sex offenders from residing within 1,000 feet of any school property.

Committee on Judiciary

Increasing the criminal penalties for second or subsequent convictions of the crime of violation of a protective order.

Committee on Judiciary

Modifying an exception to the Kansas Open Records Act concerning software programs for electronic data processing.

Committee on Judiciary

Authorizing animal shelters to place neonate animals in foster homes and requiring shelters to display photographs of animals at a location other than the shelter during a holding period.

Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources