Bills & Legislation

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.

Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions

Providing that no person shall be sentenced to death for crimes committed after July 1, 2025, and creating the crime of aggravated murder.

Mark SchreiberRepublican

Requiring that certain abortion complications be reported to the Kansas department of health and environment.

Committee on Health and Human Services

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.

Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Providing state general funds for school meals programs and prohibiting local boards from collecting money for such meals.

Committee on Education

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.

Committee on Education

Requiring treasurers of candidates and persons who support or oppose constitutional amendments to report lists of small donors names and addresses to the public disclosure commission and providing that such lists shall not be part of any report required to be made public.

Committee on Elections

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.

Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions

Declaring the even-numbered year general election day as a legal public holiday.

Committee on Elections

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.

Committee on Taxation

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.

Bill RhileyRepublican

Increasing the minimum wage for employees that receive tips and gratuities.

Stephanie Sawyer ClaytonDemocrat

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

Brandon WoodardDemocrat

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.

Committee on Elections

Providing an income tax credit for an eligible small business that purchases qualified local news organization advertising.

Committee on Taxation

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.

Committee on Social Services Budget

Establishing the EV energy equity road repair tax act and providing for a road repair tax on electricity distributed from a public charging station for electric vehicles.

Bill RhileyRepublican

Enacting the uniform family law arbitration act.

Committee on Judiciary

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.

Committee on K-12 Education Budget

Prohibiting certain licensed individuals from using conversion therapy on minors.

Committee on Health and Human Services

Designating the polka as the state dance.

Kenneth CollinsRepublican

Enacting the defend the guard act to prescribe when the Kansas national guard may be released from the state for active duty combat.

Committee on Federal and State Affairs

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.

Linda FeatherstonDemocrat

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.

Committee on Judiciary

Providing a permanent exemption for postsecondary educational institutions from the public buildings requirements under the personal and family protection act.

Barbara BallardDemocrat

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.

Committee on Health and Human Services

Establishing a child income tax credit.

Committee on Taxation

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.

Samantha Poetter ParshallRepublican

Expanding the current sales tax exemption for purchases by domestic violence shelters to domestic and sexual violence programs.

Committee on Taxation

Establishing the endow Kansas tax credit act to provide tax credits for endowment gifts to certain endowment funds held by qualified community foundations.

Committee on Taxation

Providing an income tax subtraction modification for sales or taking of property subject to eminent domain.

Committee on Taxation

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.

Cyndi HowertonRepublican

Authorizing cities and counties to regulate the sale and purchase of firearms and ammunition within a building owned by such city or county.

Committee on Local Government

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.

Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Providing for an increased amount of income for eligibility of individuals for the selective assistance for effective senior relief income tax credit.

Committee on Taxation

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.

Committee on Elections

Providing a tax credit for firefighters who incur unreimbursed medical expenses for screening for occupation-related cancer, enacting the fighting chance for firefighters act.

Committee on Taxation

Requiring the return of advance voting ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election.

Committee on Elections

Requiring all persons to be 18 years of age to be eligible to give consent for marriage and eliminating exceptions to such requirement.

Stephanie Sawyer ClaytonDemocrat

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.

Committee on Elections

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.

Committee on Taxation

Declaring that the world health organization, the united nations and the world economic forum have no power within the state of Kansas or any political subdivisions thereof to enforce any rule, regulation, fee, tax, policy or mandate.

Rebecca SchmoeRepublican

Including children with fetal alcohol syndrome disorder under the definition of other health impairment in the special education for exceptional children act.

Committee on K-12 Education Budget

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.

Committee on Transportation

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.

Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care

Providing a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products and diapers.

Stephanie Sawyer ClaytonDemocrat

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.

Committee on Insurance