Bills & Legislation

Commemorating the life and career of Representative Billie Ray McCreary.

Sandy PickertRepublican

Providing for the adjournment of the senate and the house of representatives for a period of time during the 2026 regular session of the legislature.

Ty MastersonRepublican

Congratulating the 2026 Kansas Master Teachers.

Mike ArgabrightRepublican

Ratifying and providing for the continuation of the state of disaster emergency declaration issued on February 24, 2026, for certain counties.

Ken RahjesRepublican

Approving the gaming compact with the Wyandotte Nation.

Joint Committee on State -Tribal Relations

Making application to the congress of the United States to call a convention of the states to establish term limits for members of congress.

Bill SuttonRepublican

Commending Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and acknowledging the patriotic commitment of all Kansas employers who support their employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve.

Rick JamesRepublican

Commemorating the life and service of Representative Robert Tomlinson.

Mark SchreiberRepublican

Celebrating the YMCA's 175th Anniversary.

Scott HillRepublican

Approving the gaming compact with the Wyandotte Nation.

Joint Committee on State -Tribal Relations

Commending the 2026 Kansas Superintendent and Principals of the Year.

Mike ArgabrightRepublican

Congratulating and commending the Kansas Health Science University Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine for its inaugural commencement.

Silas MillerDemocrat

Recognizing the members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., for their outstanding service to the citizens of our state, our nation, and the international community and for their promotion of sisterhood, scholarship and service.

Oletha Faust GoudeauDemocrat

Recommending Barry Ward as the 2026 Kansas State Balladeer

Ronald RyckmanRepublican

Commending Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and acknowledging the patriotic commitment of all Kansas employers who support their employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve.

Ty MastersonRepublican

Congratulating Stryten Energy on the 50th anniversary of its battery manufacturing facility in Salina.

Steven K. HoweRepublican

Recognizing and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Jayhawk Theatre.

Brenda DietrichRepublican

Providing for the assignment of seats in the House of Representatives for the 2026 legislative session.

Daniel HawkinsRepublican

Recognizing Real Men Real Leaders for its dedication and work in providing Kansas youth with leadership education and opportunities.

Bob LewisRepublican

Commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman.

Robyn R. EssexRepublican

Recognizing and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Jayhawk Theatre.

Kyle McNortonRepublican

Recognizing and honoring SparkWheel for its outstanding service on Kansas youth and families.

Jason W. GoetzRepublican

Strengthening the sister-state relations between the State of Kansas and Taiwan.

Dinah SykesDemocrat

Honoring and thanking Vietnam War Veterans for their service and sacrifice.

Providing for the adjournment of the House of Representatives and the Senate for a period of time.

Daniel HawkinsRepublican

Commemorating the life and service of Representative Harold Lane.

Alexis SimmonsDemocrat

Honoring and supporting United States veterans who served in Honduras between 1981 and 1992.

Nathan ButlerRepublican

Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan.

Blake CarpenterRepublican

Commemorating the life and service of Representative Melody McCray-Miller.

KC OhaebosimDemocrat

Providing for a session of the House of Representatives to hear a message from Ambassador Alexander Tah-ray Yui.

Blake CarpenterRepublican

Congratulating the 2025 and 2026 Kansas Association of Independent and Religious Schools award recipients.

Mike ArgabrightRepublican

Providing for the adjournment sine die of the 2026 regular session of the Legislature.

Ty MastersonRepublican

recognizing and honoring Thomas Day.

Daniel HawkinsRepublican

Modifying member appointments to the wildlife and parks commission, authorizing the commission to direct the secretary to develop or report on rules and regulations and allowing members to submit potential rules and regulations to the commission.

Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Providing that the attorney members of the board of trustees of a county law library in certain counties shall be appointed by the chief judge of the judicial district and allowing such board to authorize the chief judge to use certain fees for the purpose of facilitating and enhancing functions of the district court of the county.

Committee on Judiciary

Creating an exception to certain mandatory reporting obligations for licensed social workers when working under the supervision of an attorney and permitting an attorney to require a licensed social worker to keep ethical obligations of attorney-client privilege while working under the supervision of such attorney.

Committee on Judiciary

Increasing the criminal penalties for buying sexual relations, removing provisions regarding city ordinances prohibiting buying sexual relations, requiring certain offenders to complete an educational or treatment program regarding commercial sexual exploitation and requiring the attorney general to approve such programs in consultation with the office of judicial administration.

Committee on Judiciary

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.

Committee on Education

Prohibiting fees for electronic copies of records under the open records act, exempting from disclosure formally closed investigations with no found violations, requiring county or district attorneys to file reports of violations with the attorney general in October instead of January, determining the membership calculation of subordinate groups under the open meetings act, requiring public bodies or agencies that live stream meetings to ensure that the public is able to observe and providing for a five minute deviation to resume an open meeting at the conclusion of executive sessions.

Committee on Judiciary

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

Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Continuing in existence certain exceptions to the disclosure of public records under the open records act.

Committee on Judiciary

Directing legislative administrative services to prepare all committee minutes.

Committee on Appropriations

Increasing the cap on the amount of moneys disbursed by the division of conservation to conservation districts and providing an increased matching basis for state moneys disbursed to conservation districts based on amounts allocated by the board of county commissioners for such districts.

Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Exempting public utilities from civil liability relating to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility.

Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

Granting the Shawnee county board of county commissioners the discretion to create a citizens commission on local government.

Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics

Modifying the definition of public-private partnership to increase the allowable cost-share limit for expenditures by the department of corrections on certain correctional institution construction projects.

Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Including aboveground and belowground lines, cables and wires in the definition of a critical infrastructure facility used for telecommunications or video services for the crimes of trespassing on a critical infrastructure facility and criminal damage to a critical infrastructure facility.

Committee on Judiciary