Article 2 — Legislative
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Kan. Const. art. 2, § 1 Legislative power
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The legislative power of this state shall be vested in a house of representatives and senate.
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 2 Senators and representatives
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The number of representatives and senators shall be regulated by law, but shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five representatives and forty senators. Representatives and senators shall be elected from single-member districts prescribed by law. Representatives shall be elected fo…
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 3 Compensation of members of legislature
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The members of the legislature shall receive such compensation as may be provided by law or such compensation as is determined according to law.
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 4 Qualifications of members
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During the time that any person is a candidate for nomination or election to the legislature and during the term of each legislator, such candidate or legislator shall be and remain a qualified elector who resides in his or her district.
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 5 Eligibility and disqualification of members
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No member of congress and no civil officer or employee of the United States or of any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof shall be eligible to be a member of the legislature. Any member of the legislature who accepts any appointment or election contrary to the foregoin…
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 6 Eliminated by revision
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Kan. Const. art. 2, § 6 Eliminated by revision Terminal constitutional section row. The heading records the current status; no operative text is published for this row. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Kansas_Constitution
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 7 Eliminated by revision
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Kan. Const. art. 2, § 7 Eliminated by revision Terminal constitutional section row. The heading records the current status; no operative text is published for this row. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Kansas_Constitution
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 8 Organization and sessions
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The legislature shall meet in regular session annually commencing on the second Monday in January, and all sessions shall be held at the state capital. The duration of regular sessions held in even-numbered years shall not exceed ninety calendar days. Such sessions may be extende…
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 9 Vacancies in legislature
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All vacancies occurring in either house shall be filled as provided by law.
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 10 Journals
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Each house shall publish a journal of its proceedings. The affirmative and negative votes upon the final passage of every bill and every concurrent resolution for amendment of this constitution or ratification of an amendment to the Constitution of the United States shall be ente…
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 11 Eliminated by revision
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Kan. Const. art. 2, § 11 Eliminated by revision Terminal constitutional section row. The heading records the current status; no operative text is published for this row. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Kansas_Constitution
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 12 Origination by either house
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Bills and concurrent resolutions may originate in either house, but may be amended or rejected by the other.
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 13 Majority for passage of bills
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A majority of the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified of each house, voting in the affirmative, shall be necessary to pass any bill. Two-thirds (2/3) of the members then elected (or appointed) and qualified in each house, voting in the affirmative, shall be necessar…
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 14 Approval of bills; vetoes
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(a) Within ten days after passage, every bill shall be signed by the presiding officers and presented to the governor. If the governor approves a bill, he shall sign it. If the governor does not approve a bill, the governor shall veto it by returning the bill, with a veto message…
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 15 Requirements before bill passed
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No bill shall be passed on the day that it is introduced, unless in case of emergency declared by two-thirds of the members present in the house where a bill is pending.
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 16 Subject and title of bills; amendment or revival of statutes
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No bill shall contain more than one subject, except appropriation bills and bills for revision or codification of statutes. The subject of each bill shall be expressed in its title. No law shall be revived or amended, unless the new act contain the entire act revived or the secti…
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 17 Uniform operation of laws of a general nature
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All laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation throughout the state: Provided, The legislature may designate areas in counties that have become urban in character as "urban areas" and enact special laws giving to any one or more of such counties or urban areas such p…
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 18 Election or appointment of officers; filling vacancies
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The legislature may provide for the election or appointment of all officers and the filling of all vacancies not otherwise provided for in this constitution.
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 19 Publication of acts
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No act shall take effect until the enacting bill is published as provided by law.
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 20 Enacting clause of bills; laws enacted only by bill
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The enacting clause of all bills shall be "Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:". No law shall be enacted except by bill.
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 21 Delegation of powers of local legislation and administration
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The legislature may confer powers of local legislation and administration upon political subdivisions.
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 22 Legislative immunity
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For any speech, written document or debate in either house, the members shall not be questioned elsewhere. No member of the legislature shall be subject to arrest -- except for treason, felony or breach of the peace -- in going to, or returning from, the place of meeting, or duri…
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 23 Eliminated by revision
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Kan. Const. art. 2, § 24 Appropriations
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No money shall be drawn from the treasury except in pursuance of a specific appropriation made by law.
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 25 Eliminated by revision
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Kan. Const. art. 2, § 26 Repealed
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Kan. Const. art. 2, § 26 Repealed Terminal constitutional section row. The heading records the current status; no operative text is published for this row. Source: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Kansas_Constitution
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 27 Impeachment
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The house of representatives shall have the sole power to impeach. All impeachments shall be tried by the senate; and when sitting for that purpose, the senators shall take an oath to do justice according to the law and the evidence. No person shall be convicted without the concu…
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 28 Officers impeachable; grounds; punishment
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The governor and all other officers under this constitution, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
Kan. Const. art. 2, § 29 Eliminated by revision
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Kan. Const. art. 2, § 30 Delegation of powers to interstate bodies
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The legislature may confer legislative powers upon interstate bodies, comprised of officers of this state or its political subdivisions acting in conjunction with officers of other jurisdictions, relating to the functions thereof. Any such delegation, and any agreement made there…