Bill Tracker
Track legislation in the Kansas Senate and House · AI summaries powered by local LLM
Requiring the board of county commissioners or the city governing body to refer the proposed creation of a conservation easement to the appropriate planning commission for review and recommendation; providing the board of county commissioners or the city shall approve or deny the creation of conservation easements.
This bill requires county commissioners or city governing bodies to review and recommend conservation easements before approving or denying them. Conservation easements protect natural areas, historic sites, or scenic views from development.
Providing that artificial persons shall not possess any political powers relating to election activity or ballot-issue activity.
This bill says that artificial persons (like corporations or unions) cannot participate in political activities like elections or ballot initiatives.
Prohibiting certain sex offenders from residing within 1,000 feet of any school property.
This bill proposes prohibiting certain sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of any school property. This means they would be banned from residing near schools.
Directing the university of Kansas to operate a statewide repository of anonymous human trafficking data that is submitted by law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.
This bill would require the University of Kansas to create a database for tracking human trafficking cases reported by law enforcement and prosecutors. The data would be anonymous, meaning it wouldn't include personal information about victims or perpetrators.
Enacting the Kansas managed care bid fidelity and accountability act prohibiting the termination of certain clinical service contracts, providing penalties for material deviations from request for proposal responses and requiring reporting to the legislature of bid audits and material deviations.
This bill aims to improve the managed care bidding process in Kansas by prohibiting the termination of certain clinical service contracts and imposing penalties for significant deviations from proposal responses.
Setting standards for patient and caregiver identification cards to ensure legal access to medical cannabis, establishing the Kansas medical cannabis agency within the department of health and environment and removing cannabis from the Kansas uniform controlled substances act.
This bill aims to establish a system for patients and caregivers to access medical cannabis legally. It also sets up an agency within the Department of Health and Environment to oversee this process.
Increasing the minimum bail requirements for certain crimes from $50,000 to $100,000 and requiring certain findings to reduce such requirements.
This bill increases the minimum bail amount for certain crimes from $50,000 to $100,000. It also requires specific findings before reducing these higher bail amounts.
Increasing the criminal penalties for second or subsequent convictions of the crime of violation of a protective order.
This bill increases penalties for people who violate a protective order for the second or subsequent time.
Amending the crime of unlawful sexual relations to include persons in a position of trust or authority when such position is used to carry out the offense.
This bill amends the crime of unlawful sexual relations to include situations where someone in a position of trust or authority uses their power to commit the offense. This could apply to teachers, coaches, or other authorities who take advantage of their role to engage in inappropriate behavior.
Increasing the time of initial orders and possible extensions under the protection from abuse act and the protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking act.
This bill increases the time allowed for initial orders and extensions under two laws that protect people from abuse, stalking, sexual assault, or human trafficking.
Providing that tenure at postsecondary educational institutions is not a right to or property interest in continued employment.
This bill says that having tenure at a Kansas college or university does not guarantee job security. Tenure would no longer be considered a right to continued employment.
Requiring the state board of regents and the state board of education to ensure that no teacher preparation program includes content related to diversity, equity and inclusion and providing an extended period for retired and substitute teachers to complete certain required literacy training as part of the Kansas blueprint for literacy.
This bill requires teacher preparation programs in Kansas to exclude content related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. It also extends a deadline for retired and substitute teachers to complete literacy training.
Enacting the family rights in medical investigations act to provide requirements for the reporting of suspicions of abuse or neglect of a child for medical professionals and require a medical professional to provide notice to a parent of a CARE exam and allow parents to request a second medical opinion.
This bill requires medical professionals to report suspected child abuse or neglect and notify parents when a Child Abuse Research Evaluation (CARE) exam is performed. Parents will also have the option to request a second medical opinion.
Establishing the Kansas medical rights of conscience act to permit a healthcare provider to refuse to provide transgender healthcare services if such services violate the provider's conscience and creating a civil cause of action for violation of this act.
This bill allows healthcare providers to refuse to provide transgender healthcare services if it goes against their personal beliefs. It also gives individuals a way to take legal action if they think someone is violating this rule.
Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes and requiring school districts to report on the amount of screen time that certain students experience during a typical school day.
This bill requires Kansas school districts to prohibit students from using personal electronic devices during school hours. It also bans school employees from using social media for official school purposes and requires reporting on student screen time.
Changing the culpability required for certain types of theft and increasing the criminal penalty for theft to a felony when the property is a motor vehicle of the value of at least $500.
This bill increases the penalty for stealing a car worth at least $500 from a misdemeanor to a felony. It also changes the definition of theft for certain types of property.
Modifying elements in the crimes of sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child and breach of privacy to prohibit certain acts related to visual depictions in which the person depicted is indistinguishable from a real child, morphed from a real child's image or generated without any actual child involvement, provide an exception for cable services in the crime of breach of privacy and prohibit dissemination of certain items that appear to depict or purport to depict an identifiable person.
This bill updates laws related to child sexual exploitation. It prohibits creating or sharing fake images of children that are hard to distinguish from real kids, and provides an exception for cable services when it comes to privacy breaches.
Urging Congress to enact immigration reform.
This bill asks Congress to make changes to immigration laws. It's a request for lawmakers in Washington D.C. to pass new rules.
Enacting the patient's right to save act to establish shared savings programs and providing for the duties and requirements of such programs.
This bill aims to establish shared savings programs for patients. It's meant to help people save money on healthcare costs.
Requiring managed care organizations to provide an explanation of benefits to KanCare and CHIP enrollees.
This bill requires managed care organizations to explain their benefits to people enrolled in KanCare and CHIP. This means they'll have to clearly outline what services are covered and how much it costs.
Requiring the state corporation commission to establish uniform siting and permitting standards for certain energy facilities and limiting local governmental actions relating thereto
This bill would require the State Corporation Commission to create uniform rules for building certain energy facilities and limit what local governments can do about it.
Decreasing the number of votes required to not retain a judge of the district court in office from a majority to 40% in judicial districts that have nonpartisan selection of judges and retention elections.
This bill changes how judges are retained in some Kansas courts. Currently, a judge needs more than half of voters' support to stay in office. This bill would lower that threshold to 40%.
Requiring the director of the division of personnel services of the department of administration to add judges of the district court to the state drug screening program.
This bill would require judges of Kansas' district courts to participate in a state drug screening program. The goal is to ensure these judges are tested for drug use as part of their employment.
Requiring the supreme court to develop or procure a court date reminder program for the purpose of sending advance notifications to individuals with scheduled court dates for a criminal case or an infraction and requiring all courts to send certain notifications using such program.
This bill requires the Kansas Supreme Court to develop a program that sends reminders to people with upcoming court dates for criminal cases or infractions.
Providing that certain resultant trusts are not subject to claims of the settlor's creditors.
This bill would protect certain trusts from being claimed by the settlor's creditors. This means that if someone sets up a trust and then gets into financial trouble, their creditors wouldn't be able to take money or assets from the trust.