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Commemorating the life and service of Representative Harold Lane.
This bill commemorates the life and service of Representative Harold Lane.
Commemorating the life and service of Representative Melody McCray-Miller.
This bill honors the life and service of Representative Melody McCray-Miller. It does not make any changes to laws or policies.
Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan.
This bill aims to strengthen the relationship between Kansas and Taiwan by fostering cultural exchange, economic cooperation, and people-to-people ties.
Renaming the medication donation program providing for the registration of qualifying centers to accept, administer, supply or dispense certain donated drugs or devices.
This bill renames a program that accepts and distributes donated medications. It also sets up rules for centers that participate in this program.
Authorizing the state historical society to acquire the junior officers' quarters at Fort Dodge and provide for the use, preservation, improvement, control and maintenance thereof.
This bill allows the Kansas State Historical Society to buy and take care of the Junior Officers' Quarters at Fort Dodge. The society can then use, preserve, improve, control, and maintain the building.
Requiring members of governing bodies of subordinate service taxing areas to be residents of such taxing areas.
This bill requires members of local governing bodies that provide services like water or sewer to live within the area they serve. This means if you're on a board that makes decisions about your community's utilities, you'll need to be a resident of that community.
Enacting the speech-language pathology assistant act to provide for the licensure of speech-language pathology assistants.
This bill creates a licensure process for speech-language pathology assistants. These assistants work under the supervision of certified speech-language pathologists to help people communicate and speak more effectively.
Specifying that courts shall consider certain factors in determining whether a prior violation of law is comparable to any act described in certain driving under the influence crimes when calculating a person's criminal history score under the Kansas sentencing guidelines act.
This bill tells courts what factors to consider when calculating a person's criminal history score for DUI crimes. It aims to make the scoring system fairer.
Relating to housing code requirements, removing the definition of apartment houses from chapter 31 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, providing requirements for adoption of the international fire code, 2024 edition, and providing that certain state accessibility standards are not applicable to moderate income housing program and Kansas investor tax credit housing act projects.
This bill updates Kansas housing code requirements by removing a definition of apartment houses and adopting national fire safety standards. It also exempts certain affordable housing projects from state accessibility standards.
Enacting the taxpayer agreement act to provide for an alternative method of tax increment financing of municipal economic development projects through taxpayer agreements.
This bill proposes a new way for cities to fund economic development projects using taxpayer agreements. It's an alternative to traditional tax increment financing methods.
Requiring the Kansas department of health and environment to provide forms and notices to physicians pursuant to the woman's-right-to know act.
This bill requires the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to provide forms and notices to physicians related to the Woman's Right-to-Know Act. This act aims to inform women about their pregnancy options.
Providing for the plaintiff to elect to limit recovery in claims brought for violations of the woman's-right-to-know act and making the laws providing for medical malpractice screening inapplicable when such election is made.
This bill allows a plaintiff who sues for violating the Woman's Right-to-Know Act to choose to limit their recovery. This choice would also exempt them from medical malpractice screening laws.
Providing an exception to the rules and regulations filing act for technical amendments, creating a process for certain rules and regulations to receive priority status in the adoption process, removing references to revival of rules and regulations, clarifying that the department of the budget is not required to approve proposed rules and regulations mandated by the federal government, adding references to department of corrections rules and regulations that are not subject to the act and requiring an agency submit a proposed rule and regulation to the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations prior to presentation of a bill to the legislature for ratification.
This bill makes changes to how rules and regulations are created and approved in Kansas. It allows for technical updates without needing to follow all the usual procedures.
Providing that applicants for a physician assistant license submit to a criminal record check, providing for the collaboration between physicians and physician assistants and requiring the revocation of a physician assistant license under certain circumstances.
This bill requires physician assistant license applicants to undergo a criminal record check. It also sets rules for collaboration between physicians and physician assistants and outlines circumstances that would lead to revoking a license.
Establishing the Kansas digital right-to-repair act to provide the right for persons who purchase digital electronic equipment to obtain the legal authorization and necessary documentation and parts from original equipment manufacturers to diagnose, maintain and repair such equipment.
This bill aims to give people who buy digital devices the right to repair and maintain them. It would require manufacturers to provide necessary documentation, parts, and authorization for diagnosis and repair.
Enacting the enhanced oversight and accountability for the prescription of psychotropic drug prescriptions act to require the secretary of health and environment to establish an online reporting system for adverse drug reactions.
This bill requires the Kansas Secretary of Health and Environment to create an online system for reporting adverse reactions to psychotropic drugs. This will help track and monitor potential problems with these medications.
Requiring the secretary of corrections to assist inmates with obtaining identification and employment-related documentation prior to release from custody.
This bill requires the Kansas Secretary of Corrections to help inmates get identification and employment documents before they're released from prison. This assistance aims to make it easier for former inmates to find jobs and reintegrate into society.
Requiring the clerk of the appellate courts to publish monthly a list of cases of the supreme court and court of appeals in which a decision has not been entered and filed within six months of submission and a list of cases in which a petition for review has not been granted or denied within six months of submission.
This bill requires the clerk of the appellate courts to publish a list each month of cases where a decision has not been made within six months. This includes cases where a petition for review has not been granted or denied.
Authorizing the Kansas department of transportation to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic transmissions of broadband connections.
This bill allows the Kansas Department of Transportation to create a statewide system for laying fiber optic cables to support broadband internet connections.
Requiring a county appraiser to adjust the value of personal property mobile homes, residential and commercial property upon final determination or obtain a fee simple appraisal if the appraised value exceeds 5% increase over five years.
This bill requires county appraisers to adjust property values if they increase by more than 5% over three years. If the value still exceeds this threshold after adjustment, a fee simple appraisal must be obtained.
Directing the capitol preservation committee to develop and approve plans for a registry kiosk of Kansas military forces killed in action or who died of wounds incurred during active duty to be placed within the state capitol, enacting the safeguarding American veteran empowerment (SAVE) act to limit compensation for assisting in veterans benefits matters, establishing the Kansas military affairs commission and prescribing the powers and duties thereof, expanding veterans preference in government employment to include current members of the national guard and such members' eligible spouses and permissive preference in private employment to include current servicemembers and such members’ eligible spouses.
This bill expands a preference for hiring veterans in government jobs to include current members of the National Guard and their eligible spouses.
Modifying the municipal lease-purchase protest petition requirements.
This bill changes the rules for protesting lease-purchase agreements between municipalities and private companies. It aims to make it easier or harder for people to challenge these deals, but the specifics are unclear.
Requiring the state board of education to report to the legislature on federal moneys received by the state, ending certain educational reporting requirements and applying expiration dates to other educational reporting requirements.
This bill requires the state board of education to report to the legislature on federal funds received by Kansas. It also ends some educational reporting requirements and sets expiration dates for others.
Designating a portion of United States highway 75 as the Brig Gen George H Wark memorial highway, a portion of United States highway 56 as the Bill Tucker memorial highway and redesignating a current portion of the purple heart/combat wounded veterans highway for United States highway 75.
This bill would rename a section of US Highway 75 after Brig Gen George H Wark and reassign another part of the Purple Heart/Combat Wounded Veterans Highway to US Highway 75.
Providing for the crime victims compensation board to establish fees chargeable for conducting examinations of persons who may be victims of sexual assault, authorizing the board to adopt rules and regulations to administer such fees and to use moneys in the crime victims compensation fund for the payment of such fees and allowing certain exceptions to the confidentiality of records and information given to the board.
This bill allows the Crime Victims Compensation Board to charge fees for conducting exams on people who may be victims of sexual assault. The board can then use money from the crime victims compensation fund to pay these fees.