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Providing for child support orders for unborn children from the date of conception, including the direct medical and pregnancy-related expenses of the mother as a factor in child support orders and providing for an income tax exemption for unborn and stillborn children, requiring courts to consider the value of retirement accounts in certain circumstances, authorizing payment from certain retirement accounts to pay child support arrearages and eliminating the exemption of pension and retirement moneys from claims to fulfill child support obligations.
This bill changes how child support works in Kansas. It says that courts should consider the mother's medical and pregnancy-related expenses when setting up a child support plan for an unborn child. The bill also allows retirement accounts to be used to pay back child support debt.
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.
This bill updates the definition of a critical infrastructure facility for telecommunications and video services. It now includes aboveground and belowground lines, cables, and wires.
Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB 2060 by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics - Providing for the treatment of the reimbursement for expenses incurred for travel and activities in attending conferences or events by certain specified nonprofit organizations and discounted or free access to entertainment, sporting events or other activities.
This bill allows certain nonprofit organizations to reimburse their members for expenses related to attending conferences and events. It also provides discounted or free access to entertainment and sporting activities.
Senate Substitute for HB 2056- Requiring specific intent as an element of the crime of false representation of an election official; requiring that any person nominated for an elected office accept such nomination by signing a notarized statement of acceptance and restricting the number of nominations a person may accept to one nomination per election cycle.
This bill makes it a crime for someone to intentionally mislead an election official. It also requires candidates to accept nominations by signing a statement and limits how many times they can be nominated per election cycle.
Senate Substitute for HB 2054 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Increasing the limits on certain campaign contributions under the campaign finance act.
This bill increases the limits on certain campaign contributions under Kansas' campaign finance act. This means candidates and political committees can accept more money from donors without violating state laws.
Updating cross references in the personal and family protection act regarding the eligibility requirements to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun, requiring the surrender of a suspended or revoked license, providing for a transition from a provisional license to a standard license and prohibiting the collection of personal information of an off-duty law enforcement officer entering buildings while armed or requiring such officer to wear any item identifying such person as a law enforcement officer or being armed.
This bill updates Kansas laws about carrying concealed handguns. It changes how people get a license, what happens when someone's license is suspended or revoked, and makes some rules clearer.
Authorizing the commissioner of insurance to set the amount of certain fees and cause the publication of such fees in the Kansas register, authorizing the commissioner to reduce the number of board members on certain insurance-related boards, renaming the Kansas insurance department as the Kansas department of insurance, renaming the office of the securities commissioner as the department of insurance, securities division, renaming the securities commissioner as the department of insurance, assistant commissioner, securities division and eliminating the requirement of senate confirmation for appointees to such position, requiring the commissioner of insurance to maintain a list of eligible nonadmitted insurers and authorizing such nonadmitted insurers to transact business in Kansas with vehicle dealers and to provide excess coverage insurance on Kansas risks.
This bill gives the insurance commissioner more flexibility to set fees and make changes to certain boards. It also renames some state agencies and allows non-admitted insurers to do business with vehicle dealers and provide extra coverage in Kansas.
Extending the time in which the state corporation commission shall make a final order on a transmission line siting application.
This bill extends the time it takes for the State Corporation Commission to make a final decision on applications to build new transmission lines. This means that companies building these lines will have more time before they must receive approval from the state.
Adding maternity center to the definition of healthcare provider for purposes of the healthcare provider insurance availability act, amending definitions in the Kansas credentialing act to provide that certain entities providing physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language pathology are not home health agencies, clarifying that the authorized activities of paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians, emergency medical technicians and emergency medical responders may be authorized upon the order of a healthcare professional, permitting certain ambulance services to offer service for less than 24 hours per day, every day of the year, and requiring entities that control automated external defibrillators to register the device with the emergency medical services board.
This bill updates Kansas laws related to healthcare providers, ambulance services, and automated external defibrillators. It adds maternity centers as healthcare providers, clarifies paramedic activities, and allows some ambulances to operate less than 24 hours a day.
Increasing the membership of the council on travel and tourism, updating the house legislative committee assignment required for council members appointed from the house, and removing provisions requiring allocation of funds from the matching grant program for the promotion of tourism for private, public and nonprofit entities and limiting the percentage of such funds granted to a single entity.
This bill increases the number of members on the Kansas Council on Travel and Tourism. It also updates how House representatives are assigned to the council and removes limits on funds for promoting tourism.
Including programs and services provided by nonprofit organizations accredited by the international multisensory structured language education council as approved at-risk educational programs.
This bill allows nonprofit organizations accredited by the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC) to provide approved at-risk educational programs.
Providing that driving school instructors and motorcycle instructors may possess a driver's license or motorcycle driver's license from any state.
This bill allows driving school instructors and motorcycle instructors in Kansas to have a driver's license or motorcycle license from any state.
Excluding dealers and manufacturers of trailers from certain provisions of the vehicle dealers and manufacturers licensing act.
This bill excludes trailer dealers and manufacturers from certain provisions of a state law regulating vehicle dealers and manufacturers.
Reorganizing subsections of the public assistance statute.
This bill reorganizes parts of Kansas' public assistance law. It doesn't make any changes to what services are available or who can receive them.
Requiring special elections be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March or on the same day as a primary or general election.
This bill requires special elections in Kansas to be held on specific dates: either the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March or on the same day as a primary or general election.
Requiring a quarterly report from the director of the division of vehicles listing the names, addresses and alien registration numbers of certain noncitizens who have been issued a driver's license during such quarter.
This bill requires the Kansas Department of Vehicles to report quarterly the names, addresses, and alien registration numbers of non-citizens who have been issued a driver's license during that quarter.
Including funeral home online obituary notices as sufficient grounds for removal of a deceased voter from the voter registration books; requiring that poll workers be citizens of the United States and live within the state of Kansas; prohibiting the disqualification of active military members, spouses or other dependents who are citizens of the United States as poll workers on the basis of residency or being a registered voter; relating to advance voting ballot applications; modifying the requirements for soliciting registered voters to submit advance voting applications.
This bill updates Kansas' voter registration process by removing deceased voters from the rolls using online obituary notices and ensuring poll workers are US citizens living in Kansas. It also allows active military members and their families to work at polls.
Expanding the property tax exemption for Strother field airport property.
This bill expands a property tax exemption for Strother Field Airport property. This means the airport won't have to pay as much in property taxes.
Authorizing nonpublic and virtual school students to participate in ancillary public school activities and making it unlawful for the Kansas state high school activities association and school districts to discriminate against such students based on enrollment status.
This bill allows students from nonpublic and virtual schools to participate in extracurricular activities at public schools. It also makes it illegal for certain organizations and school districts to discriminate against these students based on their enrollment status.
Requiring the governor to appoint a person to fill vacancies in the offices of United States senator, state treasurer and commissioner of insurance from a list of names approved by the legislature.
This bill requires the governor to fill vacancies in certain state offices by choosing from a list of names approved by the legislature. The offices affected are United States senator, state treasurer, and commissioner of insurance.
Granting the Shawnee county board of county commissioners the discretion to create a citizens commission on local government.
This bill gives the Shawnee County Board of Commissioners the power to create a citizens commission on local government. The commission would allow citizens to have a say in how their local government operates.
Requiring vehicle dealers to apply for a dealer inventory-only title for certain used nonhighway vehicles that a vehicle dealer obtains.
This bill requires vehicle dealers to get a special title for certain used vehicles they buy. This applies to non-highway vehicles like boats or RVs.
Authorizing the animal health commissioner to adopt rules and regulations to administer the poultry disease control act and to establish an annual participation fee for participation in the national poultry improvement plan, a certification fee for persons performing testing and diagnostic services and a testing fee per visit to each location participating in the plan.
This bill allows the state's animal health commissioner to create rules and fees for a program that helps control diseases in poultry. The program is part of a national effort to improve chicken and egg production.
Requiring postsecondary educational institutions to regularly review and update accreditation policies, prohibiting accrediting agencies from compelling such institutions to violate state law and providing a cause of action for violations thereof.
This bill requires Kansas colleges and universities to regularly review their accreditation policies. It also prohibits accrediting agencies from forcing these institutions to break state laws.
Requiring state agencies to provide notice of revocation of administrative rules and regulations to the public and removing abolished and inactive state agencies from the agency review requirement.
This bill requires state agencies to notify the public when they revoke administrative rules and regulations. It also removes abolished or inactive state agencies from a review process.