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Providing a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products, diapers and incontinence products.
This bill proposes exempting feminine hygiene products, diapers, and incontinence products from Kansas sales tax. This means that people buying these essential items would no longer have to pay state sales tax.
Substitute for SB 315 by Committee on Ways and Means - Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
This bill makes appropriations for various state agencies and authorizes capital improvement projects and fees. It also transfers funds between accounts.
Substitute for Substitute for HB 2132 by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care - Determining when a law enforcement officer may or shall take a child into custody.
This bill determines when a law enforcement officer can or must take a child into custody. It sets guidelines for officers to follow.
Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction modification for sales of specie.
This bill establishes a new law about what can be used as money in Kansas and allows people who sell certain types of valuable items to subtract that income from their taxes.
Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas by revising article 11 by establishing the freedom from taxes fund, establishing the Kansas citizens freedom review board, authorizing the board to review tax exemptions and approve or eliminate such exemptions and eliminating the motor vehicle property taxes and fees, state-mandated and state-imposed property taxes and state-imposed income and privilege taxes.
This bill proposes amending Kansas' constitution to establish a 'Freedom from Taxes Fund', review tax exemptions, and eliminate certain taxes. It aims to simplify property taxes and income taxes.
Congratulating the 2026 Kansas Master Teachers.
This bill congratulates the 2026 Kansas Master Teachers. It's a recognition of their hard work and dedication to education.
Requiring data centers to be located on land that was zoned for industrial or manufacturing uses or was not zoned on July 1, 2025, to qualify for the sales tax exemption for qualified data centers.
This bill requires data centers to be located on land previously zoned for industrial or manufacturing uses or unzoned by a certain date to qualify for sales tax exemptions.
Authorizing the state historical society to convey certain real property located in Johnson county to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
This bill allows the State Historical Society of Kansas to sell a piece of land in Johnson County to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
Authorizing a special education pilot program that provides provisional accreditation to a private entity for the purpose of operating a special education teacher training program, allowing such entity to collect data from such program and providing requirements for full accreditation of such program.
This bill creates a pilot program for special education teacher training. A private entity will be given provisional accreditation to run this program and collect data.
Imposing a 3% excise tax on all sports wagers, distributing the proceeds of such tax to the state school district finance fund and decreasing the statewide property tax levy for school districts by 1.5 mills.
This bill proposes a new tax on sports betting. The money collected would go towards funding Kansas schools and reducing property taxes for school districts.
Requiring the director of property valuation to conduct a review or audit of the appraisal and apportionment of the valuation of the property of any public utility whose total appraised value of property of such public utility in this state decreased more than 5%.
This bill requires the director of property valuation to review or audit public utilities whose property value in Kansas decreased by more than 5%. This ensures accurate valuations and fair treatment.
Substitute for HB 2427 by Committee on Appropriations - Establishing the positions of the senate fiscal integrity auditor appointed by the president of the senate and the house of representatives fiscal integrity auditor appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, providing for the duties of such fiscal integrity auditors including access to the state fiscal technology systems and software and reports and recommendations to certain legislative committees.
This bill establishes two new positions: a Senate Fiscal Integrity Auditor and a House of Representatives Fiscal Integrity Auditor. They will have access to state fiscal technology systems and software, and provide reports and recommendations to certain legislative committees.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to section 1 of the Kansas bill of rights to affirm that men and women are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights from conception.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment stating that men and women have equal and unchangeable natural rights from the moment of conception.
Removing the criminal prohibition against firearm suppressors and firearm barrel length qualification requirement.
This bill proposes removing laws that prohibit owning or using firearm suppressors and eliminating requirements for minimum barrel lengths on firearms. This would allow Kansans to own and use these types of firearms without restrictions.
Authorizing the state 911 board to establish a statewide program for emergency medical dispatch and telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation, medical direction and quality assurance services.
This bill would allow the state 911 board to create a program for emergency medical dispatch and telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation services. This program aims to improve emergency response and care.
Providing cities the authority to allow the driving of golf carts upon sidewalks.
This bill would allow cities in Kansas to decide if they want to let golf carts drive on sidewalks. This means residents and visitors could use golf carts as an alternative mode of transportation.
Enacting the age-appropriate school device act to establish safety standards and requirements for the use of school-issued devices in certain grade levels and authorizing parents to opt students out of certain uses of such devices.
This bill aims to establish safety standards for school-issued devices used by certain grade levels and allows parents to opt their students out of specific uses.
Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.
This bill requires Kansas school districts to ban personal electronic devices during instructional time and prohibits teachers from using social media for official school purposes.
Enacting the abolish abortion Kansas act to make all abortions subject to criminal prosecution and removing certain exceptions to wrongful death cause of action for the death of an unborn child.
This bill would make all abortions illegal in Kansas and allow for criminal prosecution. It also removes exceptions to wrongful death lawsuits when an unborn child dies.
Enacting the Kansas health insurance affordability transparency act to require a report specifying the financial impact to covered individuals resulting from the passage of certain health insurance legislation.
This bill requires a report on how certain health insurance laws affect individuals' financial situations. The report will specify the impact of these laws on people who have health insurance.
Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance.
This bill limits when a summons can be used instead of an arrest warrant for misdemeanor crimes. It also requires that if someone fails to appear after receiving a summons, they won't be allowed to post bail and get released on their own recognizance.
Including gross vehicle weight in the definitions for classes of commercial motor vehicles for drivers' license purposes and modifying the definition of commercial motor vehicle and creating a definition of air mile and gross vehicle weight in the Kansas uniform commercial drivers' license act.
This bill updates definitions for commercial motor vehicles on drivers' licenses. It adds gross vehicle weight and air mile measurements to help classify these vehicles.
Enacting the Haylee Weissenbach protecting students act to establish the office of education inspector general, authorize the education inspector general to conduct audits, investigations and reviews of educational institutions, require reporting of suspected professional and criminal misconduct by school employees and agents, require certain individuals to register on an educator misconduct registry, require criminal history record checks of school employees and agents and provide for civil penalties for violations of this act.
This bill creates a new office to investigate and audit Kansas schools. It also requires school employees and agents to report suspected misconduct and undergo background checks.
Enacting the safeguarding personal expression at K-12 schools act to authorize students and student clubs or organizations to engage in certain speech or expression at school and providing a civil cause of action for violations of the act.
This bill aims to protect students' right to express themselves at K-12 schools. It allows students and student clubs or organizations to engage in certain speech or expression without fear of punishment.
Increasing the tax on electronic cigarettes and crediting the revenue to the children's initiative fund.
This bill increases the tax on electronic cigarettes and puts that money towards a fund for children's initiatives.