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Designating the first full week of February as Kansas burn awareness week.
This bill proposes designating the first full week of February as Kansas Burn Awareness Week. This would raise awareness about burn prevention and treatment.
Increasing the annual license fees of electric and hybrid passenger vehicles and trucks and electric motorcycles and distributing the fees to the state highway fund and the special city and county highway fund.
This bill increases annual license fees for electric and hybrid passenger vehicles, trucks, and motorcycles. The money would go towards highway maintenance.
Discontinuing the Kansas affordable housing tax credit for qualified developments receiving a 4% federal tax credit.
This bill would stop giving tax credits to certain affordable housing developments that also receive a federal tax credit. This means less financial help for these projects.
Increasing the amount of fees retained by the county treasurer, the division of vehicles or a contractor for processing motor vehicle license applications and certificate of titles.
This bill increases the amount of fees that county treasurers and state agencies can keep when processing motor vehicle license applications and title certificates. The extra money would go to these government offices.
Requiring that each attendance center needs assessment be conducted by the local board of education and include input from board members, teachers, school site councils and school administrators and that board members receive certain state assessment data and identify allocations of money in the school district budget and budget summary.
This bill requires local school boards to conduct needs assessments for each attendance center, gathering input from teachers, administrators, and others. The board members will also receive state assessment data and review budget allocations.
Requiring school districts to demonstrate improvement in academic performance and be in compliance with all federal and state statutes and rules and regulations to achieve or maintain accreditation.
This bill requires Kansas school districts to show improvement in student performance and follow all federal and state rules to keep their accreditation.
Providing a sales tax exemption for certain purchases by bowling centers.
This bill proposes exempting certain purchases by bowling centers from Kansas sales tax.
A resolution congratulating and commending the 2024-2025 Washburn University men's basketball team for an outstanding season and qualification for the Final Four of the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship.
This bill congratulates and commends the Washburn University men's basketball team for their outstanding season and qualification for the Final Four of the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship.
Honoring the service and sacrifice of Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient Danny J. Petersen.
This bill honors the service and sacrifice of Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient Danny J. Petersen.
Approving an amendment to the gaming compact with the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska concerning sports wagering.
This bill approves an amendment to a gaming compact between Kansas and the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, allowing for sports wagering.
Commending Senator Jerry Moran for his unwavering support of Kansas farmers.
This bill commends Senator Jerry Moran for his support of Kansas farmers. It does not provide any specific benefits or funding for farmers.
Condemning the pardons and commutations of sentences for those individuals involved in the attack at the United States capitol building on January 6, 2021.
This bill condemns the pardons and commutations of sentences for individuals involved in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol building. It does not propose any specific actions or consequences.
Authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct investigations of violations of the scrap metal theft reduction act.
This bill allows law enforcement officers to investigate violations of the Scrap Metal Theft Reduction Act. It doesn't change any existing laws or regulations.
Providing that the attorney members of the board of trustees of the county law library in certain counties shall be appointed by the chief judge of the judicial district, allowing such boards to authorize the chief judge to use certain fees for the purpose of facilitating and enhancing functions of the district court of the county and requiring the case, warrant and subpoena information be sealed in criminal and juvenile offender cases.
This bill changes how some county law libraries are run. It lets the chief judge of a judicial district appoint certain board members and use fees for court functions.
Modifying elements in the crimes of sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child and breach of privacy, prohibiting 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, prohibiting dissemination of certain items that appear to depict or purport to depict an identifiable person, requiring affidavits or sworn testimony in support of probable cause to be made available to law enforcement, requiring the statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause justifying a search warrant to be made by a law enforcement officer, requiring that certain prior convictions be considered when bond is being set for certain sex offenses and specifying minimum requirements and conditions for such bond; relating to appearance bonds, requiring warrants for failure to appear to be given to sureties, allowing bond forfeiture to be set aside in certain circumstances and requiring remission in certain circumstances and prohibiting a compensated surety from making a loan for certain portions of the minimum appearance bond premium required.
This bill updates laws related to child sexual exploitation, visual depictions of children, and privacy. It also changes rules for setting bail for certain sex crimes.
Providing for the adjournment sine die of the 2025 regular session of the Senate and House of Representatives.
This bill officially ends the 2025 regular session of the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives. It does not make any changes to laws or policies.
Recognizing April 15, 2025, as Jackie Robinson Day.
This bill recognizes April 15, 2025, as Jackie Robinson Day. It's a one-time declaration.
Providing for the hunter nation distinctive license plate.
This bill allows Kansas hunters to purchase a distinctive license plate that shows their support for hunting and conservation efforts.
Limiting and discontinuing the Kansas affordable housing tax credit and expanding transferability of Kansas housing investor tax credits.
This bill limits and ends a tax credit for affordable housing in Kansas. It also makes it easier to transfer tax credits for investors who fund new housing projects.
Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Finney, Pawnee, Seward and Jackson counties, providing that countywide retailers' sales tax apportionment based on tangible property tax levies remain unchanged until December 31, 2026, and excluding exempt sales of certain custom meat processing services from sales tax exemption certificate requirements.
This bill gives four Kansas counties - Finney, Pawnee, Seward, and Jackson - the authority to collect sales tax from retailers. It also keeps the way sales tax is divided among these counties the same until the end of 2026.
Providing an additional personal exemption for head of household tax filers and increasing the personal exemption for certain disabled veterans for purposes of income tax, modifying the definition of household income related to increased property tax homestead refund claims, providing for the apportionment of business income by the single sales factor and the apportionment of financial institution income by the receipts factor, providing for the apportionment pursuant to the three-factor test of a manufacturer who sells alcoholic liquor, requiring the use of single sales factor pursuant to the multistate tax compact, establishing deductions from income when using the single sales factor and receipts factor, providing for the decrease in corporate income tax rates, determining when sales other than tangible personal property are made in the state, excluding sales of a unitary business group of electric and natural gas public utilities, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers.
This bill increases personal exemptions for some Kansans, makes changes to property tax refunds, and updates rules for businesses and corporations. It also provides tax breaks for certain veterans and property owners.
Senate Substitute for HB 2228 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring that a political subdivision hold an open meeting to discuss a contingency fee contract for legal services before approving such contract and requiring the attorney general to approve such contracts.
This bill requires local governments (like cities or counties) to hold a public meeting before hiring lawyers on a 'pay-if-you-win' basis. The state's attorney general must also approve these contracts.
Amending the Kansas open records act by limiting certain charges for furnishing records and employee time required to make records available and exempting certain records from disclosure and amending the Kansas open meetings act by providing for the membership calculation of subordinate groups and requiring public bodies or agencies that live stream meetings to ensure that the public is able to observe.
This bill updates Kansas laws on open records and meetings. It sets limits on how much public bodies can charge for sharing information and exempts certain documents from being released. It also requires live-streamed meetings to be easily viewable by the public.
Senate Substitute for HB 2125 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Modifying the deadline for mailing property tax statements to taxpayers and the deadline for governing bodies to certify the amount of property tax to be levied to the county clerk, providing for the county clerk's use of the previous year's budget when a taxing subdivision fails to timely file its budget, modifying the content requirements of the revenue neutral rate hearing notice for property tax purposes, extending reimbursement from the taxpayer notification costs fund for printing and postage costs for county clerks for calendar years 2025 and 2026, prohibiting a filing fee when a previous appeal remains pending before the board of tax appeals and authorizing the continuation of the 20-mill statewide property tax levy for schools.
This bill changes deadlines for property tax statements and budget submissions. It also affects how county clerks handle budgets and appeals.
Reducing certain license fees and training requirements for child care staff, creating a process for day care facility licensees to apply for temporary waiver of certain statutory requirements, authorizing the secretary of health and environment to develop and operate pilot programs to increase child care availability or capacity, transferring certain child care programs to the Kansas office of early childhood and creating day care licensing duties of the director of early childhood.
This bill reduces fees and training requirements for child care staff, allows day care facilities to temporarily waive certain rules, and increases availability of child care services.