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Directing legislative administrative services to prepare all committee minutes.
This bill requires legislative administrative services to prepare minutes for all committee meetings. This means that records of discussions and decisions will be kept for each committee.
Requiring ignition interlock device manufacturers to pay fees to the state for the administration of the ignition interlock program.
This bill requires manufacturers of ignition interlock devices to pay fees to the state for administering the program. The fees will help cover costs associated with running the program.
Abolishing the department of corrections alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund, creating the Kansas department for aging and disability services alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund and transferring the moneys and liabilities from such abolished fund to the Kansas department for aging and disability services alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund.
This bill abolishes a fund within the Department of Corrections for alcohol and drug abuse treatment and transfers its money and liabilities to a new fund within the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.
Expanding the scope of the inspector general to audit and investigate all state cash, food or health assistance programs and granting the inspector general the power to subpoena, administer oaths and execute search warrants thereto.
This bill expands the role of the state's inspector general to audit and investigate all programs that provide cash, food, or health assistance. The inspector general will have new powers to gather information and take action.
Modifying the definition of public-private partnership to increase the allowable cost-share limit for expenditures by the department of corrections on certain correctional institution construction projects.
This bill increases the amount of money the Kansas Department of Corrections can spend on building and renovating prisons through public-private partnerships.
Renaming the Kansas governmental ethics commission to the Kansas public disclosure commission, defining terms in the campaign finance act, requiring the filing of statements of independent expenditures, prohibiting agreements requiring contributions in the name of another and requiring the termination of unused campaign finance accounts.
This bill renames the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission to the Kansas Public Disclosure Commission and makes changes to campaign finance laws. It also requires more transparency around independent political spending and prohibits certain types of contribution agreements.
Providing for the FFA, route 66 association of Kansas and blackout distinctive license plates, creating the license plate replacement fund and modifying requirements for the issuance and production of license plates and the documentation requirements for military license plate applications.
This bill allows for new types of distinctive license plates in Kansas: FFA, Route 66 Association of Kansas, and Blackout. It also creates a fund to replace old license plates and updates requirements for military license plate applications.
Establishing the Kansas technical college operating grant fund administered by the state board of regents.
This bill creates a new fund to support operating costs for Kansas technical colleges. The state board of regents will be responsible for managing this fund.
Updating the Kansas national guard educational assistance act to include dependents of national guard members and the Kansas national guard educational master's for enhanced readiness and global excellence (EMERGE) program to include other advanced degrees.
This bill updates the Kansas National Guard's educational assistance program to include dependents of National Guard members and allows for advanced degrees beyond a master's.
Prohibiting a sheriff from charging a fee for service of process for proceedings under the protection from abuse act and the protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking act.
This bill prevents sheriffs from charging fees for serving legal papers related to protection orders for victims of abuse, stalking, sexual assault, or human trafficking.
Senate Substitute for HB 2172 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Establishing the water program task force to evaluate the state's water program and funding for such program and requiring the task force to establish a water planning work group and submit a report the legislature and the governor.
This bill creates a task force to evaluate Kansas' water program and funding. The task force will also establish a work group to develop a plan for managing the state's water resources.
Providing for an exemption from remediation costs or other liability from prior commercial pesticide application by the United States army for owners of certain nonresidential property located in Johnson county.
This bill exempts owners of certain nonresidential properties in Johnson County from paying for cleanup or being held liable if they discover that the US Army previously applied commercial pesticides on their property.
Extending the amount of time required for reports to be filed with the state historical society for certain United States public land surveys from 30 to 90 days.
This bill extends the time frame for reporting certain United States public land surveys to the Kansas State Historical Society from 30 days to 90 days.
Continuing in existence certain exceptions to the disclosure of public records under the open records act.
This bill keeps certain exceptions to the Kansas Open Records Act in place. This means that some public records will still be exempt from disclosure.
Enacting the municipal employee whistleblower act to provide statutory protections for municipal employees who report or disclose unlawful or dangerous conduct.
This bill provides protections for municipal employees who report or disclose illegal or dangerous conduct. It aims to encourage employees to speak up without fear of retaliation.
Specifying that sheriffs have liability for official acts related to charge and custody of jails.
This bill makes sheriffs responsible for their official actions related to jail charges and custody. It means they'll be held accountable if something goes wrong.
Substitute for HB 2152 by Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions - Mandating financial institutions to secure governmental unit deposits in excess of the amount insured or guaranteed by the FDIC by utilizing a public moneys pooled method of securities, prohibiting investment advisers that execute bids for the investment of public moneys from managing moneys directly from such bid, allowing governmental unit deposits to be invested at a rate agreed upon by the governmental unit and the financial institution, requiring certification from a governmental unit that deposits in the municipal investment pool fund were first offered to a financial institution in the preceding year and allowing financial institutions to file complaints upon the failure to comply.
This bill requires financial institutions to secure government deposits exceeding FDIC insurance by using a public moneys pooled method. It also regulates investment advisers and allows for complaints if there's non-compliance.
Substitute for HB 2149 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Requiring distributed energy retailers to disclose certain information to residential customers who are offered or seeking to install a distributed energy system, requiring the attorney general to convene an advisory group to develop, approve and periodically revise a standard form for such disclosures and requiring publication thereof, establishing requirements for interconnection and operation of distributed energy systems, increasing the total capacity limitation for an electric public utility's provision of parallel generation service and a formula to determine appropriate system size.
This bill requires companies selling small-scale energy systems to residential customers to provide clear information about their products. It also sets rules for connecting and operating these systems.
Substitute for HB 2145 by Committee on Local Government - Establishing the Butler county fair board to consist of 15 members, providing for the appointment of members to such board and allowing up to five members of such board to be appointed from the county at large.
This bill establishes a Butler County Fair Board with 15 members. The board will be appointed, and up to five members can come from outside the county.
Increasing the annual license fees of electric and hybrid passenger vehicles, trucks and electric motorcycles and distributing the fees to the state highway fund and the special city and county highway fund, modifying the threshold limit for allowing quarterly payments of certain truck and truck tractor annual vehicle registration fees and eliminating the two-quarter grace period for truck or truck tractor owners that have delinquent quarterly payments before certain penalties apply.
This bill increases annual license fees for electric and hybrid vehicles, trucks, and motorcycles. The fees will go towards state highway funds and local city and county highway funds.
Authorizing the state board of regents to sell and convey certain real property in Riley county, Kansas, and Douglas county, Nebraska, on behalf of Kansas state university and Kansas state university veterinary medical center.
This bill allows the state board of regents to sell and convey certain properties in Riley County, Kansas, and Douglas County, Nebraska, on behalf of Kansas State University and its veterinary medical center.
Requiring any person who solicits a fee for filing or retrieving certain documents from the federal government, the state, a state agency or a local government to give certain notices to consumers and providing that violation of such requirements is a deceptive act or practice subject to penalties under the Kansas consumer protection act.
This bill requires companies or individuals that charge a fee for filing or retrieving documents from government agencies to give consumers certain notices. This applies to federal, state, and local governments.
Modifying certain business filing and fee requirements for business trusts, foreign corporations and limited partnerships; authorizing professional corporations or limited liability companies formed or organized to render a professional service to participate in transactions under the business entity transactions act; and making certain information provided by registered agents a public record.
This bill updates filing requirements for certain business types, allows professional businesses to participate in transactions, and makes information provided by registered agents publicly available.
Eliminating the requirement that the state 911 board shall contract with a local collection point administrator for services, rescheduling the date on which the state 911 operations fund, state 911 grant fund and state 911 fund shall be established, requiring certain transfers to be made to the state 911 operations fund and rescheduling the date for transferring all 911 fee moneys currently held outside the state treasury to the state treasury.
This bill changes how Kansas handles 911 fees. It eliminates a requirement for local administrators and adjusts when funds are established and transferred.
Exempting public utilities from civil liability relating to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility.
This bill protects public utilities from being sued if law enforcement equipment is attached or removed from their poles or structures. This means that if a utility company's property is used for police surveillance or other purposes, they won't be held responsible.