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Authorizing electronic monitoring with victim notification as a condition of release prior to trial for certain offenders charged with a domestic violence offense, domestic battery, stalking or violation of a protective order, modifying the culpable mental state required to commit the crime of breach of privacy and increasing the criminal penalties for certain violations of such crime, modifying the elements of the crime of blackmail related to threatened dissemination of any image, video or other recording of another identifiable person who is nude or engaged in sexual activity, describing who is a person in a position of authority for a school for the crime of unlawful sexual relations and increasing the penalties for the crimes of endangering a child and aggravated endangering a child if the child is less than six years of age.
This bill allows judges to require electronic monitoring for certain offenders charged with domestic violence or related crimes. The offender's victim will be notified of their release and monitoring.
Providing that certain municipalities may designate the entire municipality within a neighborhood revitalization area under the Kansas neighborhood revitalization act.
This bill allows certain municipalities in Kansas to designate an entire neighborhood as a revitalization area. This can help revitalize and improve neighborhoods.
Prohibiting past convictions or sanctions for failure to comply with a traffic citation that are more than five years old from being considered by courts and the division of vehicles in determining suspended or restricted driving privileges and eliminating certain notice requirements for the division of vehicles.
This bill prevents courts and the Division of Vehicles from considering traffic citations or sanctions that are more than five years old when determining driving privileges. It also eliminates certain notice requirements for the Division.
Enacting the Kansas sports authority act, authorizing STAR bond projects in major amusement park areas and extending the expiration date of the STAR bonds financing act.
This bill extends a tax credit for angel investors who invest in Kansas businesses. It also sets a minimum amount of credits for investments in small counties.
Extending the number of years that tax credits may be issued or earned for contributions to graduates of aerospace and aviation-related educational programs and employers of program graduates, the tax credits for contributions to the Eisenhower foundation and friends of cedar crest association and the sunset for the angel investor tax credit and providing for a minimum amount of such credits for investments in counties with a population of 50,000 or fewer.
This bill extends tax credits for contributions to graduates of aerospace and aviation-related educational programs, as well as employers who hire these graduates. It also extends tax credits for donations to the Eisenhower Foundation and Friends of Cedar Crest Association for three years.
Requiring the secretary of health and environment to adopt rules and regulations that allow for the direct and indirect potable reuse of treated wastewater, providing additional requirements for applications to the water technical assistance fund and the water projects grant fund and extending the current expiration date of such funds.
This bill requires the Secretary of Health and Environment to create rules for using treated wastewater directly or indirectly as drinking water.
Providing that jail credit when consecutive sentences are imposed shall not apply to more than one case, creating special sentencing rules when a felony is committed by certain offenders while on probation, parole or postrelease supervision for a prior felony and requiring secured minimum bonds for certain defendants who commit a new felony while on probation, parole, postrelease supervision or bond for a prior felony unless the court makes certain findings.
This bill changes how jail credit works when multiple sentences are served consecutively. It also sets new rules for sentencing and bail when a felony is committed while on probation or parole.
Excluding owners of oil leases from having to file request for exemption with the board of tax appeals for property tax exemptions.
This bill would exempt oil lease owners from filing a request for property tax exemptions with the Board of Tax Appeals.
Establishing the save Kansas act, authorizing the use of additional resources for verifying voter registration records, imposing restrictions on websites that can accept and transmit voter registration applications, removing individuals disqualified for voting from such records and providing an open records request exemption for certain information related to such records.
This bill aims to improve voter registration record verification by allowing for additional resources and removing disqualified voters from records. It also exempts certain information from open records requests.
Substitute for HB 2435 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Authorizing natural gas public utilities to recover certain growth-related investments in the gas system reliability surcharge, increasing the cap on the amount that the monthly fixed charge may be increased for residential customers and reducing the time for the state corporation commission to act on gas system reliability surcharge filings.
This bill allows natural gas utilities to recover investments in their systems by increasing a monthly fee for residential customers. It also speeds up the state's review process for these fees.
Creating the Kansas motorsports venue protection act to provide immunity to motorsports venues from civil actions for nuisance, taking or similar legal theories.
This bill aims to protect motorsports venues in Kansas from lawsuits related to noise, property values, or other issues. It would provide immunity from civil actions for nuisance or taking.
Enhancing the criminal penalty for an offense committed with the intent to commit transnational repression, requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training, providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony, providing that the theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony and providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.
This bill makes stealing livestock or farming equipment a more serious crime. It would be considered a severity level 5 felony, which is one step below a violent felony.
Senate Substitute for HB 2402 by Committee on Education - Requiring eligible boards of education to consider participation in the community eligibility provision, providing a financial hardship exception to such participation, requiring the state department of education to assist school districts seeking such participation, extending the application deadline for authorization to operate as a public innovative district from December 1 to May 1 and deeming such applications approved if not approved or denied within 45 days of submission.
This bill requires eligible school boards to consider participating in a program that provides free meals for all students. It also allows schools facing financial hardship to opt out and offers state assistance to districts seeking participation.
Authorizing the supreme court to impose a charge to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel through June 30, 2030.
This bill allows the Kansas Supreme Court to collect a fee to cover the costs of non-judicial staff through June 30, 2030. The fee will help fund salaries and benefits for court employees who are not judges.
Establishing the removal of squatters act, providing a procedure to remove a squatter from a dwelling unit, requiring owners or agents of dwelling units to provide an affidavit to the county sheriff department or police department , requiring notice to vacate by the sheriff, establishing the crime of providing a false affidavit and establishing a civil cause of action for wrongful removal of a person from a dwelling unit, allowing attorney fees and punitive damages.
This bill creates a process for removing people who are occupying a home without permission. Homeowners or their agents must provide proof to law enforcement that the person is a squatter, and then the sheriff will give notice to vacate.
Creating the specialty practice student loan program and the specialty practice student loan repayment fund, allowing for the transfer of funds from the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds to the specialty practice student loan repayment fund and abolishing the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds.
This bill creates a new student loan program for medical students pursuing specialty practices. It also transfers funds from existing programs for obstetricians and psychiatrists to this new fund.
Creating the crime of unlawful approach of a first responder and providing penalties therefore, requiring traffic laws that apply to local and state law enforcement to apply to federal law enforcement; including federal law enforcement in the definitions used in the crime of interference with law enforcement; including buildings owned by the United States in the crime of interference with the conduct of public business of public buildings; including enforcement of federal laws and executive orders in the exceptions from liability in the tort claims act, relating to the enforcement of detainers issued by the United States immigration and customs enforcement by a county sheriff operating a county jail; requiring municipal insurance pools to provide coverage of law enforcement agencies enforcing federal law; requiring the state to pay certain judgements in federal civil actions and provide legal representation by the attorney general, exempting section 287(g) federal immigration agreements from certain provisions of the interlocal cooperation act.
This bill sets rules for county sheriffs handling immigration detainer requests, requires insurance coverage for law enforcement enforcing federal laws, and provides state representation in certain court cases.
Allowing pharmacists to administer certain vaccines to children and adults pursuant to a vaccination protocol.
This bill would allow pharmacists to give certain vaccines to children and adults following a specific plan.
Substitute for HB 2357 by Committee on Judiciary - Providing for expungement of certain court records and consideration of mediation in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by the residential landlord and tenant act.
This bill allows certain court records related to evictions to be erased (expunged) and also considers mediation as an option for resolving eviction disputes. This might help people who have been evicted from their homes to clear their records and avoid future difficulties.
Enacting the Kansas intellectual rights and knowledge act, providing a civil cause of action and penalties for violations of such act and authorizing students and student associations to exercise political and ideological beliefs, values and missions.
This bill renames two state agencies: the Kansas insurance department becomes the Kansas department of insurance, and the office of the securities commissioner becomes the department of insurance, securities division. It also eliminates a requirement for Senate confirmation of certain appointees.
Creating the crime of aggravated criminal desecration and providing penalties therefor, authorizing the disposition of the unclaimed remains of deceased persons by district coroners and providing exemptions from liability for such actions, establishing requirements for programs of continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors and authorizing the use of the word "crematory" as part of the business name for businesses owned by the same person who owns a licensed crematory.
This bill allows district coroners in Kansas to handle the remains of people who die without anyone claiming them. It also protects the coroners from being sued for doing so.
Changing the name of juvenile crisis intervention centers to juvenile stabilization centers, modifying the intake criteria for such centers, prohibiting certain rules and regulations for such centers, modifying the treatment and services provided by such centers, increasing the cumulative detention limit for juvenile offenders and criminal penalties for juvenile offenders who use a firearm in the commission of an offense or who are repeat offenders, providing for increased placement of offenders in non-foster home beds in youth residential facilities, requiring the secretary of corrections to pay for the costs associated with such placements, authorizing the secretary to make expenditures from the evidence-based programs account of the state general fund moneys to contract for such beds and transferring moneys from such account of the state general fund to the department for children and families to provide juvenile stabilization services.
This bill increases detention limits for juvenile offenders who use a firearm or are repeat offenders. It also allows more placements in non-foster home beds in youth residential facilities.
Establishing procedures for a civil action instituted by the commissioner of insurance related to fraudulent insurance acts, providing that expunged criminal records will be disclosed in any application for licensure as an insurance producer or public adjuster if the arrest, conviction or diversion is for a fraudulent insurance act and including automobile assigned claims plans in provisions related to fraudulent insurance acts.
This bill establishes procedures for the Kansas insurance commissioner to take civil action against fraudulent insurance acts. It also requires disclosure of expunged criminal records related to these acts when applying for insurance producer or public adjuster licensure.
Authorizing children in the custody of the secretary of the department for children and families to attend school in any school district, requiring records for such students to be timely transferred between school districts and requiring a transportation plan if the child remains in the school of origin.
This bill allows children in foster care to attend school in any Kansas school district. It also requires schools to transfer records quickly and have a plan for transportation if the child stays at their original school.
Permitting the use of expedited partner therapy to treat sexually transmitted infections, authorizing a licensed private psychiatric hospital to maintain a stock supply of emergency medication kits for pharmaceutical emergencies, allowing expired emergency opioid antagonists to be used to treat an opioid overdose, permitting first responders to distribute and administer expired emergency opioid antagonists, permitting a pharmacist to distribute epinephrine delivery systems to a school for use in emergency medication kits and amending definitions related to medication in schools to allow for use of epinephrine delivery systems.
This bill aims to clarify what constitutes an 'emergency opioid antagonist' for someone helping another person who needs medical assistance. This includes expired emergency opioid antagonists.