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Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for legislative oversight of rules and regulations adopted by executive branch agencies and officials.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to give lawmakers more oversight of rules and regulations made by state agencies and officials. This would allow the legislature to review and approve or reject these rules.
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 allows people to catch feral cats, get them vaccinated or spayed/neutered, and then release them back into their original location without being charged with animal cruelty.
Updating public adjuster and insurance agent statutes pertaining to suspension, revocation, denial of licensure and licensure renewal.
This bill updates laws about public adjusters and insurance agents. It deals with situations where their licenses are suspended, revoked, denied, or need to be renewed.
Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real property, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes personal property based on the fair market value or average fair market value and providing that the legislature may provide by law for the freezing of property tax valuations for owner-occupied residential property of qualifying seniors.
This bill proposes to limit how much property taxes can increase for real estate and mobile homes. It aims to keep tax increases in check.
Enacting the Kansas consumer prescription protection and accountability act and providing for regulation and registration of pharmacy benefits managers.
This bill aims to protect Kansas consumers by regulating pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs). It would require PBMs to register and follow certain rules.
Permitting a pharmacist to distribute pre-measured doses of epinephrine to a school for emergency medication kits.
This bill allows pharmacists to provide pre-measured epinephrine doses to schools for emergency medication kits.
House Substitute for Substitute for SB 33 by Committee on Taxation - Providing that countywide retailers' sales tax is apportioned based on total assessed valuations of the county and cities within the county rather than property taxes levied.
This bill changes how countywide retailers' sales tax is divided among counties and cities. Instead of using property taxes, it would use total assessed valuations.
Designating a portion of K-49 highway as the Pvt Michael E Gerber memorial highway
This bill would rename a portion of K-49 highway as the Pvt Michael E Gerber memorial highway.
Senate Substitute for HB 2164 by Committee on Judiciary - Prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or attending school activities and creating criminal penalties for violation thereof.
This bill prohibits certain sex offenders from entering school property or attending school activities. It also creates criminal penalties for those who violate this rule.
House Substitute for SB 229 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Providing amendments, suspensions or repeals of employment security law provisions should follow specified review procedures by the legislature, authorizing the secretary of labor to recognize and approve employer-sponsored supplemental unemployment benefit plans if such plans meet specific criteria and integrating such plans into the employment security law, updating and reorganizing statutory language, enhancing federal conformity by incorporating references to federal laws and guidelines, updating temporary unemployment provisions and providing for eight weeks of temporary unemployment benefits, eliminating debt relief provisions for negative balance employers and other updates to the employment security law.
This bill updates Kansas' employment security law. It allows employers to offer supplemental unemployment benefits and streamlines temporary unemployment benefits.
House Substitute for Substitute for SB 197 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Setting visitor origin requirements for STAR bond projects and providing for enforcement of such requirements, expanding transparency of such projects, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue bonds for such projects, making certain other changes and extending the expiration date of the STAR bonds financing act.
This bill sets rules for STAR bond projects in Kansas. It requires that a certain percentage of visitors come from outside the state and increases transparency around these projects.
Increasing the authority for a countywide retailers' sales tax and providing for the dedicated apportionment of special purpose tax revenues up to 2%, limiting special purpose city and countywide retailers' sales taxes to 10 years and requiring certain reporting to the department of revenue for administration of such tax.
This bill increases the authority for a countywide retailers' sales tax and allows for dedicated apportionment of special purpose tax revenues up to 2%. It also limits special purpose city and countywide retailers' sales taxes to 10 years.
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 by changing the connection to breach of privacy and describing the content of the image, video or other recording.
This bill changes the laws around blackmail in Kansas. It focuses on situations where someone threatens to share an intimate image or video of another person.
Senate Substitute for HB 2396 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Authorizing the use of a protest petition to limit funding of a taxing jurisdiction by property tax revenues exceeding a certain amount, providing for a protest petition notice to be sent to taxpayers and modifying the content requirements of the revenue neutral rate hearing notice.
This bill allows property owners to limit how much of their taxes go towards funding a taxing jurisdiction if they collect more than a certain amount. This is done through a protest petition process.
Authorizing insurers to file certain travel insurance policies under the accident and health line of insurance.
This bill allows insurance companies to offer travel insurance policies under a specific category. This type of policy typically covers unexpected events while traveling, such as trip cancellations or medical emergencies.
Enacting the esthetics licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges for estheticians.
This bill aims to allow estheticians licensed in Kansas to practice their profession across state lines without needing additional licenses. This would make it easier for these professionals to work in multiple states and provide services to clients.
Prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or attending school activities, prohibiting courts from assigning a defendant to work release if the defendant is required to register as a sex offender for certain crimes and prohibiting the secretary of corrections from granting an inmate leave from confinement except for specified purposes if theinmate is required to register as a sex offender for certain crimes or is serving a sentence for certain crimes that require registration as a sex offender.
This bill prohibits certain sex offenders from entering school property or attending school activities. It also limits their ability to participate in work release programs and take leave from confinement.
Providing an exception for Kansas department of wildlife and parks records regarding the location of any species that is threatened, endangered or in need of conservation from the disclosure requirements of the Kansas open records act.
This bill would allow the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to keep secret information about the location of species that are threatened or endangered. This means the public wouldn't be able to access this information through open records requests.
Providing that the theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony.
This bill makes stealing grain or hay a more serious crime. It would be considered a severity level 6 non-person felony.
Requiring search warrants to be issued only on the statement of facts sufficient to show probable cause made by a law enforcement officer, warrants issued for failure to appear to be provided to a compensated surety, bond forfeiture to be set aside in certain circumstances and remission if the defendant is returned to custody in certain circumstances and prohibiting a compensated surety from making loans for certain portions of the required minimum appearance bond premium.
This bill aims to improve the process of issuing search warrants and handling bond forfeitures in Kansas. It also sets rules for compensated sureties.
Modifying the crime of unlawful sexual relations to describe who is a person in a position of authority for a school.
This bill modifies the crime of unlawful sexual relations by defining who is considered a person in a position of authority at a school.
Expanding permissive preference in private employment to include current servicemembers and eligible spouses.
This bill allows private employers to give preference in hiring or promotions to current military service members and their eligible spouses.
Authorizing the adoption of certain rules and regulations related to fees, registrations and other charges by the department of wildlife and parks.
This bill allows the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to set rules for fees, registrations, and other charges. This means they can create or change policies for things like hunting licenses, park passes, and fishing permits.
Establishing the Kansas military affairs commission and prescribing the powers and duties thereof.
This bill creates a Kansas Military Affairs Commission to oversee military-related matters. The commission will have specific powers and duties.
Modifying the definition of conviction in the Kansas uniform commercial drivers' license act.
This bill changes how Kansas defines a conviction related to commercial drivers' licenses. It aims to clarify what counts as a conviction for purposes of licensing.