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Prohibiting aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States from receiving any state or local public benefit in accordance with applicable federal law.
This bill prohibits undocumented immigrants from receiving state or local public benefits. It aligns with federal law.
Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily recess, prohibiting limiting or withholding recess for disciplinary reasons, requiring a Kansas state fitness test and designating required recess time as part of the school term.
This bill aims to allow athletic trainers licensed in Kansas to practice across state lines without needing additional licenses. This would make it easier for them to work with athletes and teams that travel or compete out of state.
Senate Substitute for HB 2745 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and continuing reimbursements from the taxpayer notification costs fund for an additional five years.
This bill allows property owners to protest certain increases in their property tax revenues by submitting a petition. It also continues funding for a program that helps notify taxpayers about changes to their taxes.
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 allows a person to challenge a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity if they discover fraud, duress, or mistake of fact. It also specifies that certain genetic testing results can be used as evidence.
Authorizing a licensed private psychiatric hospital to maintain a stock supply of emergency medication kits for pharmaceutical emergencies.
This bill allows a licensed private psychiatric hospital to keep emergency medication kits on hand for unexpected pharmaceutical emergencies. The kits would contain medications that are commonly used in crisis situations.
Requiring actions challenging the constitutionality of an election statute to be brought in the district court of Shawnee county and providing a conditional amendment to limit advance voting if a court order invalidates or enjoins the signature verification requirement.
This bill would require lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of election laws to be filed in Shawnee County's district court.
Establishing the Kansas legal tender act and providing for an income tax subtraction modification for sales of specie.
This bill aims to protect consumers who use virtual currency kiosks by setting limits on transaction amounts and charges. It also allows state officials to investigate cases of fraudulent money transmission.
Electing to participate in the federal tax credit for individual contributions to scholarship granting organizations and increasing the aggregate tax credit limit on the tax credit for low income students scholarship program.
This bill allows individual contributions to scholarship granting organizations to participate in a federal tax credit program. It also increases the total amount of tax credits available for low-income students.
Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist, fascist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma.
This bill increases criminal penalties for putting a child under six years old in danger. It aims to make it a more serious offense.
Substitute for HB 2346 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Establishing the Kansas sports tourism grant program administered by the secretary of commerce to provide matching grants to communities for developing and continuing sporting events and providing for funding of such grants from the state economic development initiatives fund.
This bill creates a program to provide matching grants to Kansas communities for developing and continuing sporting events. The program would be administered by the Secretary of Commerce.
Senate Substitute for HB 2111 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Exempting certain registered agritourism operations from local code and regulation enforcement.
This bill would exempt certain agritourism operations from local code and regulation enforcement if they are registered. This means these operations wouldn't have to follow specific rules or get permits from their local government.
Providing a income tax subtraction modification for amounts received as compensation for serving in the armed forces and providing that a person shall not lose eligibility for a homestead property tax refund claim or the selective assistance for effective senior relief (SAFESR) income tax credit if the appraised valuation of the homestead subsequently exceeds $350,000 after qualifying in a previous tax year.
This bill requires third-party administrators to keep separate accounts for each individual who pays them and disclose if they file for bankruptcy. This ensures that funds are kept separate and secure.
Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and continuing reimbursements from the taxpayer notification costs fund for an additional five years.
This bill requires insurance agents and companies to respond quickly to inquiries from the state's insurance commissioner. It also allows certain rebate programs to last longer than a year.
Directing the capitol preservation committee to develop and approve plans for a registry kiosk of Kansas military forces killed in action or who died of wounds incurred during active duty to be placed within the state capitol, enacting the safeguarding American veteran empowerment (SAVE) act to limit compensation for assisting in veterans benefits matters, establishing the Kansas military affairs commission and prescribing the powers and duties thereof, expanding veterans preference in government employment to include current members of the national guard and such members' eligible spouses and permissive preference in private employment to include current servicemembers and such members’ eligible spouses.
This bill expands a preference for hiring veterans in government jobs to include current members of the National Guard and their eligible spouses.
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.
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.
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.
Reviving a law providing for discounted hunting and fishing licenses for persons who are 65 years of age or older; changing the amount charged for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for children five and younger to $300 and for those children ages six to 15 to $400, prohibiting non-residents from hunting migratory waterfowl on public lands during the hunting season except on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays; raising certain hunting fees; and requiring the department of wildlife and parks to report to the house and senate committees on agriculture and natural resources on the impact of limiting out of state waterfowl hunters.
This bill updates hunting and fishing licenses for Kansans. It offers discounts for seniors and changes fees for children's lifetime licenses.
Directing the secretary for children and families to request a waiver from supplemental nutrition assistance program rules that would allow the state to prohibit the purchase of candy and soft drinks with food assistance.
This bill would allow Kansas to request a waiver from federal rules to prohibit the use of food assistance funds (like SNAP) to buy candy and soft drinks. This means people receiving food assistance couldn't use their benefits to purchase these items.
Expanding the postsecondary educational institutions eligible to participate in the Kansas promise scholarship program and increasing the maximum annual appropriation limit.
This bill expands the types of postsecondary educational institutions that can participate in the Kansas Promise Scholarship program and increases the maximum annual funding for this program.
Providing for the hunter nation distinctive license plate.
This bill would have allowed hunters to purchase a distinctive license plate in Kansas. The plate would have been a way for hunters to show their passion and identity on the road.