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  • Committee Assistant: Connie Burns 785-296-4335
  • Connie.Burns@Senate.ks.gov

    • Meeting Day: Daily Time: 10:30 am Location: 144-S

    Room 144-S Audio Stream

    Bills, Resolutions and Appointments

    Bills In Committee
    SB2 - Allowing consumption of beer and wine on the Kansas state fairgrounds and crediting a portion of moneys collected from the liquor enforcement tax to the state fair capital improvements fund.
    SB11 - Prohibiting the altering or backdating of the postmarks of advance mail ballots.
    SB34 - Sunsetting administrative rules and regulations five years after adoption unless extended by the legislature.
    SB35 - Removing the option of extension of the time for receipt of advance mail ballots after the third day following an election.
    SB79 - Providing the state fire marshal with law enforcement powers and requiring an investigation of deaths resulting from fire.
    SB84 - Authorizing sports wagering under the Kansas expanded lottery act.
    SB92 - Creating the Kansas equal access act to authorize the use of medical marijuana.
    SB94 - Requiring all voting systems for elections to use individual voter-verified paper ballots.
    SB96 - Repealing the provision of Kansas residency for purposes of tuition and fees at a postsecondary educational institution for individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States.
    SB108 - Creating the veterans benefit lottery game fund and transferring moneys to veterans service programs.
    SB109 - Requiring the Kansas commission on veterans affairs office to submit an initial application for a VA state veterans home construction grant.
    SB125 - Authorizing mail ballot elections for propositions to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas.
    SB130 - Amending the definition of "race" in the Kansas act against discrimination to include traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles.
    SB156 - Prohibiting the carrying of a concealed handgun in the state capitol.
    SB165 - Removing the requirement of residency for election commissioners.
    SB166 - Authorizing county election officers to transmit advance voting ballots up to 40 days prior to the election.
    SB169 - Authorizing the legislative coordinating council to prohibit the carrying of concealed handguns in the state capitol.
    SB179 - Designating February 15 of each year as Susan B. Anthony Day in the state of Kansas.
    SB181 - Creating the elevator safety act to require inspections of elevators and licensure for elevator installation and repair.
    SB184 - Authorizing any registered voter to apply for permanent advance voting status.
    SB187 - Prohibiting internet social media terms of service that permit censorship of speech.
    SB188 - Enacting the national popular vote interstate compact for electing the president of the United States.
    SB190 - Creating the Kansas protection of firearm rights act to restore the right to possess a firearm upon expungement of certain convictions.
    SB192 - Requiring relinquishment of firearms pursuant to certain court orders related to domestic violence.
    SB201 - Authorizing voter registration for individuals 16 years of age or older.
    SB209 - Restrictions on third party solicitations to registered voters to file an application for an advance voting ballot.
    SB210 - Reducing the number of members of the house of representatives to 120.
    SB245 - Providing for the financing of electrical corporations through the issuance of securitization bonds.
    SB252 - Creating fulfillment house licenses to authorize storage and shipping services provided to winery special order shipping licensees.
    SB253 - Allowing a farm winery licensee to transfer and receive bulk wine and produce fortified wine.
    SB254 - Authorizing certain licensees under the Kansas liquor control act and the club and drinking establishment act to sell and serve cereal malt beverages.
    SB255 - Allowing the director of alcoholic beverage control to suspend or revoke a license under the Kansas liquor control act or the club and drinking establishment act.
    SB256 - Changing the start time for Sunday sales of alcoholic liquor from 12 noon to 10 a.m. and removing restrictions on sales on certain holidays.
    SB257 - Allowing clubs and drinking establishments to sell beer and cereal malt beverage for consumption off the licensed premises.
    SB258 - Clarifying the license terms and electronic submission of tax payments, reports and documentation for holders of a special order shipping license.
    SB262 - Authorizing a vote in Sedgwick county to allow the operation of electronic gaming machines at a racetrack gaming facility and prohibiting betting on greyhound races.
    HB2005 - Excluding hot water supply boilers that have a nominal water capacity not exceeding 120 gallons from the provisions of the boiler safety act.
    HB2008 - Providing for the attorney general to coordinate training for law enforcement agencies on missing and murdered indigenous people.
    Resolutions In Committee
    SCR1609 - Proposing a constitutional amendment that provides for legislative oversight of rules and regulations adopted by executive branch agencies and officials.
    Sponsored Bills
    SB27 - Amending the Kansas storage tank act to extend the sunsets of certain funds and to increase certain liability and reimbursement amounts.
    SB34 - Sunsetting administrative rules and regulations five years after adoption unless extended by the legislature.
    SB35 - Removing the option of extension of the time for receipt of advance mail ballots after the third day following an election.
    SB41 - Establishing a $100 maximum out-of-pocket cost-share per month per covered person for prescription insulin drugs.
    SB42 - Concerning the study and investigation of maternal deaths in the state of Kansas.
    SB79 - Providing the state fire marshal with law enforcement powers and requiring an investigation of deaths resulting from fire.
    SB80 - Requiring changes to electric rates for transmission costs to be approved through an electric utility's general rate case proceedings.
    SB81 - Requiring the state corporation commission to provide the legislature with an annual report of the electric rates of electric public utilities in the region.
    SB82 - Limiting utilization review conducted by health plans under certain circumstances involving the treatment of mental illness or substance abuse disorder.
    SB84 - Authorizing sports wagering under the Kansas expanded lottery act.
    SB94 - Requiring all voting systems for elections to use individual voter-verified paper ballots.
    SB125 - Authorizing mail ballot elections for propositions to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas.
    SB181 - Creating the elevator safety act to require inspections of elevators and licensure for elevator installation and repair.
    SB182 - Requiring electronic filing of campaign reports by candidates for state office unless an exemption is granted for cause.
    SB183 - Requiring equipment and other personal property purchased with campaign funds by a candidate terminating their candidacy be sold or purchased by the candidate for fair market value and the money disposed of in the same manner as residual funds.
    SB190 - Creating the Kansas protection of firearm rights act to restore the right to possess a firearm upon expungement of certain convictions.
    SB208 - Creating the fairness in women's sports act to require that female student athletic teams only include members who are biologically female.
    SB209 - Restrictions on third party solicitations to registered voters to file an application for an advance voting ballot.
    SB210 - Reducing the number of members of the house of representatives to 120.
    SB218 - Providing restrictions, lender reporting and other requirements for alternative small installment loans made under the UCCC.
    SB235 - Enacting the back to school act to require school districts to provide an full-time, in person attendance option for all students beginning on March 26, 2021.
    SB252 - Creating fulfillment house licenses to authorize storage and shipping services provided to winery special order shipping licensees.
    SB253 - Allowing a farm winery licensee to transfer and receive bulk wine and produce fortified wine.
    SB254 - Authorizing certain licensees under the Kansas liquor control act and the club and drinking establishment act to sell and serve cereal malt beverages.
    SB255 - Allowing the director of alcoholic beverage control to suspend or revoke a license under the Kansas liquor control act or the club and drinking establishment act.
    SB256 - Changing the start time for Sunday sales of alcoholic liquor from 12 noon to 10 a.m. and removing restrictions on sales on certain holidays.
    SB257 - Allowing clubs and drinking establishments to sell beer and cereal malt beverage for consumption off the licensed premises.
    SB258 - Clarifying the license terms and electronic submission of tax payments, reports and documentation for holders of a special order shipping license.
    SB262 - Authorizing a vote in Sedgwick county to allow the operation of electronic gaming machines at a racetrack gaming facility and prohibiting betting on greyhound races.
    SB269 - Prohibiting the sale, slaughter and acquisition of live dangerous regulated animals, including nonhuman primates and wolves as dangerous regulated animals and requiring sufficient distance and barriers between dangerous regulated animals and the public.
    SB270 - Prohibiting the hiring of certain law enforcement officers with history of serious misconduct allegations and making certain law enforcement disciplinary records public records.
    SB271 - Extending the time that victims of childhood sexual abuse have to bring a cause of action.
    SB272 - Requiring sexual assault evidence collection procedures to include a urinalysis test to determine the presence of controlled substances that may have been used to commit the alleged sexual assault.
    SB273 - Enacting the governmental response to certain emergencies by amending the Kansas emergency management act, providing procedures for declaration and extension of state of disaster emergencies, limiting powers granted to the governor during a state of disaster emergency, defining public health disasters and establishing special provisions therefor, creating the joint committee on emergency management and prescribing powers, duties and functions of the secretary of health and environment, city and county government and the board of education of each school district to control the spread of disease and establishing judicial review thereof.
    SB276 - Providing considerations in family law, adoption, foster care, guardianship and child in need of care proceedings for a parent or prospective parent who is blind.
    SB279 - Establishing the wind generation permit and property protection act and imposing certain requirements on the siting of wind turbines.
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