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Senator Dinah Sykes - Senate Minority Leader

District 21 - Democrat

District: Map - Profile             Voting Record: 2021 2022

Committees

Committee Leadership
Vice-chair Confirmation Oversight - Day: - Time: On Call - Room: On Call
Ranking minority member Redistricting - Day: On Call - Time: On Call - Room:
Ranking minority member Education - Day: Daily - Time: 1:30 pm - Room: 144-S
Committees
2022 Special Committee on Education - Day: - Time: - Room:
2021 Special Committee on Education - Day: - Time: - Room:
2021 Redistricting Advisory Group - Day: On Call - Time: On Call - Room: On Call
Legislative Coordinating Council - Day: On Call - Time: On Call - Room: On Call

Bills and Resolutions

Sponsored Bills
SB48 - Requiring certain insurance coverage for diagnostic examinations for breast cancer.
SB192 - Requiring relinquishment of firearms pursuant to certain court orders related to domestic violence.
SB202 - Enacting the COVID-19 taxpayer and small business owner relief act including the UI fraud protection act exempting unemployment compensation income attributable to identity fraud, the retail storefront small business owner rebate act providing a refundable credit for certain retail storefront property tax and the small business property tax increase relief act establishing a payment plan for certain extraordinary increases in property taxation.
SB203 - Allowing injured employees to designate their healthcare provider and requiring the employer to pay for the services of such healthcare provider with regard to workers compensation.
SB330 - Authorizing the construction of a memorial honoring Kansas gold star families.
SB342 - Providing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for sales of food and food ingredients and providing for the levying of taxes by cities and counties, providing an exemption from sales and use taxes for sales of farm products sold at farmers’ markets, and discontinuing the nonrefundable food sales tax credit.
SB385 - Requiring registration as a sex offender for certain violations of the crimes of breach of privacy, internet trading in child pornography and aggravated internet trading in child pornography.
SB426 - Eliminating the reduction of child day care services assistance tax credit in subsequent years following facility establishment and limitations on eligible corporations and providing a credit for employer payments to organizations for child day care services access.
SB467 - Enacting the making work pay act to increase the Kansas minimum wage.
SB469 - Permitting certain persons convicted of a felony to be eligible for food assistance.
SB470 - Requiring a prevailing wage for state public works construction contracts by state agencies and permitting cities and counties to require a prevailing for such contracts.
SB471 - Imposing certain health insurance coverage requirements for screening and diagnostic examinations for breast cancer, expanding eligibility for medicaid postpartum coverage to 12 months and requiring children's health insurance coverage eligibility to be tied to current federal poverty income guidelines.
SB472 - Expanding medical assistance eligibility and providing requirements therefor.
SB479 - Authorizing a permanent memorial commemorating the Kansas suffragist movement to be placed in the state capitol and establishing the Kansas suffragist memorial fund.
Sponsored Resolutions
SCR1601 - Informing the Governor that the two houses of the Legislature are organized and ready to receive communications.
SCR1610 - Providing for the first adjournment of the Senate and House of Representatives for a period of time during the 2021 regular session of the legislature.
SCR1612 - Withdrawn
SCR1613 - Providing for the adjournment of the Senate and House of Representatives for a period of time during the 2021 regular session of the Legislature.
SCR1623 - Urging the President of the United States to stop importing oil and gas from Russia.
SR1701 - Providing for the organization of the Senate for the 2021 session.
SR1702 - Assigning seats in the Senate for the 2021 session.
SR1703 - Temporary rules of the Senate for the 2021 session.
SR1704 - Adopting permanent rules of the Senate for the 2021-2024 term.
SR1705 - Adopting the permanent rules of the Senate for the 2021-2024 term.
SR1706 - Honoring World War II Medal of Honor recipients
SR1710 - Honoring George Washington Carver.
SR1715 - Assigning seats in the Senate during the 2021 session.
SR1721 - Recognizing 25 years of 529 Savings Plans.
SR1722 - Providing for the organization of the Senate for the 2022 legislative session.
SR1723 - Assigning seats in the Senate during the 2022 legislative session.
SR1728 - Designating February 10, 2022, as JAG-K Day at the Capitol.
SR1733 - Congratulating and commending the University of Kansas men's basketball team on their 2022 NCAA Division I national championship.
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