2015-2016 Regular Session

Property taxation; distribution of taxes paid under protest.

Sponsor: Steven Brunk

Amending the Kansas cigarette and tobacco products act.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Requiring hospitals to offer flu vaccines.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Senate Substitute for HB2365 by Committee on Ways and Means - Skilled nursing care facility quality care assessment rate, sunset and improvement panel amendments.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Providing for public safety with regard to elevators.

Sponsor: Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Repealing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund.

Sponsor: Taxation

House Substitute for SB 255 by Committee on Judiciary-Amending court docket fees and charges.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Reducing amount and limiting credit to tax liability of taxpayer of the Kansas earned income tax credit.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Establishing arts and cultural districts for the promotion of arts and culture.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Draft budgets subject to the open records act.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Emergency medical services amendments.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Advance practice registered nurse.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Elections; municipal, spring to fall, even years, partisan; special districts spring to fall, odd years.

Sponsor: Elections

Requiring employment of Kansas workers for certain state contracts and tax incentives.

Sponsor: Anthony Hensley

State medical assistance program; expansion of eligibility.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Sales tax exemption for helping hands humane society, inc.

Sponsor: Taxation

Income tax deduction for net gain from sale of business assets.

Sponsor: Taxation

Prohibiting advance payment for distribution of motion pictures to drive-in theaters.

Sponsor: Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Oil and gas and hydraulic fracturing.

Sponsor: Vision 2020

Stillbirth research and dignity act.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Authorizing microbreweries to manufacture and sell hard cider and mead.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Relating to peer support counseling sessions.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Providing for a livable minimum wage.

Sponsor: Stan Frownfelter

Sexually violent predators; reimbursement for costs incurred by counties.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Converting classified staff assistants and attorney positions to unclassified positions for employees of the Kansas department for children and families.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Kansas department for children and families; eligibility requirements for public assistance.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Increasing rates of taxation on cigarettes, tobacco products and alcoholic beverages.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Strengthening protection of public employee paychecks.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Cigarette and tobacco products acts, amendments; authorizing governor to enter into compacts with native american tribes.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Sales tax exemption for purchases made by or on behalf of rotary club of Leawood, Kansas charitable fund, inc.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Increasing rates of taxation on cigarettes, tobacco products and alcoholic beverages.

Sponsor: Taxation

Regulation of transportation network company services.

Sponsor: Taxation

Requiring postsecondary education institutions to adopt a policy on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Workers compensation use of American medical association guides to the evaluation of permanent impairment.

Sponsor: Commerce

Appropriations for FY 2015, FY 2016, FY 2017, FY 2018 and FY 2019 for various state agencies.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Allowing businesses to pass on credit surcharge to consumers.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Income tax credit for expenses paid for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment.

Sponsor: Anthony Hensley

Authorizing the House committee on judiciary to meet when the legislature is not in session for the purpose of judicial nominations; contingent on adoption of a constitutional amendment.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Limiting negotiations under the public employer-employee relations act.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Valuation of agricultural land.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Eliminating the one-sheet requirement for temporary notes for improvements.

Sponsor: Financial Institutions

House Substitute for SB 249 - Appropriations for FY 2016, FY 2017 and FY 2018 for various state agencies; omnibus appropriation act of 2016; capital improvement projects; claims against the state.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Homestead property tax eligibility for armed forces service-connected disability.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

House Substitute for SB 227 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Enacting the contaminated property redevelopment act.

Sponsor: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sales tax refund on sales of certain required textbooks.

Sponsor: Taxation

Requirements on cash advance consumer loan transactions under the uniform consumer credit code.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Creating the Kansas public school security act.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Secretary for aging and disability services licensure of certain facilities and standards for treatment of certain individuals.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Substitute for Substitute for HB 2292 by the Committee on Education-Establishment of K-12 curriculum standards.

Sponsor: Education

Amending statutes concerning dangerous regulated animals.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Exempting certain state leases from energy audit requirements.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Making appropriations for FY 16 and FY 17 for the judicial branch.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Prohibiting certain advertising by an attorney who is not regularly admitted to practice law in Kansas.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Amending assault and battery to increase penalty for assault or battery of a health care provider and creating the crime of unlawful interference with a health care provider.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Creating an institutional license to practice veterinary medicine.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Manufacture and issuance of license plates, fees.

Sponsor: Transportation

House Substitute for SB 168 by Committee on Pensions and Benefits – Providing certain provisions relating to working after retirement; death and disability contributions moratorium; KPERS act of 2015; Kansas deferred retirement option program act; Kansas public employees deferred compensation act.

Sponsor: Pensions and Benefits

Prohibiting minors' access to a tanning device.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Project-related sales tax exemptions for certain businesses that create jobs.

Sponsor: Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Emergency medical services board authority to impose fines, investigate and issue subpoenas.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Amendments to inherently dangerous felony list.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Personal electronic media devices subject to the open records act.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Substitute for SB182 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Department of health and environment; inspector general.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Vietnam service medal license plate decal.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Authorizing hemp treatments for seizure disorders.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Requiring law enforcement vehicle and body camera videos to be confidential.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Creating a hazard; leaving a dangerous weapon in a place accessible to children.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Prioritizing options for disposal of seized wildlife.

Sponsor: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Enacting a cap on patient fees for a 30-day supply of any prescription drug for certain health plans.

Sponsor: Financial Institutions and Insurance

Protecting the total amount of time for visitation granted to a person under the revised Kansas code for care of children.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

State finances; relating to state general fund tax receipts and expenditures; providing a tax amnesty; creating a budget stabilization fund, tax reduction fund; ending balances; income tax rates, itemized deductions; reports to the legislature.

Sponsor: Taxation

Removing the sunset for rural opportunity zones.

Sponsor: Taxation

Thirty percent vote against retention of a court of appeals judge would result in an open position.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Amending the Kansas act against discrimination regarding sexual orientation and gender identity.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Technical professions; scope of practice.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Directing the secretary of labor to submit a statewide plan for state enforcement of OSHA standards.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Medicaid; restrictions of prescription-only drugs.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Constitutional amendment; abolishing the supreme court nominating commission; supreme court justices appointed by governor from nominees submitted by House Judiciary committee, subject to Senate confirmation.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Eminent domain; authorized transfers to private entities; attorney fees.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Enacting the patient right to shop act

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Making the channel cat fish the official fish of the state of Kansas.

Sponsor: Agriculture

Changing age of consent for sexual relations.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Child support; reporting of arrearages to consumer credit reporting agencies; distribution of support payments.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Creating the local conservation lending program.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Sales tax exemption for Highland pride, inc.

Sponsor: Jerry Henry

Korean war, operation desert storm, operation Iraqi freedom and operation enduring freedom license plates.

Sponsor: Transportation

Providing a compliance deadline and penalties for non-compliance with the student data privacy act.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Cities; land banks; municipalities may defer or reamortize special assessments.

Sponsor: Taxation

Requiring the use of e-verify by employers.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Governmental ethics; two-year restriction on lobbying by former elected and appointed state officials.

Sponsor: Anthony Hensley

Nonadmitted insurers authorized to write excess coverage on Kansas risks.

Sponsor: Financial Institutions and Insurance

Podiatrists; supervising a physician assistant and advanced practice registered nurse.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

School districts; human sexuality education; policies and procedures.

Sponsor: Education

Restrictions and exceptions for campaign finance solicitations.

Sponsor: Elections

Constitutional amendment revising article 3, relating to the judiciary; placing the court of appeals into the constitution; changing the membership of the supreme court nominating commission.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Nominations for political parties; petitions.

Sponsor: Local Government

Establishing a CARE family program for foster care.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Amending procedure for cases involving groundwater.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Creating water conservation areas.

Sponsor: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Prohibiting use of a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle; exceptions; penalties.

Sponsor: Utilities and Telecommunications

Establishing a safety corridor program.

Sponsor: Transportation

Saving communities amendments to the personal and family protection act.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Enacting the transportation network company driver and passenger protection act.

Sponsor: Insurance

Municipalities; use of internet as official publication.

Sponsor: Local Government

Expungement of DUI diversions and misdemeanor convictions; removing diversions from habitual violator considerations.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Nurse aide trainees; criminal history record information check; before the state of school.

Sponsor: Brandon Whipple

Alcoholic beverages; sampling by distributor licensees.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Appropriation revisions and supplementals for FY 2015 and FY 2016 for various state agencies.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Medical assistance; KanCare II expansion act; duties on the secretary of health and environment.

Sponsor: Vision 2020

Excepting certain vehicles from gross weight limits on wheels and axles.

Sponsor: Transportation

Allowing the assignment of dental insurance benefits.

Sponsor: Financial Institutions and Insurance

Hospital patient observation status.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Prohibition on sales of powdered alcohol.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Substitute for SB 131 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Relating to peer support counseling sessions; confidentiality of communications.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Providing for the Armed Services occupation medal license plate.

Sponsor: Veterans, Military and Homeland Security

Newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Amendments to the Kansas noxious weed law.

Sponsor: Agriculture

Creating the seat belt safety fund and increasing the fine for adult seat belt violations.

Sponsor: Transportation

Making the channel cat fish the official fish of the state of Kansas.

Sponsor: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Joint revenue estimates, move April 20 date to May 4.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Prohibiting KSHSAA from preventing children of military families from participating in high school sports due to a residency change.

Sponsor: Veterans, Military and Homeland Security

Mayor Ken Bernard memorial highway.

Sponsor: Transportation

Prohibiting the use of state aid by public postsecondary educational institutions to support certain academic entities that are academically boycotting certain countries where certain institutions of higher education are located.

Sponsor: James Todd

Increasing certificate of title fees on motor vehicles.

Sponsor: Transportation

Kansas lottery; sale of tickets; advertising; underage purchase of ticket prohibited.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Access to opioid analgesics with abuse-deterrent properties.

Sponsor: Financial Institutions and Insurance

Lobbying restrictions; certain elected state officers and executive staff.

Sponsor: Jim Ward

Requiring action by a court regarding termination of parental rights in a child in need of care case.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Prohibiting insurance companies from canceling or nonrenewing property and casualty policies due to claims arising from natural causes.

Sponsor: Insurance

Development and implementation of ethnic studies in schools.

Sponsor: Education

Campaign finance; transfer of campaign funds.

Sponsor: Elections

Advanced practice registered nurse.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

De minimis abandoned property.

Sponsor: Taxation

Supreme court and court of appeals retention elections campaign finance.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Amending certain provisions of the UCCC relating to consumer loan definition and certain finance charges.

Sponsor: Financial Institutions and Insurance

Urging congress to pass an amendment to the United States constitution to overturn the holding in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

Sponsor: Tom Holland

Cities; rehabilitation of abandoned property; definitions; other.

Sponsor: Local Government

Campaign finance; soliciting campaign funds.

Sponsor: Elections

Increasing sentence for intentional murder in the second degree to mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 25 years ("hard 25").

Sponsor: Judiciary

Fire districts; audits.

Sponsor: Local Government

Increasing interest rate on delinquent real property taxes.

Sponsor: Taxation

House Substitute for SB 149 by Committee on Taxation -- Taxation; relating to income tax returns and instructions, use tax remittance, checkoff for schools; credits, angel investment tax credit; community improvement district sales tax administration fund; electronic cigarettes; sales tax exemptions, Gove county healthcare endowment foundation, inc. and personal property purchased to rebuild or repair certain fences.

Sponsor: Taxation

Requiring postsecondary institutions to adopt and implement a policy and plan to prohibit employees from using their official titles in certain publications.

Sponsor: Local Government

Racial profiling data collection and reporting requirements.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Relating to service provider audits under the Kansas program of medical assistance.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Excepting certain persons from the chemigation permit requirements.

Sponsor: Natural Resources

Property taxation; recording of mineral interests.

Sponsor: Taxation

School district agreements for consolidation of administrative services.

Sponsor: Education Budget

Amending the powers and duties of the Kansas department of agriculture division of conservation and the state conservation commission.

Sponsor: Natural Resources

Sales tax exemption for assistance league of Wichita.

Sponsor: Taxation

Legislators compensation; per diem pay limited.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Requiring the completion of a boater safety education course.

Sponsor: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Substitute for HB 2200 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Alcoholic liquor; county option retailers act; grocery stores and convenience stores.

Sponsor: Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Driver's licenses; requiring entering into a payment plan for certain individuals to receive restricted driving privileges when license has expired while on suspension.

Sponsor: James Todd

Certain sewer districts; construction contract bid threshold raised.

Sponsor: Local Government

Constitutional amendment; 33% vote against retention of a supreme court justice would result in open position.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Alcoholic beverages; disqualification of hidden owners from licensure.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Open records, charges limited; open meetings; minutes required.

Sponsor: Jacob LaTurner

Distance prohibitions and spacing requirements for wells.

Sponsor: Commerce

Creating the Kansas comprehensive money laundering act.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Personal and family protection act; regulating concealed carry in portions of public buildings.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Property taxation; market study analysis, persons eligible to be appointed appraiser.

Sponsor: Taxation

Parkinson's disease public awareness and education act.

Sponsor: Jeremy Dannebohm

Postsecondary education; tuition and fees for aliens.

Sponsor: John Rubin

Alcoholic beverages; amendments regarding regulation by the division of alcoholic beverage control.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB 2115 by Committee on Judiciary - Electronic service of order or notice under the Kansas administrative procedure act and the Kansas judicial review act.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Kansas prepaid telephone security act.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Insurance; nonprofit dental service corporation disbursements.

Sponsor: Insurance

Amending procedure for review and appeal of death sentence; restricting second or successive motions attacking sentence filed by prisoners; providing additional procedures for motions attacking sentence filed by prisoners under death sentence.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Property tax exemption and classification for property used for bed and breakfast purposes.

Sponsor: Taxation

Permitted use of tax information in certain tax actions and proceedings; tax liens upon personal property; tax warrants; time for returns and payment of tax; liability for persons responsible for collection of sales or compensating tax.

Sponsor: Taxation

School districts; amending the supplemental general state aid calculation.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Board of nursing; assistant attorneys general.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Removing affirmative defense to promotion to minors of material harmful to minors for public, private or parochial schools.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Kansas dental board; licensure of registered dental practitioners.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Enacting the Kansas foster parents' bill of rights act.

Sponsor: 2014 Special Committee on Judiciary

Law enforcement officers; training requirements; mentally ill persons.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Voter registration; affidavit to verify name change.

Sponsor: Jim Ward

Senate Substitute for HB 2112 by Committee on Judiciary – Amending the Kansas general corporation code and the business entity standard treatment act.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Podiatrists surgery treatment of the ankle.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

House Substitute for SB 44 by Committee on Judiciary - Amending the commercial real estate broker lien act.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Changing the mandatory retirement age for judges and justices.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Constitutional amendment revising article 3, relating to the judiciary; providing for direct partisan election of supreme court justices and court of appeals judges; abolishing the supreme court nominating commission.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Licensure of bail enforcement agents by the attorney general.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Electronic publication of propositions to amend the constitution.

Sponsor: Ethics and Elections

Senate Substitute for HB 2088 by the Committee on Assessment and Taxation-Property tax lid, cities and counties; effective date; exemptions; election options.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Requiring school districts to adopt school safety and security policies and plans.

Sponsor: Veterans, Military and Homeland Security

Relating to eligibility requirements for the Kansas program of medical assistance.

Sponsor: Jim Ward

Renewable energy generation and tax exempt entities.

Sponsor: Vision 2020

Enacting the police and citizen protection act; relating to use of body cameras by law enforcement officers.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Senate Substitute for HB 2096 by Committee on Commerce - Public employees concerning public employer-employee relations act and deductions from wages.

Sponsor: Commerce

Sales tax exemption; defining machinery and equipment used as integral or essential part of an integrated production operation.

Sponsor: Taxation

Senate Substitute for HB 2059 by Committee on Natural Resources - Creating an application requirement and fee to appropriate water that otherwise leaves the state and creating a chemigation permit exception.

Sponsor: Natural Resources

Creating the Kansas education standards study commission.

Sponsor: Education

Amending the patient protection act to prohibit the use of certain provisions in agreements.

Sponsor: Financial Institutions and Insurance

Election of chief judge in each judicial district.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Property tax; valuation classification bed and breakfast homes.

Sponsor: Local Government

Uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act; out of state college students.

Sponsor: Ethics and Elections

Authorizing the governor to enter into the great plains interstate fire compact.

Sponsor: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Facilitating the process for military service member's dependents to receive services under state home and community based services programs.

Sponsor: Vision 2020

House Substitute for SB 59 by Committee on Appropriations - Amendments to the CLASS Act regarding supplemental general state aid and capital outlay state aid.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Sales tax holiday.

Sponsor: James Todd

Substitute for HB 2054 by Committee on Judiciary - Enacting the public speech protection act.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Firearms; background checks; gun shows.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Substitute for SB 60 by Committee on Education - Authorizing participation by less than full-time students in activities regulated by Kansas state high school activities association.

Sponsor: Education

Motor vehicle property tax exemption for disabled veterans.

Sponsor: Veterans, Military and Homeland Security

Excluding certain government owned property from the request for exemption process.

Sponsor: Taxation

Appropriation revisions for FY 2015, FY 2016, FY 2017, and FY 2018 for various state agencies.

Sponsor: Appropriations

School district plan addressing child sexual abuse; establishing Erin's law.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Authorized restrictions of driving privileges; ignition interlock device.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Enacting the cannabis compassion and care act.

Sponsor: David Haley

Constitutional amendment providing authority to the legislature to limit valuation increases for certain residential property owned by a disabled person who served in the armed forces or national guard for property tax purposes.

Sponsor: Veterans, Military and Homeland Security

Removing requirement that bicycles use path.

Sponsor: Transportation

Establishing requirements and fiduciary duties for pharmacy benefits managers under the state health care benefits program.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Electronic service of order or notice under the Kansas administrative procedure act and the Kansas judicial review act.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Identification of domesticated deer.

Sponsor: Agriculture and Natural Resources

House Substitute for SB 29 by Committee on Taxation - Concerning taxation; relating to income tax, rates, itemized deductions, credits, income modifications and rural opportunity zones; tax amnesty; sales and compensating use tax, rates, food and distribution thereof; sales tax authority for Bourbon, Douglas and Thomas counties; cigarettes, rates; property taxation, consolidated fire districts

Sponsor: Taxation

Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice – Adding and amending substances included in schedules I, III and IV of the uniform controlled substances act; use of certain controlled substances to treat binge eating authorized.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Increasing criminal penalties for hate crimes and establishing reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies.

Sponsor: David Haley

Authorizing school districts to offer multi-year contracts to teachers.

Sponsor: Jacob LaTurner

Authorizing the Kansas water office, with approval of the Kansas water authority, to establish the clean drinking water fee by rules and regulations and imposing a cap on such fee.

Sponsor: Tom Sloan

Senate Substitute for HB 2008 by Committee on Judiciary - Creating the student online personal protection act.

Sponsor: Education

Kansas death with dignity act.

Sponsor: Vision 2020

Telecommunications and universal service support.

Sponsor: Utilities

Enacting the cannabis compassion and care act.

Sponsor: Gail Finney

Supporting the Federal Railroad Administration's proposed regulations, requiring that trains operated in America be operated by no smaller than a two-person crew.

Sponsor: Tom Burroughs

Limiting the subtraction modification on business income for certain individuals who have materially participated in the operation of the business for income tax purposes.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Eliminating medical assistance coverage for elective induced labor prior to 39 weeks of pregnancy.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Establishing legislative oversight of state psychiatric hospitals.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Expanding advance voting and placing indications of citizenship on driver's licenses and nondriver identification cards.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Amending the criminal penalties for domestic battery.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Enacting the respectful lending to Kansas seniors act.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Creating the school district finance and student success act.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Campaign finance; contribution prohibitions for certain persons entering into contracts with the state or a municipality.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Court ordered redistribution of district funds act.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Prohibiting the state employees health care commission from changing coverage options under the state health care benefits program in effect for the 2016 plan year without prior legislative approval.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Reconciling amendments to certain statutes.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Providing for certified nurse-midwife practice without collaborative practice agreements.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Requiring school districts to procure specific spend categories through the department of administration.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Secretary of corrections establishing a program to incentivize the unification of community corrections and court services.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Amendments to the CLASS Act regarding supplemental general state aid and capital outlay state aid.

Sponsor: Appropriations

State finances; performance based budgeting; program service inventory; integrated budget fiscal process; establishing a budget stabilization fund; revenue and expenditures; review of risk-based practices; repealing key deposit funds.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Creating the student physical privacy act.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Prohibiting the state employees health care commission from changing coverage options under the state health care benefits program in effect for the 2016 plan year without prior legislative approval.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Establishing a non-discretionary performance based bonus program for state employees.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Designating a portion of K-148 as the SGT Lavern W Tegtmeier memorial highway.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Beer sales by grocery stores and convenience stores if cereal malt beverage is no longer available.

Sponsor: Taxation

Creating a property tax exemption for Gove county healthcare endowment foundation, inc. for certain property.

Sponsor: Taxation

Creating the Kansas highway patrol staffing and training fund; relating to the law enforcement training center fund and the commission on peace officers' standards and training fund; increasing vehicle registration fees; increasing municipal court assessments; amending jurisdiction of university of Kansas medical center police officers.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Providing pay raises for public employees based on increases in tax revenue.

Sponsor: John Alcala

Providing protections for employees who are victims of domestic violence.

Sponsor: Brandon Whipple

Authorizing the establishment of a school district group-funded pool for insurance purposes.

Sponsor: Appropriations

School finance; general state aid adjustment for unencumbered cash balances.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Updating provisions relating to weights and measures.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Amending the school classification system of the Kansas state high school activities association.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Amending the applied behavior analysis licensure act.

Sponsor: Insurance and Financial Institutions

Approval of budgets by taxing subdivisions; resolution and election requirements.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Limiting campaign contributions to certain state officers.

Sponsor: John Alcala

Requiring certain felony interrogations to be videotaped.

Sponsor: David Haley

Allowing pharmacists and certain other individuals to administer any vaccine to any person six years of age or older.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Establishing a budget stabilization fund in the state treasury; revenue and expenditures; review of risk-based practices by the legislative budge committee.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Providing for community finance fees and other administrative cost recovery fees for the department of commerce.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Adding and amending substances included in schedules I, III and IV of the uniform controlled substances act.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Amending workers compensation benefit reductions due to retirement benefits.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Abolishing the expanded lottery act revenues fund, the Kansas endowment for youth fund, the children's initiative fund, the state economic development initiatives fund; all revenues into such funds go into the state general fund; other transfers to the state general fund; duties of Kansas children's cabinet.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Requiring disclosure to veterans in certain materials concerning veterans' benefits.

Sponsor: Veterans, Military and Homeland Security

Substitute for SB 440 by Committee on Judiciary – Supreme court general administrative authority over judicial branch.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Allowing individuals to operate a sailboat during instruction led classes.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Kansas ideas festival by state employees for efficiency savings in state government.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Hemp oil treatments for specified medical conditions.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Amending search and seizure parameters for parole and postrelease supervision.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Mental health technician's licensure act amendments.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Authorizing the creation of entertainment districts for the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Electronic monitoring in adult care homes.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Increasing the earned income tax credit.

Sponsor: Brandon Whipple

Requiring medical doctors who perform convenient human abortions to disclose that they do so to new and existing patients.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Limiting compensation related to accumulated leave and 409A and 457(f) plans for purposes of computing final average salary for retirement benefits under KPERS.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Concerning economic development, HPIP credit and required training.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Concerning local government; relating to certain taxing jurisdictions, approval of levies and bonds by electors or elected body.

Sponsor: Taxation

Concerning property taxation, valuation, appeals, procedure; state board of tax appeals, filing fees, procedure, appeals to district court.

Sponsor: Taxation

Allowing agents of the KBI to participate in the Kansas deferred retirement option program.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Amending the asset forfeiture process.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

State psychiatric hospital catchment area definitions.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Creating a system of alternative incarceration.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Providing homestead property tax refunds for renters.

Sponsor: Brandon Whipple

Open meetings; justifications for closed or executive meetings.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Beer sales by grocery stores and convenience stores; if weak beer is no longer available.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Kansas department for aging and disability services; powers, duties and functions.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Vehicle tire tax and abolishing the solid waste grants advisory committee.

Sponsor: Utilities

Board of regents; updating fees and making amendments to the Kansas private and out-of-state postsecondary educational institution act; requiring a degree prospectus; awarding credit hours based on CLEP test results.

Sponsor: Education

Municipal audits; townships; costs.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Restrictions on persons interacting with child care facilities.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Requiring encryption of student data.

Sponsor: Education

Election day voter registration.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Establishing restrictions on step therapy protocols.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Authorizing the state finance council to oversee any sale of the Kansas bioscience authority or substantially all of its assets.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Evidence used to determine value of production for property taxes with oil or gas leases for properties.

Sponsor: Taxation

Consolidation of Wichita state university and Wichita area technical college.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Applying to Congress for a limited amendments convention to overturn the holding in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

Sponsor: Dan Kerschen

Eliminating certain income tax modifications for business income.

Sponsor: Henry Helgerson

Substitute for SB 428 by Committee on Judiciary - Relating to eyewitness identification.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Enacting the police and citizen protection act; use of body cameras by law enforcement officers.

Sponsor: David Haley

Prohibiting the possession of a firearm by certain individuals.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Enacting the electronic communications privacy act; relating to electronic communications and search warrants.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Amending court docket fees and charges.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Requiring school districts to adopt certain policies against bullying, harassment and cyberbullying.

Sponsor: Education

Prohibiting the adoption of sanctuary ordinances and resolutions by municipalities.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Amendments concerning good time credit for certain inmates.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Prohibiting changes in party affiliation prior to gubernatorial appointments.

Sponsor: Anthony Hensley

KanCare bridge to a healthy Kansas program.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Amending the Kansas general corporation code and the business entity standard treatment act.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Use of certain controlled substances to treat binge eating authorized.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Kansas behavioral health programs checkoff.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Limiting the ability of a licensing board to deny an occupational license based on prior convictions not directly related to the licensed occupation.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Elections; county election commissioner; requirements.

Sponsor: Anthony Hensley

Providing immunity from civil liability for damage to a motor vehicle related to the rescue of a person or animal.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Concerning utilities and the department of health and environment.

Sponsor: Utilities

Reporting and investigation of abuse, neglect and exploitation of persons; duties and powers of attorney general, law enforcement and department of corrections.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Creating a language assessment program for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Increasing the penalty for certain violations of criminal discharge of a firearm.

Sponsor: David Haley

Establishing the Kansas efficiency fund, Kansas rainy day fund and sales tax on food rate reduction fund in the state treasury; disposition of moneys identified as savings from the Kansas statewide efficiency reviews; sales tax rate on food.

Sponsor: Henry Helgerson

Secretary for aging and disability services licensure of certain facilities and standards for treatment of certain individuals; background checks.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Enacting the Kansas tax weight loss act.

Sponsor: Taxation

Legislative review of exceptions to disclosure of public records.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Designating the junction of interstate highway 70 and commerce parkway as the chief warrant officer 4 David Carter fallen veterans memorial interchange; allowing increased speed limit by five miles per hour on certain highways.

Sponsor: Transportation

Open records act; application for certain elected offices and offices subject to retention elections.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Concealed carry licensure for active duty military personnel.

Sponsor: Veterans, Military and Homeland Security

Income taxes; apportionment of income; allowing a water's-edge election for certain taxpayers.

Sponsor: Tom Sawyer

Voting machines; requirements; audits.

Sponsor: Vision 2020

Workers compensation and employment security boards nominating committee; selection of chairperson.

Sponsor: John Carmichael

Transportation arrangements prior to a funeral.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Limitations on municipal revenue generation through traffic citations.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Establishing the pooled money investment board as a separate state agency for purposes of budget submissions

Sponsor: Terry Bruce

Providing for the synchronization of prescription drug refills.

Sponsor: Financial Institutions and Insurance

Updated statutory references necessitated by 2012 E.R.O. 41.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Development and establishment of K-12 curriculum standards.

Sponsor: Joseph Scapa

Providing a working after retirement exception for KPERS school members who retire at age 62 or later.

Sponsor: Pensions and Benefits

Removing the requirement that copies of motor vehicle registration applications be mailed to vehicle owners.

Sponsor: General Government Budget

Workers compensation and employment security boards nominating committee; certain exceptions to the Kansas open records and open meetings acts not applicable.

Sponsor: John Carmichael

Workers compensation; medical administrator; electronic filing; records disclosure.

Sponsor: Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Utilities and electric transmission lines.

Sponsor: Utilities

Amending the definition of 'conviction' for applicant qualification under the Kansas law enforcement training act.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Elections; registration; election day registration.

Sponsor: Elections

Reaffirming 10th Amendment rights.

Sponsor: Blake Carpenter

Licensure of dental therapists.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Driver's license examiners; converted from classified to unclassified positions.

Sponsor: Taxation

Authorizing a property tax levy for technical colleges.

Sponsor: Vision 2020

Increasing municipal court assessments and directing to the commission on peace officers' standards and training.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Concerning local governmental regulatory authority; price controls on real estate transactions; food labeling, distribution, production; residential property inspections; employee scheduling.

Sponsor: Commerce

Concerning the division of vehicles; relating to driver’s licenses and identification cards; renewal; use of facial imaging; suspension, application for motorized bicycle license.

Sponsor: Veterans, Military and Homeland Security

Senate Substitute for HB 2509 - Concerning administrative fees for economic development programs administered by the department of commerce.

Sponsor: Commerce

Overweight exception for haulers of grain and certain other agricultural goods.

Sponsor: Virgil Peck

Amending consumer protection laws related to identity theft and security of personal identifying information.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Establishing the school district preschool program benefit lottery game.

Sponsor: Education

Revising article 10 of the Kansas constitution; establishing a redistricting commission.

Sponsor: Tom Holland

Authorizing the sale of prison-made goods to certain entities and Kansas residents.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Healing arts; concerning anatomic pathology billing.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Amending the school sports head injury prevention act.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Allowing the board of trustees of a community college to levy a tax on the territory where such community college operates a satellite campus.

Sponsor: Vision 2020

Live streaming of legislative meetings and the information network of Kansas.

Sponsor: John Whitmer

Exempting certain licensed health care professionals from KPERS working after retirement earnings limitation.

Sponsor: Pensions and Benefits

Amendments regarding courses offered in community college service areas and the funding thereof.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Refugee resettlement; refugee absorptive capacity act.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Exempting certain social security disability income for the purpose of determining eligibility for the Kansas program of medical assistance.

Sponsor: Insurance and Financial Institutions

Limiting length of legislative session to 100 calendar days in odd-numbered years and 60 calendar days in even-numbered years.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Urging congress to propose the regulation freedom amendment to the United States constitution.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Appropriation revisions for FY 2017 and FY 2018 for various state agencies.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Requiring employment of Kansas workers for certain state contracts and tax benefits.

Sponsor: Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Amending the Kansas pet animal act.

Sponsor: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Concerning economic development financing programs; tax increment financing; STAR bond financing act; Kansas bioscience authority assets sale authorization.

Sponsor: Insurance and Financial Institutions

House Substitute for SB 402 by Committee on Health and Human Services - Public assistance; eligibility and limitations; step therapy under medicaid.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Sales tax exemption for Gove county healthcare endowment foundation, inc.

Sponsor: Taxation

Utilities and the sale of electricity.

Sponsor: Tom Sloan

Authorizing income tax contributions to school districts.

Sponsor: Education

Licensure renewal of community mental health centers.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Amendments to Kansas public assistance eligibility, limitations and verification.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Requiring closure of all state offices on legal public holidays.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Amending the special education for exceptional children act.

Sponsor: Education

Providing compensation for people wrongfully convicted.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Line for remittance of compensation use tax on tax returns, information in tax form instructions.

Sponsor: Taxation

Kansas zero-based budget law.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Requirements for carrying a concealed handgun in a public building via a restricted access entrance.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Farm wineries; licenses; no term of residency.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Adding and amending substances included in schedules I, III and IV of the uniform controlled substances act.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Substitute HB2513 by Committee on Appropriations - Legislature; session length.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Exempting the capital outlay mill levy from redevelopment districts established after June 30, 2016.

Sponsor: Taxation

Relating to the licensure and regulation of certain health care providers.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Telecommunications and universal service support.

Sponsor: Utilities and Telecommunications

Constitutional amendment limiting transfers from the state highway fund.

Sponsor: Transportation

Reserving regulation of consumer incentive items and nutrition labeling for food menu items in restaurants and vending machines to the legislature.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Veterans benefit lottery game; disposition of net profits; veterans benefit lottery game fund and national guard benefit lottery game fund established.

Sponsor: Veterans, Military and Homeland Security

Prohibition against using public funds or resources to promote question submitted election issues; use of bond proceeds.

Sponsor: Ethics and Elections

Appropriation revisions for FY 2016, FY 2017 and FY 2018 for various state agencies.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Designating a portion of United States highway 400 as the John Troy, Pete Hughes and Earl Seifert highway.

Sponsor: Transportation

Abolishing the death penalty and creating the crime of aggravated murder.

Sponsor: Steven Becker

Amendments to the state water plan.

Sponsor: Vision 2020

Nonhighway certificate of title or salvage title for travel trailers.

Sponsor: Transportation

Sharing of account information, tax treatment and local governmental unit plan option under Kansas public employees deferred compensation act.

Sponsor: Pensions and Benefits

Approved uses from the state highway fund by the department of transportation.

Sponsor: Transportation

Legislator compensation; per diem pay limit.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Creating the Kansas highway patrol staffing and training fund; vehicle registration fees.

Sponsor: Transportation

Substitute for HB 2486 by Committee on Education-Providing a cap on capital improvement state aid for future bond payment obligations of school districts.

Sponsor: Education

Senate Substitue for HB2479 by Committee on Natural Resources - Amendments to the Kansas noxious weed law.

Sponsor: Natural Resources

Civil procedure; enacting the public speech protection act; limiting certain habeas corpus actions; amending definitions in the protection from stalking act; amending article reference for venue under the small claims procedure act.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Personal and family protection act; regulating concealed carry in portions of public buildings.

Sponsor: J.R. Claeys

Kansas uniform common interest owners bill of rights act; consumer protection.

Sponsor: Local Government

Concerning firearms; relating to the minimum age requirement for concealed carry licensees.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Substitute for SB 356 by Committee on Education - Amendments regarding school district capital improvement state aid.

Sponsor: Education

Board of cosmetology amendments.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Defining "residence premises" for purposes of homeowners insurance policies sold in Kansas.

Sponsor: Financial Institutions and Insurance

Driver's license examiners; converted from classified to unclassified positions.

Sponsor: Taxation

County treasurer to check claims against delinquent real and personal property tax lists.

Sponsor: Taxation

Allowing prosecutor access to child in need of care records.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Relating to minor’s access to tanning devices; licenses and regulation of barbering.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

Grandparents as caregivers act; age requirement; children deemed as foster children.

Sponsor: J.R. Claeys

State agencies; minimum staffing levels; reports.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Eliminating due process for certain postsecondary teachers.

Sponsor: Education

Increasing registration fees on electric and hybrid vehicles.

Sponsor: Transportation

Prohibitions on carrying concealed handguns in postsecondary educational institution buildings.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Creating the Kansas highway patrol staffing and training fund; vehicle registration fees.

Sponsor: Transportation

Elections; ballots; city of candidate residence removed.

Sponsor: Elections

Clarifying approval of a change application for place of use for mutli-year flex accounts.

Sponsor: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Allowing persons to operate sailboat after completing instruction led class.

Sponsor: Ray Merrick

Kansas expanded lottery act; racetrack gaming.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Requiring veterinary premises to provide written notice when animal supervision is not provided outside normal business hours.

Sponsor: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Allowing exemption of certain federal property without an order of the board of tax appeals.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Allowing retirants who retire from two plans under KPERS to receive an additional lump-sum death benefit.

Sponsor: Pensions and Benefits

Amending the nurse educator service scholarship program act.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Increasing production limits for microbreweries.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Insurance; increasing minimum motor vehicle insurance liability limit for property damage; expanding the type of claims for payment of proceeds statutes.

Sponsor: Special Committee on Insurance

Counties; unsafe structures; power to repair, rehabilitate or remove unsafe structures in unincorporated platted areas.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Tanning device maximum temperature.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Sales tax exemption for the Kansas DUI impact center, inc.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Allow prison sanction without county jail sanction for absconders.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Utilities and state entities.

Sponsor: Utilities

Amending itemized deductions.

Sponsor: Taxation

KPERS; definition of compensation for purposes of computing final average salary.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Setting the state-wide school levy at 30 mills for school year 2015-2016 and school year 2016-2017.

Sponsor: Taxation

Allowing the secretary of the Kansas department of agriculture to contain chemical toxins and other plant pests for the protection of the public health; updating provisions relating to weights and measures.

Sponsor: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Authorizing possession of air guns on school property.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Kansas firearms industry nondiscrimination act.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Prohibit use of carbon monoxide chambers for euthanizing dogs and cats.

Sponsor: Mike Kiegerl

Establishing a cabinet level office to promote the unmanned aircraft systems industry in Kansas.

Sponsor: J.R. Claeys

Creating the education finance act of 2015; making and concerning appropriations for fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, for the department of education.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Prohibitions on carrying concealed handguns in postsecondary educational institution buildings.

Sponsor: Tom Hawk

Clarifying the definition of crime committed with an electronic device; including unlawful dissemination of consensually taken images in blackmail and breach of privacy; creating the crimes of unlawful transmission of a visual depiction of a child and unlawful possession of a visual depiction of a child.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Substitute for SB 335 by Committee on Transportation - Relating to registration, fees; law enforcement training center fund; creating the Kansas highway patrol staffing and training fund.

Sponsor: Transportation

Property tax; providing a method for the county treasurer to calculate taxes on personal property when such taxes are due immediately but mill levy has not been certified.

Sponsor: Taxation

Winter celebration curriculum.

Sponsor: Education

Classification of improvements constructed with proceeds from industrial revenue bonds; timeframe for appeals.

Sponsor: Taxation

Voter registration; citizenship requirements.

Sponsor: Anthony Hensley

Extinguishing tax liens on personal property in certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Taxation

Allow use of certified drug abuse treatment program for drug severity level 4 crimes.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Amending the tax credit for low income students scholarship program act.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Transfer of administration of school finance from the state board of education to the department of administration and secretary of administration.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Limiting the subtraction modification on business income for tax year 2015 and thereafter; repealing certain addition modifications; treatment of passive income.

Sponsor: Taxation

Creating the seat belt safety fund; increasing the fine for adult seat belt violations; allowing persons to operate sailboat after completing instruction led class.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Alcoholic beverages; authorizing additional temporary permits for the Kansas state fair.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Repeal special sentencing rule for third time possession of a controlled substance.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Increasing production limits for microbreweries.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Providing the secretary of health and environment exclusive authority to establish fees for thermal treatment of hazardous waste for energy production.

Sponsor: Taxation

State constitutional human life amendment.

Sponsor: Randy Garber

Career technical education incentive draw down.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Allowing the secretary of the Kansas department of agriculture to contain chemical toxins for the protection of the public health.

Sponsor: Natural Resources

Enacting the Kansas protection against terrorists act.

Sponsor: Jim Ward

Taxing certain business income at the lowest marginal rate for resident individuals; determination of income.

Sponsor: Taxation

Allowing counties to submit question to voters to eliminate county property taxes and replace revenues with increased sales taxes.

Sponsor: Taxation

Interstate compact for recognition of emergency personnel licensure.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Renewable energy standards act sunset.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Sales tax authority for Douglas county for constructing a jail.

Sponsor: Taxation

Limiting number of foster children in a home.

Sponsor: Oletha Faust-Goudeau

Establishing a 3.5% fee for policies sold on the federally facilitated health insurance exchange.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Education; amendments regarding virtual school state aid, supplemental general state aid, capital outlay state aid and capital improvement state aid.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Taxing moneys, notes and other evidences of indebtedness; providing for the administration, collection and enforcement of the tax thereon.

Sponsor: Taxation

Ten-year limit on property tax exemption for renewable energy resources or technologies.

Sponsor: Taxation

Computation of amount of personal property tax on motor vehicles.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Prohibiting school board members from having a conflict of interest.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Income tax rates on corporations; sunsetting certain credits for high performance firms; sunsetting benefits under the promoting employment across Kansas act; sales tax, sunsetting certain exemptions for high performance firms.

Sponsor: Taxation

Income tax rates, rate reductions.

Sponsor: Taxation

Enacting the Kansas deferred retirement option program act.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Eliminating sales tax exemption for farm machinery and equipment.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Senate Substitute for HB2382 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Amendments to the juvenile justice system.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Modifications to Kansas adjusted gross income relative to passive income for Kansas income tax purposes.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Emergency medical services board authority to impose fines, investigate and issue subpoenas.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Providing for a state-wide school levy of 5 mills on exempt property.

Sponsor: Taxation

KPERS; definition of compensation for purposes of computing final average salary.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Providing orders of the state board of tax appeals to be final for appeals by taxpayers which are lottery gaming enterprises.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Income tax deduction for net gain on the sale of Christmas trees.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Open records act; definitions, public agency and public record.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Providing working after retirement requirements for certain KPERS retirants who return to work with covered employers including benefit and contribution provisions while extending current sunset for teachers to July 1, 2016.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Abortion; prohibiting decapitation of unborn children.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Requiring social security numbers for tax credit eligibility.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Sales tax exemption for certain mobility enhancing equipment.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Unmanned aerial vehicle regulation and privacy act.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Highway advertising; permitting spot zoning.

Sponsor: Taxation

Establishing requirements and fiduciary duties for pharmacy benefits managers under the state health care benefits program.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Abolishing the court of appeals; establishing the court of criminal appeals and the court of civil appeals; changing appellate court jurisdiction.

Sponsor: Appropriations

House Substitute for SB 280 by Committee on Taxation - Property tax; powers of taxing jurisdictions; valuation, appeals, procedure; ratio study, presentation to county commissioners; exemptions; bed and breakfasts; oil and gas leases, determination of value of production, evidence; county appraisers, persons eligible; market study analysis; tax liens, extinguishment; delinquent real property taxes, interest rates, claims against the county.

Sponsor: Taxation

Establishing water conservation areas.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

A state constitutional amendment concerning public debt.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Making refundable income tax credits nonrefundable.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Urban core economic development tax-based incentives for housing, opportunity zones and individual development.

Sponsor: Taxation

Imposing sales tax on sales of gas, electricity, heat and other fuel sources for production of heat and lighting for residential premises and agricultural use.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Eliminating property tax exemption from statewide school levy for property used for residential purposes to the extent of $20,000 of its appraised valuation.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Capital improvement projects for various state agencies

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Eliminating property tax exemption from statewide school levy for property used for residential purposes to the extent of $20,000 of its appraised value.

Sponsor: Taxation

Substitute for SB 277 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Authorizing production of hard cider by microbreweries.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Requiring school districts to use generally accepted accounting principles; financial publication requirements.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Charitable gaming; regulation of bingo and raffles.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

State civil service board; transferred from the department of administration to the office of administrative hearings.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Congratulating and commending Darion Stafford on receiving a 2016 Gates Millennium Scholarship.

Sponsor: Pat Pettey

Rehabilitation of abandoned property by cities.

Sponsor: Commerce

Congratulating the University of Kansas for 150 years of service to the state of Kansas.

Sponsor: Erin Davis

Congratulating and commending Bob Davis on his outstanding sports broadcasting career and retirement; and designating April 28, 2016, as Bob Davis Day.

Sponsor: Ray Merrick

Congratulating the Colby Public High School wrestling team on winning the 2016 Class 4A State Wrestling Championship.

Sponsor: Ralph Ostmeyer

Congratulating and commending the Wichita South High School girls' basketball team on winning the 2016 KSHSAA Class 6A State Basketball Championship.

Sponsor: Mike Petersen

Supporting Taiwan's participation in international trade agreements and international organizations and reaffirming Kansas' commitment to its relationship with Taiwan.

Sponsor: Larry Powell

Recognizing cowboys as part of a unique culture integral to the state of Kansas.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Senate Substitute for HB 2441 by Committee on Education - Creating a language assessment program for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Sponsor: Education

Congratulating and commending the Osage City High School boys' basketball team and Coach Dennis Fort for winning the 2016 KSHSAA Class 3A State Basketball Championship.

Sponsor: Anthony Hensley

Amendments to the juvenile justice system.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Adjournment of legislature for a time during the 2016 session.

Sponsor: Susan Wagle

Extending the local food and farm task force.

Sponsor: Dan Kerschen

Designating the month of April as Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month.

Sponsor: Pete DeGraaf

Congratulating and commending the KCKCC Women's Basketball team on winning the 2016 NJCAA Division II Championship.

Sponsor: Valdenia Winn

Authorizing consumer credit report security freezes for individuals less than 18 years old.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Senate Substitute for HB 2655 by Committee on Ways and Means - Amendments to the CLASS Act regarding supplemental general state aid and capital outlay state aid.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Allowing students early access to the CPA examination.

Sponsor: Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

Urging the federal government to require the use of sound science in evaluating crop protection chemistries and nutrients.

Sponsor: Sharon Schwartz

Amendments concerning program credits for certain inmates.

Sponsor: Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight

House Substitute for SB 55 by Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions - Authorizing the use of correction orders and civil penalties for health care facilities that violate health care provider insurance statutes.

Sponsor: Insurance and Financial Institutions

Mandatory electronic filing of death certificates.

Sponsor: Health and Human Services

House Substitute for SB 125 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Amending the Kansas pet animal act.

Sponsor: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Judicial council membership.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Enacting the contaminated property redevelopment act.

Sponsor: Commerce

Amending nonresident real estate broker and salesperson license requirements.

Sponsor: Commerce

Amending the nurse educator service scholarship program act.

Sponsor: Education

Approving a cigarette and tobacco sales and taxation compact between the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the state of Kansas.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Adding electronically stored information to the criminal justice information system; amending the rules of civil procedure concerning official records and authentication.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Congratulating and commending Lauren Browning on receiving a 2016 Prudential Spirit of Community Award for exemplary volunteer service.

Sponsor: Jeff Melcher

Encouraging the department of health and environment to develop guidelines for the disposal of household generated sharps.

Sponsor: Energy and Environment

Congratulating and commending the KCKCC Women's Basketball team on winning the 2016 NJCAA Division II Championship.

Sponsor: David Haley

Allowing contact with certain regulated animals.

Sponsor: Natural Resources

Changing the definition of "significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning" related to intellectual disability.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

House Substitute for SB 106 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development-Enacting the alternative crop research act.

Sponsor: Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

House Substitute for SB 159 by Committee on Judiciary – Enacting the host families act, relating to temporary care for children.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Establishing the Kansas conservation reserve enhancement program.

Sponsor: Natural Resources

Substitute for SB 103 by Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance - Pharmacy benefit managers limitation on activities.

Sponsor: Financial Institutions and Insurance

Open records act; definitions, public agency and public record.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Exercise of religious freedom by postsecondary education student associations.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

House Substitute for SB 245 by Committee on Transportation - Relating to a DUI memorial signage program, establishing the Kyle Thornburg and Kylie Jobe believe act.

Sponsor: Transportation

Right of public to hunt, fish and trap.

Sponsor: Travis Couture-Lovelady

Amending law enforcement duties concerning missing person reports.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Authorizing the state historical society to accept the Last Chance Store and the state board of regents to exchange certain real property with the city of Pittsburg.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Commending hospitals in the state of Kansas for offering, and urging them to continue offering, inpatients, 65 years of age and older, immunization against the influenza virus prior to their discharge.

Sponsor: John Carmichael

Urging the Kansas congressional delegation to work with operators of Kansas wineries and the TTB to apply for and achieve AVA status for one or more regions within the state.

Sponsor: Tom Holland

Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Civil Air Patrol.

Sponsor: Leslie Osterman

Redesignating Kansas state university - Salina, college of technology as Kansas state polytechnic.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Commemorating the 75th Birthday of M&M'S® Brand Chocolate Candies in the State of Kansas and designating the month of March as M&M'S® Brand Chocolate Candies Month.

Sponsor: Vicki Schmidt

Commending the ministers, pastors, priests and rabbis of Kansas for their leadership and commitment to improving lives.

Sponsor: Tom Arpke

Appropriations to department of administration for satisfaction of all legal obligations to pay debt pursuant to lease with option to purchase and for amount due and owing on construction contract; prohibits conveyance of land where Docking state office building is located; prohibits expenditures during fiscal year 2016 or 2017 to demolish Docking and reconstruct, relocate and renovate the power plant or energy center; eliminates the requirement of monthly progress reports to the joint committee on state building construction.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Honoring Albert Curley and Nolan Self.

Sponsor: Lonnie Clark

Recognizing the Kansas Small Business Development Center's 2016 Businesses of the Year.

Sponsor: Mark Hutton

Congratulating and commending Mark Farley, firefighter and paramedic, on his retirement.

Sponsor: Steve Abrams

Repealing the nonseverability clause in 2015 House Bill No. 2005 and providing for the severability of the provisions of such bill, concerning the judicial branch.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Employment discrimination or retaliation protections for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault; complaint procedure; application of Kansas act against discrimination.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Relating to adjournment of senate and house of representatives for a period of time during the 2016 regular session of the legislature.

Sponsor: Ray Merrick

Honoring and recognizing Kansans who are Korean War Veterans.

Sponsor: Mario Goico

Designating February, in 2016 and in each succeeding year, as Kansas Cancer Awareness Month.

Sponsor: Marvin Kleeb

Municipal audits.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Amending the criminal penalties for unlawfully tampering with electronic monitoring equipment.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Creating an exemption to the Kansas open records act for the central registry of Kansas police and law enforcement officers and amending the definition of “conviction” for applicant qualification under the Kansas law enforcement training act.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Recognizing the patriotism and contributions of Veterans Service Organizations and families of veterans.

Sponsor: Ralph Ostmeyer

Honoring the life and memory of Andrea Burton.

Sponsor: Anna Tietze

Applying battery and assault of a law enforcement officer to correctional officers employed by private prisons.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Amending burglary to exclude premises that are at the time open to the public.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Allowing the Kansas human rights commission to accept electronically filed complaints.

Sponsor: General Government Budget

Including financial literacy as an educational capacity.

Sponsor: Education

Congratulating and commending the 2016 Kansas Horizon Award Program educators.

Sponsor: Steve Abrams

Congratulating and commending the 2015 Kansas National Board Certified Teachers.

Sponsor: Steve Abrams

Congratulating Dr. Cynthia Lane on being named Kansas Superintendent of the Year.

Sponsor: Pat Pettey

Campaign finance; use of campaign contributions for certain expenses of spouses.

Sponsor: Ethics and Elections

Reconciling amendments to certain statutes.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Electronic filing of mineral severance tax returns required.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Courts; use of two-way electronic audio-visual communication.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Increasing criminal penalties for residential burglary.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Recognizing the Donated Dental Service Program's 20 years of service.

Sponsor: Dan Hawkins

Recognizing the Kansas Donated Dental Services Program's 20 years of service.

Sponsor: Mary Pilcher-Cook

Designating February 2016 as Self-Care Month.

Sponsor: Dan Hawkins

Repealing the nonseverability clause in 2015 House Bill No. 2005 and providing for the severability of the provisions of such bill, concerning the judicial branch.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Publication requirements under the Kansas uniform financial accounting and reporting act.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Recognizing the Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services for its work in ensuring that quality out-of-hospital care is available throughout the state of Kansas.

Sponsor: Oletha Faust-Goudeau

Constitutional amendment revising article 3, relating to the judiciary; allowing the governor to appoint supreme court justices and court of appeals judges, subject to senate confirmation; abolishing the supreme court nominating commission.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Congratulating and commending the members of the 2016 Kansas Teacher of the Year team.

Sponsor: Steve Abrams

Congratulating and commending Northwest Kansas Technical College for being selected as an Apple Distinguished School for 2015-2017.

Sponsor: Ralph Ostmeyer

Congratulating and commending Bethany Ellis for her work as the high school state president of SkillsUSA Kansas.

Sponsor: Ronald Ryckman

Relating to assignment of seats in the house of representatives, 2016.

Sponsor: Ray Merrick

Organization of the Senate, 2016.

Sponsor: Susan Wagle

Senate Substitute for HB 2281 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Relating to duties and powers of the commissioner of insurance concerning the vision care services act and the medical assistance fee fund.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Senate Substitute for HB 2094 by Committee on Transportation - Relating to size limitations of forage cutter and custom harvester, use of safety belts and establishing the seat belt safety fund.

Sponsor: Transportation

Providing for a sales and compensating use tax rate of 6.85% and a rate of 5.9% on food; eliminating certain itemized deductions; decreasing the rate of tax on resident individuals; tax amnesty.

Sponsor: Taxation

Enforcement of open records and meetings; attorney general; fund.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Commending family caregivers in Kansas for their service and commitment to improving lives.

Sponsor: Connie O'Brien

Senate Substitute for HB 2109 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - providing for a sales and compensating use tax rate of 6.5% and a rate of 6.0% on food; eliminating certain itemized deductions; tax amnesty; creating the payroll credit; cigarettes and tobacco products tax rates; motor fuel tax rates; computation of amount of personal property tax on motor vehicles.

Sponsor: Assessment and Taxation

Consumption of alcoholic liquor on public property at a catered event.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

House Substitute for SB 12 by Committee on Veterans, Military and Homeland Security - Military service members; diversion; sentencing.

Sponsor: Veterans, Military and Homeland Security

Recognizing the observance of an annual Juneteenth Day.

Sponsor: David Haley

Penalties for voting crimes; prosecution of election crimes.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Elections; filling vacancies of nominations.

Sponsor: Elections

House Substitute for SB 11 by Committee on Appropriations - State employees; essential employee defined.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Senate Substitute for HB 2177 by Committee on Natural Resources - Establishing water conservation areas.

Sponsor: Natural Resources

Financial institutions and remote service units.

Sponsor: Financial Institutions

Judicial branch; relating to court fees, docket fees and court costs; relating to dispositive motions; judicial branch surcharge fund, electronic filing and management fund and judicial branch docket fee fund; making and concerning appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017, for the judicial branch.

Sponsor: Legislative Post Audit

Removing sunset on the veterinary training program for rural Kansas.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Substitue for HB 2224 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs -- Technical professions act; definitions clarification.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Congratulating and commending Andy Tompkins for his many years of service to the people of Kansas.

Sponsor: Michael O'Donnell

Authorizing private sector employers to establish a hiring preference for veterans.

Sponsor: Veterans, Military and Homeland Security

Congratulating and commending Andy Tompkins for his many years of service to the people of Kansas.

Sponsor: Tom Sloan

Adjournment of legislature for a time during the 2015 session.

Sponsor: Ray Merrick

State building projects; negotiating committees; alternative procurement.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Substitute for HB 2159 by Committee on Judiciary -- Expungement of driving under the influence and criminal refusal convictions.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Commercial real estate broker lien act.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Amending unemployment insurance benefits determination; employer classification and contribution rates.

Sponsor: Commerce

Enacting updates to the uniform interstate family support act (UIFSA 2008).

Sponsor: Judiciary

Integrating certain statutes pertaining to business filings and limited liability companies.

Sponsor: Ways and Means

Congratulating and commending St. Francis Community High School for winning the 1A state championship at the Kansas Scholastic Press Association state journalism contest.

Sponsor: Ralph Ostmeyer

Relating to the criminal justice information system line fund.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Senate Substitue for HB 2155 by the Committee on Federal and State Affairs-Charitable gaming; bingo and raffles; lottery; sale of tickets; other.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Senate Substitute for HB 2149 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Kansas program of medical assistance; relating to donor human breast milk and medications used under medicaid.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Amending the powers and duties of the Kansas department of agriculture division of conservation and the state conservation commission.

Sponsor: Agriculture and Natural Resources

Encouraging the state-wide celebration of Dwight D. Eisenhower's 125th birthday.

Sponsor: John Barker

State employees; classified positions converted to unclassified positions.

Sponsor: Appropriations

Code of civil procedure; items allowable as costs.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Senate Substitute for HB 2042 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Statutorily created boards, councils and committees.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Congratulating the Tonganoxie high School Science Olympiad team on winning its first state championship.

Sponsor: Tom Holland

Commending Dr. Brenda S. Dietrich on her retirement in 2015.

Sponsor: Vicki Schmidt

Congratulating and commending Dahlia Crook for her national archery accomplishments.

Sponsor: Ty Masterson

Relating to drivers' license reinstatement fees.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Increasing the penalty for battery or aggravated battery against a mental health employee.

Sponsor: Judiciary

Land exchange; Pittsburg state university and Pittsburg, Kansas.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs

Updating statutory references and making corresponding changes due to 2012 E.R.O. No. 41.

Sponsor: Public Health and Welfare

Omega Psi Phi license plate.

Sponsor: Gail Finney

Congratulating the Johnson County Community College women's basketball team on winning the 2015 NJCAA Division II National Championship.

Sponsor: Molly Baumgardner

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Wamego Health Center in Wamego, Kansas.

Sponsor: Laura Kelly

License, registration and safety requirement for autocycle.

Sponsor: Transportation

Authorizing insurance companies to insure against the cost of legal services.

Sponsor: Insurance

Congratulating and commending the Olathe Public Schools ProStart Culinary Team for winning first place at the 2015 National ProStart Invitational.

Sponsor: Julia Lynn

House Substitute for SB 117 by Committee on Insurance - Regulation of transportation network company services.

Sponsor: Insurance

Congratulating the Norton Community High School wrestling team on winning the 2015 Class 3-2-1A State Wrestling Championship.

Sponsor: Ralph Ostmeyer

Congratulating the Sharon Springs boys' basketball team on its Class 1A Division.

Sponsor: Ralph Ostmeyer

Congratulating and commending Vanya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, for winning the national "Child Genius" competition.

Sponsor: Julia Lynn

Congratulating the Baldwin High School wrestling team on winning the 2015 Class 4A State Wrestling Championship.

Sponsor: Tom Holland

Requiring use of risk assessment tool in certain juvenile cases; placement of juveniles in certain correctional facilities.

Sponsor: Corrections and Juvenile Justice

Requiring payment prior to installation of commemorative road naming signs; designating the 2nd Lieutenant Justin L Sisson memorial highway, the George Ablah expressway, the Kenneth W Bernard memorial highway and the Bert Cantwell memorial interchange.

Sponsor: Transportation

Disabled veterans; public parking facility; no charge.

Sponsor: Mario Goico

Municipalities; payment of claims, notice of claims procedures; employees added.

Sponsor: Federal and State Affairs