Volume 41 - Issue 10 - March 10, 2022
State of Kansas
Legislative Administrative Services
Legislative Bills and Resolutions Introduced
The following numbers and titles of bills and resolutions were introduced February 24 – March 2 during the 2022 session of the Kansas Legislature. Full text of bills, bill tracking, and other information may be accessed at http://www.kslegislature.org/li/.
House Bills
HB 2722, AN ACT concerning conventions under article V of the constitution of the United States; prescribing the appointment and qualifications of delegates; duties and responsibilities thereof; requiring legislative approval prior to final vote by delegates, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
HB 2723, AN ACT concerning animals; relating to transporting animals into the state; authorizing the animal health commissioner to assess a civil penalty for violations relating thereto; amending K.S.A. 47-607c and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Appropriations.
HB 2724, AN ACT concerning property taxation; relating to tax levy rate; excluding the required 20 mills for school districts from the notice and public hearing requirements to exceed the revenue neutral rate for property tax purposes; amending K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 79-2988 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Taxation.
Senate Bills
SB 540, AN ACT concerning taxation; relating to income taxation; expanding the selective assistance for effective senior relief (SAFESR) credit for certain residential property taxes paid; amending K.S.A. 79-32,263 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Assessment and Taxation.
SB 541, AN ACT concerning public health; requiring compensation for the use, restriction on use, damage, loss or destruction of property as a result of certain governmental actions; providing that orders and similar actions by public officials relating to face mask mandates, gathering limitations, business restrictions and religious gathering limitations shall not exceed 30 days in duration at a time before being renewed or allowed to expire; requiring court petitions challenging such orders and actions to be ruled on without unreasonable delay; prohibiting school officials from issuing or requiring use of a COVID-19 vaccination passport or discriminating against a student based upon COVID-19 vaccination status; requiring schools to recognize exemptions from vaccination requirements and face mask mandates; modifying judicial review provisions related to certain executive orders issued during a state of disaster emergency and certain actions taken by a local unit of government during a state of local disaster emergency; prescribing powers, duties and functions of the board of education of each school district, the governing body of each community college and the governing body of each technical college related to contagious or infectious disease and modifying judicial review provisions related thereto; removing the sunset provision in the COVID-19 contact tracing privacy act; prohibiting schools and child care facilities from denying access to facilities unless there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person is actually infected with a disease suspected of being infectious or contagious; authorizing reimbursement of property taxes levied upon businesses shut down or restricted as a result of certain governmental actions related to contagious or infectious disease; amending K.S.A. 65-119, 65-122 and 72-6262 and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 48-925, 48-925c, 48-925d, 48-932, 48-961, 65-101, 65-201 and 79-1614 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
SB 542, AN ACT concerning property taxation; relating to tax levy rates; establishing a revenue neutral rate complaint process; authorizing the county clerk to limit the amount of ad valorem taxes to be levied in certain circumstances; establishing a deadline for budgets to be filed with the director of accounts and reports; requiring roll call vote and publication of information; amending K.S.A. 79-2930 and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 79-2988 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Assessment and Taxation.
SB 543, AN ACT concerning income taxation; relating to Kansas adjusted gross income; providing a subtraction modification to allow the carryforward of certain net operating losses for individuals; amending K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 79-32,117 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Assessment and Taxation.
Senate Resolutions
SR 1730, A RESOLUTION designating February 2, 2022, as Envision Day to recognize Envision’s life-changing research, support and programming for the blind and visually impaired community, by Senators Ware and Faust-Goudeau.
Senate Concurrent Resolutions
SCR 1620, A PROPOSITION to amend article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas by adding a new section thereto; requiring a supermajority for passage of certain bills for new or increased state taxes.
SCR 1621, A PROPOSITION to amend sections 5 and 15 of article 3 of the constitution of the state of Kansas; relating to the selection of supreme court justices; providing for senate confirmation; abolishing the supreme court nominating commission.
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