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Publications iconKansas Register

Volume 41 - Issue 13 - March 31, 2022

State of Kansas

Legislative Administrative Services

Legislative Bills and Resolutions Introduced

The following numbers and titles of bills and resolutions were introduced March 17–23 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 2741, AN ACT concerning children and minors; relating to cities and counties; establishing city and county child death review boards; permitting and requiring disclosure of records; amending K.S.A. 22a-241 and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 22a-243 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Appropriations.

HB 2742, AN ACT concerning retirement and pensions; relating to the Kansas public employees retirement system and systems thereunder; providing a post-retirement dividend payment to certain retirants; making and concerning appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, for the Kansas public employees retirement system, by Committee on Appropriations.

HB 2743, AN ACT concerning firearms; enacting the covert firearms act; establishing criminal penalties for the possession, manufacture, distribution, transportation, shipping or receiving of certain firearms or components, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.

HB 2744, AN ACT enacting the Kansas sunset act; establishing the Kansas sunset advisory commission; requiring the review and evaluation of state agencies and offices, by Committee on Appropriations.

House Resolutions

HR 6025, A RESOLUTION commemorating the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, by Representatives Rhiley, Bergkamp, Borjon, Carlin, Carlson, Clifford, Collins, Corbet, Estes, Francis, French, Garber, Helgerson, Helmer, Hoheisel, Howe, Neelly, Newland, Poskin, Proctor, Sanders, Smith, Sutton, Toplikar and Williams.

HR 6026, A RESOLUTION honoring and recognizing the life and career of Representative J. Russell Jennings, by Representatives heeler, Amyx, Anderson, Arnberger, Awerkamp, Baker, Ballard, Barker, Bergquist, Blex, Borjon, Carlin, Carlson, Carmichael, Carpenter, Clark, Clayton, Clifford, Collins, Concannon, Croft, Curtis, Delperdang, Dodson, Donohoe, Ellis, Eplee, Esau, Estes, Fairchild, Featherston, Finch, Finney, Francis, French, Garber, Gartner, Haswood, Hawkins, Helgerson, Helmer, Henderson, Highberger, Highland, Hoffman, Hoheisel, Houser, Howe, Howell, Howerton, Hoye, Huebert, Humphries, Johnson, Johnson, Kelly, Kessler, Kuether, Landwehr, Lee, Long, Lynn, Mason, Miller, Minnix, Moser, Murphy, Neelly, Neighbor, Newland, Orr, Osman, Ousley, Owens, Patton, Penn, Poskin, Proctor, Proehl, Rahjes, Ralph, Resman, Rhiley, Ruiz, Ryckman, Samsel, Sanders, Sawyer, Schmidt, Schreiber, Seiwert, Smith, Smith, Smith, Stogsdill, Sutton, Tarwater, Thomas, Thompson, Toplikar, Turner, Vaughn, Victors, Waggoner, Wasinger, Waymaster, Weigel, Williams, Wolfe Moore, Woodard and Xu.

House Concurrent Resolutions

HCR 5033, A PROPOSITION to amend section 2 of article 2 of the constitution of the state of Kansas; providing for consecutive term limits for senators and representatives, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.

HCR 5034, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION stating findings of the legislature and directing the joint committee on fiduciary financial institutions oversight to study and draft legislation relating to environmental, social and governance standards, Representatives Murphy, Awerkamp, Bergquist, Blex, Collins, Ellis, Esau, French, Garber, Helmer, Hoffman, Howell, Jacobs, Lee-Hahn, Neelly, Newland, Penn, Proctor, Resman, Rhiley, Seiwert, Sutton, Tarwater, Thomas, Waggoner and K. Williams.

HCR 5035, A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION relating to the adjournment of the senate and house of representatives for a period of time during the 2022 regular session of the legislature, by Representatives Ryckman, Hawkins and Sawyer.

Senate Bills

SB 570, AN ACT concerning the secretary of state; relating to biennial filing of business entity reports, associated fees and filing requirements effective January 1, 2023, enacted by 2021 House Bill No. 2391; changing the effective date of such provisions from January 1, 2023, to January 1, 2024; amending K.S.A. 17-1513, 17-1618, 17-2037, 17-4677, 17-5902, 17-7509, 17-7511, 53-601, 56-1a605 and 75-446 and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-2036, 17-2718, 17-4634, 17-6014, 17-7002, 17-7503, 17-7504, 17-7505, 17-7506, 17-7510, 17-7512, 17-76,136, 17-76,139, 17-76,146, 17-76,147, 17-7903, 17-7904, 17-7905, 17-7906, 17-7910, 17-7936, 56-1a606, 56-1a607, 56a-1201 and 56a-1202 and repealing the existing sections; reviving K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-7507; also repealing K.S.A. 17-1513, as amended by section 2 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-1618, as amended by section 3 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-2037, as amended by section 5 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-4677, as amended by section 9 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-5902, as amended by section 10 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7509, as amended by section 18 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7511, as amended by section 20 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 53-601, as amended by section 38 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 56-1a605, as amended by section 40 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, and 75-446, as amended by section 51 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, and K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 17-2036, as amended by section 4 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-2718, as amended by section 7 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-4634, as amended by section 8 of chapter 61 of the Session Laws of Kansas, 17-6014, as amended by section 12 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7002, as amended by section 13 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7503, as amended by section 14 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7504, as amended by section 15 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7505, as amended by section 16 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7506, as amended by section 17 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7510, as amended by section 19 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7512, as amended by section 21 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-76,136, as amended by section 22 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-76,139, as amended by section 23 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-76,146, as amended by section 24 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-76,147, as amended by section 25 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7903, as amended by section 27 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7904, as amended by section 28 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7905, as amended by section 29 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7906, as amended by section 30 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7910, as amended by section 32 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 17-7936, as amended by section 33 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 56-1a606, as amended by section 41 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 56-1a607, as amended by section 42 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, 56a-1201, as amended by section 45 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, and 56a-1202, as amended by section 46 of chapter 61 of the 2021 Session Laws of Kansas, and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 17-7507, as revived by section 15 of this act, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.

SB 571, AN ACT concerning the legislature; relating to the organization thereof; providing for the appointment of members of standing, special and select committees; establishing a standing committee on organization of the senate and a standing committee on organization of the house of representatives therefor, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.

SB 572, AN ACT concerning firearms; enacting the covert firearms act; establishing criminal penalties for the possession, manufacture, distribution, transportation, shipping or receiving of certain firearms or components, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.

SB 573, AN ACT concerning reapportionment; relating to state senatorial districts; providing for the reapportionment thereof; repealing K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 4-4,451, 4-4,453 and 4-4,494, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.

SB 574, AN ACT concerning reapportionment; relating to state senatorial districts; providing for the reapportionment thereof; repealing K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 4-4,451, 4-4,453 and 4-4,494, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.

SB 575, AN ACT concerning family law; relating to legal custody, residency and parenting time; requiring the court to adopt a parenting plan that maximizes each party’s parenting time; adding misleading the court as a factor to consider when the court considers legal custody, residency and parenting time; creating a presumption that joint legal custody in a temporary parenting plan is in the best interests of a child and defining related terms under the Kansas family law code; adding failure to exercise parenting time as an action that may be considered a material change of circumstances; amending K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 23-3202, 23-3203, 23-3211, 23-3212, 23-3213 and 23-3221 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.

SB 576, AN ACT concerning reapportionment; relating to state board of education districts; providing for the reapportionment thereof; repealing K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 4-514 and 4-526, by Committee on Ways and Means.

SB 577, AN ACT concerning reapportionment; relating to state board of education districts; providing for the reapportionment thereof; repealing K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 4-514 and 4-526, by Committee on Ways and Means.

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