Volume 43 - Issue 11 - March 14, 2024
State of Kansas
Legislative Administrative Services
Legislative Bills and Resolutions Introduced
The following numbers and titles of bills and resolutions were introduced February 29th – March 6th during the 2024 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 2816, AN ACT concerning agriculture; relating to the farm animal and field crop and research facilities protection act; prohibiting entering or remaining on and knowingly making false statements to gain access to animal facilities and field crop production areas; providing penalties for violations therefor; removing the intent to destroy property; amending K.S.A. 47-1826 and 47-1827 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Appropriations.
HB 2817, AN ACT concerning wildlife; relating to controlled shooting areas; removing the maximum fee amount for controlled shooting area operator licenses; allowing the secretary of wildlife and parks to adjust such license fee amount on an annual basis to cover any projected loss of revenue caused by an enactment concerning wildlife fees by the legislature during the current or previous fiscal year; amending K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 32-988 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Appropriations.
HB 2818, AN ACT concerning the legislature; relating to legislation pertaining to occupational regulation; providing for a review process and evaluation criteria for the legislature when considering bills that propose new or additional occupational regulation; requiring regulatory entities at the direction of the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations to provide a report to the legislature to inform the legislature’s consideration of such proposals; authorizing the joint committee to contract for such a report when necessary; amending K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 77-436 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
Senate Bills
SB 534, AN ACT concerning criminal procedure; relating to execution of death sentences; requiring the secretary of corrections to select the method of carryout of a sentence of death by hypoxia; requiring the district court to send the secretary a warrant commanding the secretary to proceed to carry out a sentence of death within 30 days after judgment is final; amending K.S.A. 22-4001 and 22-4013 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
SB 535, AN ACT concerning gaming; relating to certification of gaming suppliers by the Kansas racing and gaming commission; exempting certain suppliers from such certification requirements; amending K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 74-8751 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
SB 536, AN ACT concerning taxation; relating to the local ad valorem tax reduction fund; requiring political subdivisions to adopt a budget that remains at or below revenue neutral and use funds to reduce property tax in order to receive fund distributions; amending K.S.A. 79-2960 and 79-2961 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Assessment and Taxation.
SB 537, AN ACT concerning sales and compensating use tax; relating to city and countywide retailers’ sales tax; providing countywide retailers’ sales tax authority for Neosho county for purposes of roadway and bridge construction, maintenance and improvement; amending K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 12-187, 12-189 and 12-192 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Assessment and Taxation.
Senate Resolutions
SR 1744, A RESOLUTION designating April 24 as Ad Astra STEM Day to celebrate scientific achievement across the state of Kansas, by Senator O’Shea.
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