Volume 44 - Issue 10 - March 6, 2025
State of Kansas
Legislative Administrative Services
Legislative Bills and Resolutions Introduced
The following numbers and titles of bills and resolutions were introduced February 24 – February 28 during the 2025 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 2389, AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to release prior to trial; requiring certain prior convictions be considered when bond is being set for certain sex offenses; amending K.S.A. 22-2802 and 22-2803 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
HB 2390, AN ACT concerning sales and compensating use tax; relating to city and countywide retailers’ sales tax; providing countywide retailers’ sales tax authority for Jackson county for the purpose of supporting hospital services in the county; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 12-187, 12-189 and 12-192 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Taxation.
HB 2391, AN ACT concerning firearms; relating to the personal and family protection act; prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns in the state capitol; providing exceptions; amending K.S.A. 21-6309 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 75-7c21 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
HB 2392, AN ACT concerning nursing workforce development; relating to nursing schools; setting maximum education levels for instructors at nursing schools as a requirement for state approval; amending K.S.A. 65-1119 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Appropriations.
HB 2393, AN ACT concerning courts; relating to court fees and costs; authorizing the supreme court to impose a charge to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel through June 30, 2030; amending K.S.A. 8-2107, 20-3021, 21-6614, 22-2410, 23-2510, 28-170, 28-172a, 28-179, 38-2215, 38-2312 and 38-2314 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 8-2110, 28-177, 28-178, 32-1049a, 59-104, 60-729, 60-2001, 60-2203a, 61-2704, 61-4001 and 65-409 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Appropriations.
HB 2394, AN ACT concerning property taxation; relating to valuation of residential real property, real property used for commercial and industrial purposes and mobile homes used for residential purposes; establishing the tax use value; amending K.S.A. 79-1439 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Taxation.
HB 2395, AN ACT concerning income taxation; relating to credits; establishing the shelter to home pet rescue act providing for a tax credit for expenses incurred for the care of adopted cats and dogs, by Committee on Taxation.
HB 2396, AN ACT concerning property taxation; relating to property tax revenues of taxing jurisdictions; authorizing the use of a protest petition to limit funding of a taxing jurisdiction by property tax revenues above a certain amount; establishing the acknowledging stewardship of tax revenue and appropriations (ASTRA) fund and authorizing certain transfers from the state general fund to qualifying cities and counties; eliminating the revenue neutral rate requirements by taxing subdivisions and the taxpayer notification costs fund; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 72-5137, 79-1801 and 79-2929 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 79-2988 and 79-2989, by Committee on Taxation.
HB 2397, AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; increasing state financial assistance to local health departments under certain circumstances; amending K.S.A. 65-242 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
HB 2398, AN ACT making and concerning appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, for the state historical society to issue a scope statement, plan the work to be accomplished and issue a request for proposals for a master plan for the Quindaro ruins archaeological park in Wyandotte county, Kansas, and implement such master plan, by Committee on Appropriations.
HB 2399, AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; related to newborn screening; establishing an advance universal newborn screening program; providing for the reimbursement of certain treatment services; authorizing the secretary of health and environment to specify conditions included in screenings; extending the transfer of moneys to the Kansas newborn screening fund; amending K.S.A. 65-181 and 65-183 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 65-180 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
House Resolutions
HR 6009, A RESOLUTION honoring Michael Young for his outstanding work and contribution to our state as a talented artist and proud Kansas native, by Representatives Buehler, Melton, Alcala, Amyx, Ballard, Barth, Brantley, Brownlee Paige, Bryce, Butler, Carlin, Carr, Curtis, Ellis, Featherston, Francis, Goetz, Haskins, Helwig, Hill, Hoffman, Hoheisel, Hoye, Long, Martinez, McDonald, Meyer, Miller, Ohaebosim, Osman, Ousley, Pickert, Poskin, Proctor, Roeser, Ruiz, Sanders, Sawyer Clayton, Schlingensiepen, Seiwert, Simmons, Smith, Smith, Steele, Stogsdill, Sutton, Thompson, Turk, Turner, Vaughn, Wasinger, Weigel, White, Wikle, Winn, Woodard and Xu.
Senate Bills
SB 278, AN ACT concerning sales taxation; relating to exemptions; providing an exemption for certain purchases and sales by care to share cancer support group of Bourbon county, Kansas, inc.; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 79-3606 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Assessment and Taxation.
SB 279, AN ACT concerning governmental ethics; relating to the campaign finance act and the state governmental ethics law; establishing the enforcement authority of the governmental ethics commission; limiting when advisory opinions may be issued; establishing expiration dates for commission subpoenas; modifying campaign finance reporting requirements; limiting when attributions are required in internet communications; eliminating the bar on elected office candidacy for failure to pay fines imposed by the commission; amending K.S.A. 25-4119a, 25-4119d, 25-4142, 25-4148, 25-4156, 46-214a and 46-254 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 25-4143, 25-4158 and 25-4181 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 25-4119g, 25-4148a and 25-4153b, by Committee on Federal and State Affairs.
SB 280, AN ACT concerning property tax; relating to levies; requiring elector approval for any taxing entity to increase its total amount of property tax to be levied by more than the annual rate of inflation, by Committee on Assessment and Taxation.
SB 281, AN ACT concerning the state treasurer; relating to tax-advantaged savings programs; establishing the Kansas postsecondary education savings account and Kansas ABLE savings account grant incentive program; authorizing transfers from the state general fund for such program; eliminating the low-income family postsecondary savings accounts incentive program; establishing the Kansas postsecondary education savings account and ABLE savings account grant incentive trust fund; amending K.S.A. 75-648 and 75-650 and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 282, AN ACT concerning retirement and pensions; relating to the Kansas public employees retirement system; enacting the Kansas retirement investment and savings plan act; establishing terms, conditions and requirements related thereto; providing for the plan document, membership elections, benefits, contributions, distributions and prospective plan changes by the legislature; authorizing an employer contribution rate to amortize the actuarial costs of the defined benefit plan; directing the pooled money investment board to loan moneys to provide startup and related administrative costs of the plan upon approval of the state finance council; creating the Kansas public employees retirement system defined contribution fund; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 74-4920 and repealing the existing section, by Committee on Assessment and Taxation.
Senate Resolutions
SR 1711, A RESOLUTION honoring Michael Young for his outstanding work and contribution to our state as a talented artist and proud Kansas native, by Senators Klemp, Alley, Argabright, Blasi, Blew, Bowers, Bowser, Clifford, Corson, Dietrich, Erickson, Fagg, Faust-Goudeau, Francisco, Gossage, Haley, Holscher, Kloos, Masterson, Owens, Peck, Petersen, Pettey, Rose, Ryckman, Schmidt, Shallenburger, Shane, Starnes, Sykes, Thomas, Titus, Ware and Warren.
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