Committee
Kansas Senate Ways and Means Committee
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| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB2007 | Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB 2007 by Committee on Ways and Means - Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/20/2025 |
| HB2113 | Establishing the state conservation fund and transferring $2,500,000 to such fund and providing for the enhanced transfer of moneys from the state general fund to the state water plan fund and from the state water plan fund to the water technical assistance fund and the water project grant fund. | Crossed Over | 03/12/2025 |
| HB2195 | Establishing the Kansas technical college operating grant fund administered by the state board of regents. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| HB2221 | Abolishing the department of corrections alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund, creating the Kansas department for aging and disability services alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund and transferring the moneys and liabilities from such abolished fund to the Kansas department for aging and disability services alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| HB2228 | Senate Substitute for HB 2228 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring that a political subdivision hold an open meeting to discuss a contingency fee contract for legal services before approving such contract and requiring the attorney general to approve such contracts. | Vetoed | 03/25/2025 |
| HB2237 | Authorizing hiring, recruitment and retention bonuses in state agencies' employee award and recognition program, increasing the limitation on such award or bonus to $10,000, eliminating the secretary of administration's authority to adopt rules and regulations and requiring such secretary to submit an annual report to certain legislative committees concerning such awards and bonuses. | Crossed Over | 03/21/2025 |
| HB2274 | Removing the active requirement from military servicemembers for occupational licensure. | Crossed Over | 03/21/2025 |
| SB14 | Providing for continuous state budgets until amended, lapsed or eliminated by the legislature, temporary reallocations and establishing conditions and limitations. | Veto Overridden | 01/17/2025 |
| SB48 | Requiring school districts to demonstrate improvement in academic performance and be in compliance with all federal and state statutes and rules and regulations to achieve or maintain accreditation. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| SB49 | Requiring that each attendance center needs assessment be conducted by the local board of education and include input from board members, teachers, school site councils and school administrators and that board members receive certain state assessment data and identify allocations of money in the school district budget and budget summary. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| SB57 | Requiring certain state agencies, counties, cities and political subdivisions to reimburse the owner or operator of communications or video service facilities for the costs to modify or relocate such facilities for certain road and highway projects. | In Committee | 02/11/2025 |
| SB68 | Making and concerning certain supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025 and appropriations for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for various state agencies. | In Committee | 01/24/2025 |
| SB75 | Establishing the education opportunity tax credit to provide an income tax credit for taxpayers with eligible dependent children who are not enrolled in public school. | In Committee | 02/18/2025 |
| SB86 | Establishing the intercity passenger rail service program and making transfers annually to the passenger rail service revolving fund. | In Committee | 01/29/2025 |
| SB99 | Requiring the head of each state agency to certify the number of full-time positions paid from the state general fund that have been vacant for more than 180 calendar days and lapsing state general fund appropriations for such positions for fiscal year 2026. | In Committee | 02/18/2025 |
| SB101 | Creating the drug abuse resistance education (D.A.R.E.) educator position. | In Committee | 01/30/2025 |
| SB119 | Increasing the amount of fees retained by the county treasurer, the division of vehicles or a contractor for processing motor vehicle license applications and certificate of titles. | In Committee | 02/14/2025 |
| SB125 | Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025 and appropriations for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers authorizing the payment of certain claims against the state. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/31/2025 |
| SB130 | Amending the Kansas pet animal act to require the Kansas department of agriculture to maintain records of inspections for not less than five years and removing the requirement that the commissioner only apply federal rules and regulations to United States department of agriculture licensed animal distributors and animal breeders. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| SB167 | Prohibiting electric public utilities from recovering from ratepayers the costs associated with electric vehicle charging stations and requiring electric public utilities to establish electric vehicle charging service rate schedules. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| SB181 | Limiting the annual amount of expenditures and demand transfers from the state general fund, requiring certification by the state treasurer and providing for additional requirements on the governor's and legislature's budget plans and legislative measures. | Crossed Over | 02/05/2025 |
| SB214 | Enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act to provide financial assistance to lawyers and law students who practice law in rural areas. | In Committee | 02/06/2025 |
| SB228 | Providing for the regulation of supplemental nursing services agencies and healthcare workers platforms by the secretary for aging and disability services. | In Committee | 02/07/2025 |
| SB229 | Providing for occupational licensing annual reports to the joint committee on administrative rules and regulations and requiring that adoption of new occupational licenses and material changes to existing occupational licenses by a state agency be approved by joint resolution of the legislature. | Crossed Over | 02/14/2025 |
| SB237 | Authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct investigations of violations of the scrap metal theft reduction act. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/20/2025 |
| SB242 | Requiring that a political subdivision hold an open meeting to discuss a contingency fee contract for legal services before approving such contract and requiring the attorney general to approve such contracts. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| SB253 | Enacting the massage therapist licensure act to provide for regulation and licensing of massage therapists. | In Committee | 02/20/2025 |
| SB290 | Providing funding 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. | In Committee | 03/06/2025 |
| SB293 | Authorizing technical and community colleges to affiliate with universities. | In Committee | 03/07/2025 |
| SB298 | Authorizing technical colleges and community colleges to affiliate with universities. | In Committee | 03/19/2025 |
| SCR1612 | Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas by allowing the legislature to contract public debt and pledges to the payment thereof the full faith, credit and taxing power of the state and giving the legislature authority over all matters concerning the contracting of public debt. | In Committee | 02/13/2025 |