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Kansas Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
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| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB2028 | Reviving a law providing for discounted hunting and fishing licenses for persons who are 65 years of age or older; changing the amount charged for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for children five and younger to $300 and for those children ages six to 15 to $400, prohibiting non-residents from hunting migratory waterfowl on public lands during the hunting season except on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays; raising certain hunting fees; and requiring the department of wildlife and parks to rep | Vetoed | 03/07/2025 |
| HB2085 | Extending the expiration of permits issued under the water pollution control permit system from five to 10 years. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| HB2111 | Increasing the CREP acreage cap to 60,000 acres, clarifying eligibility and criteria, allowing exceptions for specific conditions and modifying reporting requirements to cover the last five years. | Crossed Over | 03/12/2025 |
| 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 | 02/26/2025 |
| HB2158 | Permitting beekeepers who meet certain requirements to sell packaged honey and honeycombs without holding a food establishment or food processing plant license under the Kansas food, drug and cosmetic act. | Crossed Over | 02/20/2025 |
| HB2172 | Senate Substitute for HB 2172 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Establishing the water program task force to evaluate the state's water program and funding for such program and requiring the task force to establish a water planning work group and submit a report the legislature and the governor. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| HB2254 | Requiring milk processors to hold payments in trust for milk producers until full payment is received, with funds in escrow considered held in trust. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| HB2255 | Amending definitions concerning weights and measurers increasing minimum invoice fees, requiring licenses and education for service company operators and mandating annual device inspections, except for devices with a nominal capacity of 250 pounds or greater used in grain elevators; increasing the CREP acreage cap to 60,000 acres, clarifying eligibility and criteria, allowing exceptions for specific conditions and modifying reporting requirements to cover the last five years. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| SB36 | Increasing the cap on the amount of moneys disbursed by the division of conservation to conservation districts and providing an increased matching basis for state moneys disbursed to conservation districts based on amounts allocated by the board of county commissioners for such districts. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/17/2025 |
| SB58 | Modifying the requirements and allocations for multi-year flex accounts. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/23/2025 |
| SB80 | Eliminating the authority of the secretary of wildlife and parks to issue nonresident landowner deer permits. | In Committee | 01/28/2025 |
| SB89 | Authorizing the animal health commissioner to adopt rules and regulations to administer the poultry disease control act and to establish an annual participation fee for participation in the national poultry improvement plan, a certification fee for persons performing testing and diagnostic services and a testing fee per visit to each location participating in the plan. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/29/2025 |
| 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 | 01/31/2025 |
| SB184 | Amending the Kansas drycleaner environmental response act to modify the penalties for violations of the act, the required deductible rate for corrective actions, the environmental surcharge rate, the solvent fee and the delinquency penalty related to environmental surcharges and solvent fees. | In Committee | 02/05/2025 |
| SB211 | Modifying member appointments to the wildlife and parks commission, authorizing the commission to direct the secretary to develop or report on rules and regulations and allowing members to submit potential rules and regulations to the commission. | In Committee | 02/06/2025 |
| SB213 | Prohibiting nonresidents from hunting migratory waterfowl during certain times and places and increasing fees for migratory waterfowl habitat stamps. | Crossed Over | 02/06/2025 |
| SB235 | Making it unlawful to sell, offer for sale, use or distribute certain seeds coated with a pesticide that contains a neonicotinoid unless otherwise ordered by the governor. | In Committee | 02/07/2025 |