Kansas Senate Bills

Enacting the fostering competitive career opportunities act to remove postsecondary degree requirements from state employment considerations.

Requiring employees of school districts and postsecondary educational institutions to use the name and pronouns consistent with a student's biological sex and birth certificate and authorizing a cause of action for violations therefor.

Expanding student eligibility under the tax credit for low income students scholarship program, increasing the amount of the tax credit for contributions made pursuant to such program and providing for aggregate tax credit limit increases under certain conditions.

Prohibiting fees for electronic copies of records under the open records act, exempting from disclosure formally closed investigations with no found violations, requiring county or district attorneys to file reports of violations with the attorney general in October instead of January, determining the membership calculation of subordinate groups under the open meetings act, requiring public bodies or agencies that live stream meetings to ensure that the public is able to observe and providing for a five minute deviation to resume an open meeting at the conclusion of executive sessions.

Creating an exception to certain mandatory reporting obligations for licensed social workers when working under the supervision of an attorney and permitting an attorney to require a licensed social worker to keep ethical obligations of attorney-client privilege while working under the supervision of such attorney.

Increasing the criminal penalties for buying sexual relations, removing provisions regarding city ordinances prohibiting buying sexual relations, requiring certain offenders to complete an educational or treatment program regarding commercial sexual exploitation and requiring the attorney general to approve such programs in consultation with the office of judicial administration.

Requiring the governor to appoint a person to fill vacancies in the offices of United States senator, state treasurer and commissioner of insurance from a list of names approved by the legislature.

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.

Providing that covenants, conditions or restrictions established between January 1, 1948, and December 31, 1958, that restrict the use of real property owned by state educational institutions for only single-family residence purposes and contain discriminatory provisions to restrict ownership or tenancy by race are against public policy and therefore void.

Encouraging the governor to fully cooperate with federal enforcement of immigration laws.

Expanding the property tax exemption for Strother field airport property.

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.

Authorizing the sale or transfer of forfeited firearms under the Kansas standard asset seizure and forfeiture act to a licensed firearm dealer.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for direct election of supreme court justices and abolish the supreme court nominating commission.

Recognizing the members of the Kansas Task Force 1 for their outstanding efforts as responders during Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Recognizing March 13, 2025, as Mental Health Advocacy Day at the capitol.

recognizing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated for their outstanding service to the citizens of our state, our nation and the international community and their promotion of scholarship, service and advocacy.

Congratulating and commending the 2025 Kansas Master Teachers.

Honoring Michael Young for his outstanding work and contribution to our state as a talented artist and proud Kansas native.

Providing for the first adjournment of the senate and the house of representatives for a period of time during the 2025 regular session of the legislature.

Congratulating and commending the award-winning educators in Kansas.

Enacting the help not harm act, restricting use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibiting healthcare providers from providing gender transition care to children whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex, authorizing a civil cause of action against healthcare providers for providing such treatments, requiring professional discipline against a healthcare provider who performs such treatment, prohibiting professional liability insurance from covering damages for healthcare providers that provide gender transition treatment to children and adding violation of the act to the definition of unprofessional conduct for physicians.

A resolution recognizing the need to invest in the future success of Kansas by supporting the wellbeing and education of our youngest residents.

A resolution recognizing January 30, 2025, as JAG-K Day at the Capitol.

Congratulating and commending the 2025 Kansas Teacher of the Year team.

Adopting the permanent rules of the Senate for the 2025-2028 term.

Informing the Governor that the two houses of the Legislature are organized and ready to receive communications.

Providing temporary rules for the Senate until permanent rules are adopted.

Providing for the organization of the Senate for the 2025 legislative session.

Providing for the assignments of seats in the Senate for the 2025 Legislative session.