Kansas Bills

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.

Imposing conditional term limits on members of the legislature and requiring nomination for office by petition after such term limits have run.

Requiring prosecutors to disclose their intent to introduce testimony from a jailhouse witness and to forward related information to the Kansas bureau of investigation.

Enacting the Kansas bullion depository act to authorize the state treasurer to establish, administer or contract for the administration of bullion depositories and allowing for state moneys to be deposited in such bullion depositories and invested in specie legal tender.

Including operating a motor vehicle at a speed of 35 miles per hour over the posted speed limit under the crime of reckless driving.

Prohibiting cities and counties from requiring land as part of a right-of-way as a condition for issuing a building permit unless the property owner consents and is paid fair compensation.

Prohibiting fines and fees from being assessed against a juvenile or a juvenile's parent, guardian or custodian in a case pursuant to the revised Kansas juvenile justice code.

Prohibiting the use of restraints during hearings under the revised Kansas juvenile justice code unless restraints are deemed appropriate by the court.

Requiring the state 911 board to establish requirements for 911 telecommunicators to receive training and continuous education in telecommunicator-cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Providing a remittance credit to retailers for the collection of sales and compensating use tax.

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

Providing a sales tax exemption for period products, diapers and incontinence products.

Permitting homeless veterans to use alternative forms of proof of identity and residency when applying for nondriver identification cards and eliminating fees for homeless veterans to obtain birth certificates for purposes of nondriver identification card applications.

Authorizing cities and counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question and to levy such tax if approved by the electors of a city or county, requiring resubmission of the question, if approved, to the electors every 10 years, allowing certain credits and exemptions against the tax, providing for deductions by public and private employers of the tax from employee earnings and providing that revenue from any such tax be pledged for certain purposes.

Clarifying the identifying information in mandatory reports of abuse or neglect of children and increasing the penalty for failing to report such abuse or neglect.

Creating the drug abuse resistance education (D.A.R.E.) educator position.

Enacting the fair chance housing and homelessness reduction act to limit the use of past evictions and rental arrears to deny applicants from renting a home.

Providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers.

Exempting the state of Kansas from daylight saving time but providing for moving to permanent daylight saving time upon an act of Congress requiring such move.

recognizing and honoring Thomas Day.

urging the U.S. Congress to fully fund the federal government's original funding promise under the individuals with disabilities education act

Supporting the State of Israel and affirming the historical, biblical and legal significance of Judea and Samaria.

A RESOLUTION condemning the violent, aggressive, and hostile presence of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Urging the Kansas Turnpike Authority to waive tolls for vehicles displaying Kansas special license plates related to injury, loss of life or valor in active military service

Opposing the federal preemption of state laws that regulate artificial intelligence.

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to provide a property tax exemption from all school district levies for residential property that is owned by and the principal place of residence of a person who is 60 years of age or older.

Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas by revising article 11 by establishing the freedom from taxes fund, establishing the Kansas citizens freedom review board, authorizing the board to review tax exemptions and approve or eliminate such exemptions and eliminating the motor vehicle property taxes and fees, state-mandated and state-imposed property taxes and state-imposed income and privilege taxes.

Expressing support for the end of forced organ harvesting in the People's Republic of China

Ratifying and providing for the continuation of the state of disaster emergency declaration issued on February 9, 2026, for Douglas, Johnson and Wyandotte counties.

Urging Congress to enact immigration reform.

Proposing to amend the bill of rights of the constitution of the state of Kansas by adding a new section relating to the public right to possess and use cannabis for medical purposes.

Proposing to amend the bill of rights of the constitution of the state of Kansas by adding a new section relating to the right for adults to possess and use cannabis.

Proposing to amend article 1 of the constitution of the state of Kansas by adding a new section establishing a system of electing the governor and the lieutenant governor by creating a state electoral college whereby each state senatorial district would have a vote in selection of the governor and the lieutenant governor.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to section 1 of the Kansas bill of rights to affirm that men and women are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights from conception.

Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas to decrease the assessed valuation for real property used for residential purposes from 111/2% to 9%.

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to establish the taxable valuation of real property used for residential purposes based on the sales price for the year in which the property transferred ownership if the transfer was sold at fair market value or valued pursuant to law as fair market value in the year in which the transfer occurred for the current owner.

Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas to provide that property tax exemptions be approved by the electors of the state.

Amending article 5 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to require voters to present photographic identification at the time of voting.

Urging the attorney general to join efforts to hold Elon Musk accountable for unlawful executive action.

Urging the United States department of education to distribute certain federal moneys in the form of block grants to the state.

Proposing to amend article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas by adding a new section establishing the freedom from taxes fund, establishing the Kansas citizens freedom review board, authorizing the board to review tax exemptions and approve or eliminate such exemptions and eliminating the state-imposed property taxes and income and privilege taxes.

Urging Congress to give state insurance regulators authority over Medicare Advantage plans.

Urging Attorney General Kobach to protect Kansas federal employees by ensuring the legal integrity of governmental operations.

Supporting the authorization and funding of the public safety autonomous technologies research, testing, certification and commercialization program and the passage of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2025 .

Proposing a constitutional amendment reserving the power of initiative to the people of Kansas.

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes property based on the fair market value or average fair market value of the residential portion and providing the legislature the authority to establish valuation limits for any classes or subclasses of property.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to lower the voting age to 16 years in state elections.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard.

Proposing to amend section 6 of article 6 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit the use of elementary and secondary public funds for secular public schools and prohibit public funds from being used for private nonpublic schools.

Prohibiting postsecondary educational institutions from using or commingling state moneys or student fees to compensate a collegiate student athlete for the use of the athlete's name, image, likeness rights or athletic reputation.

Requiring all persons appearing before any committee of the Kansas legislature to take an oath prior to giving testimony.

Substitute for HB 2798 by Committee on Higher Education Budget - Granting authority to state educational institutions regarding transactions involving contracts, easements and the procurement of goods and services, exempting the state educational institutions from statutes governing such transactions and authorizing legislators to request copies of certain documents.

Providing for the rounding of final transaction amount for sales tax purposes if payment is made with cash.

Providing a sales tax exemption for charitable organizations and requiring a fee for registration.

Decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district.

Decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district.

Enacting the Kansas sports authority act to establish a sports authority to provide for the construction, financing and management of certain sports facilities and sports facility infrastructure and create venues for professional sports and other events.

Prohibiting the use of a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle in school or construction zones and providing penalties for violations thereof.

Imposing a 3% excise tax on all sports wagers, distributing the proceeds of such tax to the state school district finance fund and decreasing the statewide property tax levy for school districts by 1.5 mills.

Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for the distribution of informational materials regarding certain government-administered savings accounts.