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Requiring the department of wildlife and parks to offer a discounted resident senior combination hunting and fishing license to residents of Kansas who are 65 years of age or older and increasing the maximum age to qualify for the Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing license and decreasing the maximum fee and removing the expiration of such license.
This bill requires the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks to offer a discounted hunting and fishing license for residents aged 65 or older. It also increases the maximum age for the 'Kansas Kids Lifetime' license, lowers its fee, and removes expiration dates.
Electing to participate in the federal tax credit for individual contributions to scholarship granting organizations.
This bill allows foreign exchange students living with host families in Kansas to attend local schools as if they were residents of that school district. This means they won't have to participate in the open-seat lottery process.
Enacting the Kansas consumer prescription protection and accountability act and providing for regulation and registration of pharmacy benefits managers.
This bill aims to protect Kansas consumers by regulating pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs). It would require PBMs to register and follow certain rules.
Authorizing the adoption of administrative rules and regulations concerning sports wagering by the Kansas racing and gaming commission.
This bill provides immunity from civil lawsuits for federal firearms licensees when returning a firearm to its owner after a hold agreement ends. It also prevents local governments from adding rules or terms to these agreements.
Designating an official Kansas railroad hall of fame and establishing the Kansas railroad hall of fame selection committee.
This bill establishes an official Kansas Railroad Hall of Fame and sets up a committee to select honorees. The hall of fame will recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to Kansas' railroad history.
Facilitating nursing workforce development by providing education levels for instructors at nursing schools as a requirement for state approval.
This bill requires nursing schools to have instructors with specific education levels to receive state approval. This ensures that students are taught by qualified professionals.
Permitting a pharmacist to distribute pre-measured doses of epinephrine to a school for emergency medication kits.
This bill allows pharmacists to provide pre-measured epinephrine doses to schools for emergency medication kits.
Creating the vehicle services modernization task force, providing limitations on expenditures of county treasurer motor vehicle fee funds and authorizing county treasurers to charge certain increased fees for vehicle registration transactions.
This bill aims to restrict the use of materials or objects covering license plates on motor vehicles.
Designating certain bridges on U.S. highway 69 and 18th street expressway in Johnson county as the Representative Robert M Tomlinson memorial bridge, a bridge on interstate 135 in Sedgwick county as the Don Snyder memorial bridge, a portion of interstate 35 as the deputy Sam Smith memorial highway, a portion of U.S. highway 36 as the undersheriff Brandon Gaede memorial highway, a portion of K-49 highway as the Pvt Michael E Gerber memorial highway and redesignating a current portion of the 35th infantry division memorial highway for interstate 35.
This bill would rename two bridges in Kansas as memorials to former state representatives. One bridge on US Highway 69 and the 18th Street Expressway in Johnson County would be named after Representative Robert M Tomlinson, while another bridge on Interstate 135 in Sedgwick County would be named after Don Snyder.
Updating income eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program and requiring the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell joint committee on home and community based services and KanCare oversight hold meetings each quarter.
This bill updates income eligibility requirements for Kansas' state children's health insurance program. This means more families can get help paying for their kids' medical expenses.
Relating to campaign finance; concerning a vacancy in the joint candidacy of the governor and lieutenant governor; relating to reasons for withdrawal of candidacy from national, state and local offices; relating to the election of the board of directors of certain irrigation districts; specifying when such elections may be conducted by the mail ballot election law; relating to the crime of corrupt political advertising; removing the requirements that treasurers be listed in political advertising attributions; clarifying campaign finance reports regarding vendor information.
This bill creates a program called 'Born to Invest' that helps Kansans learn about government-administered savings accounts. The state will provide information to new parents and families.
Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for distribution of informational materials regarding certain government-administered savings accounts.
This bill allows the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System to invest money in certain foreign governments. This change would apply to unclaimed property received by the state treasurer.
House Substitute for Substitute for SB 33 by Committee on Taxation - Providing that countywide retailers' sales tax is apportioned based on total assessed valuations of the county and cities within the county rather than property taxes levied.
This bill changes how countywide retailers' sales tax is divided among counties and cities. Instead of using property taxes, it would use total assessed valuations.
Extending the expiration date for provisions that authorize an electric utility to not offer parallel generation service to certain large load customers and exempt certain large load customers from the determination of the utility's peak demand.
This bill extends the time it takes for the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to make a final decision on applications for new transmission lines.
Enacting the supported decision-making agreements act to provide a statutory framework for allowing an adult to receive decision-making assistance from one or more other adults, requirements for decision-making agreements and duties related thereto.
This bill modifies a Kansas law about using financial cards. It adds new rules for gift cards.
Prohibiting the assignment of benefits under certain property and casualty insurance contracts and defining such assignment of benefits as an unfair method of competition and unfair or deceptive act or practice.
This bill aims to stop certain insurance companies from allowing third-party contractors to take over claims and repairs. This would apply to property and casualty insurance contracts.
Providing for occupational licensing annual reports by agencies 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 the legislature by ratification.
This bill requires state agencies to get approval from the legislature before creating new or changing existing occupational licenses. This means that any changes would need to be reviewed and approved by lawmakers.
Requiring agents and insurers to respond to inquiries from the commissioner of insurance within 14 calendar days and authorizing certain rebate pilot programs to exceed one year in duration.
This bill requires insurance agents and companies to respond quickly to questions from the state's insurance commissioner. It also allows certain rebate programs to last longer than a year.
Enacting the Kansas consumer prescription protection and accountability act and providing for regulation and registration of pharmacy benefits managers.
This bill reduces the number of board members appointed by the commissioner on certain insurance-related boards and decreases the frequency of meetings for a committee that oversees surety bonds and insurance.
Authorizing Audubon of Kansas to convey certain property in Wabaunsee county and requiring any deeds or conveyances related to such property be reviewed and approved by the state historical society.
This bill allows Audubon of Kansas to sell certain property in Wabaunsee County and requires any related documents to be reviewed and approved by the state historical society.
Clarifying that the chairperson and vice chairperson of the senate committee on confirmation oversight shall have access to review tax information from the department of revenue and Kansas bureau of investigation background checks on persons appointed to state offices who are subject to senate confirmation.
This bill allows the chairperson and vice chairperson of a Senate committee to review tax information and background checks for people appointed to state offices that require Senate confirmation.
Reorganizing the Clearwater cemetery district in Sedgwick county to remove Ohio township.
This bill reorganizes the Clearwater cemetery district in Sedgwick County by removing Ohio Township. It does not make any changes to the cemetery's operations or services.
Enacting the health care sharing ministries tax deduction act to provide a subtraction modification for qualified health care sharing expenses paid by a qualified individual and certain qualified health care shares received by a qualified individual.
This bill allows individuals who participate in health care sharing ministries to subtract certain medical expenses from their state income tax. This means they won't have to pay taxes on these expenses.
Requiring individuals convicted of certain felonies to be held without bond in the county jail until sentencing.
This bill requires people convicted of certain serious crimes to stay in jail until their sentencing without being released on bond.
House Substitute for SB 229 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Providing amendments, suspensions or repeals of employment security law provisions should follow specified review procedures by the legislature, authorizing the secretary of labor to recognize and approve employer-sponsored supplemental unemployment benefit plans if such plans meet specific criteria and integrating such plans into the employment security law, updating and reorganizing statutory language, enhancing federal conformity by incorporating references to federal laws and guidelines, updating temporary unemployment provisions and providing for eight weeks of temporary unemployment benefits, eliminating debt relief provisions for negative balance employers and other updates to the employment security law.
This bill updates Kansas' employment security law. It allows employers to offer supplemental unemployment benefits and streamlines temporary unemployment benefits.