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Decreasing individual income tax rates, discontinuing tax credits of the high performance incentive program and the Kansas affordable housing tax credit act, discontinuing payroll withholding tax benefits of the promoting employment across Kansas act, discontinuing the crediting of certain amounts to the job creation program fund and repealing certain tax credits.
This bill aims to lower individual income tax rates and eliminate certain tax credits. It also ends benefits for some businesses.
Removing the state fire marshal from the adult care home licensure act and the providers of disability services act and requiring the state fire marshal to complete training in person-centered care and responding to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
This bill removes the state fire marshal from licensing adult care homes and providers of disability services. It also requires the state fire marshal to receive training on person-centered care for people with Alzheimer's disease and intellectual disabilities.
Enacting the back to work act to require all full-time state employees to perform such employees' duties in their assigned office, facility or field location, provide for certain exceptions by agency heads and require certain reports regarding such exceptions.
This bill requires all full-time state employees to perform their duties from their assigned office or facility. There are exceptions allowed by agency heads.
Requiring business entities and public employers to register and use the e-verify program for employment purposes and prohibiting income tax deductions for wages and remuneration paid to unauthorized aliens.
This bill requires businesses and government agencies in Kansas to use a program called E-Verify to check if new employees are authorized to work in the US. It also prevents people from deducting income taxes for wages paid to workers who aren't legally allowed to be employed.
Requiring certain law enforcement agencies to apply for and enter into agreements with United States immigration and customs enforcement for the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
This bill requires certain law enforcement agencies in Kansas to work with federal immigration authorities to enforce federal immigration laws. This means that local police and sheriff's offices would need to enter into agreements with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to help identify and report undocumented immigrants.
Establishing the order of priority of a decedent's surviving parents who cannot agree on the disposition of such decedent's remains.
This bill establishes a clear order of priority for surviving parents who cannot agree on what to do with their child's remains after they pass away.
Requiring economic development electric rate discounts offered by public utilities to cover the incremental and variable costs to serve customers that receive such a discount.
This bill requires public utilities to ensure that electric rate discounts for economic development projects cover the extra costs of serving those customers. This means that if a business gets a discounted rate to attract new jobs or investment, the utility must factor in the added expenses.
Prohibiting law enforcement agencies and officers from participating in immigration enforcement in places of religious worship, elementary and secondary schools and hospitals.
This bill would prevent law enforcement from enforcing immigration laws at places like churches, schools, and hospitals. This means that police wouldn't be able to arrest or detain people based on their immigration status at these locations.
Urging Attorney General Kobach to protect Kansas federal employees by ensuring the legal integrity of governmental operations.
This bill asks Attorney General Kobach to ensure that Kansas federal employees are protected and that government operations follow the law.
Establishing an advance universal newborn screening program, providing for the reimbursement of certain treatment services and extending the transfer of moneys to the Kansas newborn screening fund.
This bill aims to establish a program for early screening of newborns in Kansas. The program would provide reimbursement for certain treatment services.
Increasing state financial assistance for local health departments under certain circumstances.
This bill aims to increase state financial assistance for local health departments under certain circumstances. It does not specify what these circumstances are.
Updating income eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program.
This bill updates the income limits for Kansas' children's health insurance program. This means more families could be eligible for coverage.
Exempting law enforcement agencies who do not provide emergency opioid antagonistspursuant to the statewide protocol from the requirement to procure a physician medical director.
This bill exempts law enforcement agencies that don't provide emergency opioid antagonists from a requirement to have a physician medical director.
Urging the United States Congress to increase the penalties for violations of federal immigration laws and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prosecute employers who hire undocumented immigrants.
This bill asks Congress to increase penalties for breaking federal immigration laws and urges ICE to prosecute employers who hire undocumented immigrants.
Allowing an itemized deduction for certain losses from wagering transactions for individuals for income tax purposes.
This bill allows individuals to deduct certain losses from gambling transactions on their income taxes. This means that Kansans who gamble and lose money can subtract those losses from their taxable income.
Increasing the limits on certain campaign contributions under the campaign finance act, providing for automatic increases to such limits based on the consumer price index and eliminating such limits on contributions to party committees.
This bill increases limits on campaign contributions for certain groups. It also lets those limits rise automatically based on inflation and removes limits on donations to party committees.
Enacting the aviation and innovative manufacturing in Kansas act to attract businesses establishing a headquarters or engaged in aircraft assembly, electric or hydrogen-powered motor vehicle production, and other specified industries to Kansas by offering companies meeting certain employment and investment requirements an investment tax credit, retention of a percentage of total payroll tax, reimbursement of eligible employee training and education expenses and a sales tax exemption for construction costs.
This bill aims to attract businesses that produce aircraft, electric or hydrogen-powered vehicles, and other innovative products to Kansas. It offers incentives like tax credits, payroll tax breaks, and training reimbursement to companies that meet certain employment and investment requirements.
Exempting certain qualified tips from state income tax.
This bill aims to exempt certain qualified tips from state income tax. This means that some workers who receive tips as part of their job would no longer have to pay state income taxes on those tips.
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.
This bill requires local governments (like cities or counties) to hold a public meeting before approving contracts for legal services that pay lawyers based on how much money they win. The state attorney general would also need to approve these contracts.
Establishing the property tax task force that shall study the property tax system in Kansas and develop recommendations and suggest improvements to law.
This bill creates a task force to study Kansas' property tax system and suggest improvements.
Transferring the licensure of on-premise cereal malt beverage retailers and off-premise cereal malt beverage retailers from cities and counties to the alcoholic beverage control division of the department of revenue; allowing continued local licensure by cities or counties.
This bill transfers the responsibility for licensing on-premise and off-premise cereal malt beverage retailers from cities and counties to the state's Alcoholic Beverage Control Division. This change would allow local governments to continue issuing their own licenses if they choose.
Enacting the Kansas land and military installation protection act to prohibit foreign principals from countries of concern from acquiring any interest in certain real property in this state.
This bill aims to prevent foreign entities from countries of concern from buying or owning certain properties in Kansas. It's meant to protect sensitive areas like military installations and land.
Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases by not-for-profit corporations operating a community theater.
This bill proposes exempting sales tax for purchases made by non-profit organizations that run community theaters. This would apply to specific types of purchases, but the exact details are unclear.
Establishing the Kansas employee emergency savings account (KEESA) program to allow eligible employers to establish employee savings accounts, providing an income and privilege tax credit for certain eligible employer deposits to such employee savings accounts and providing a subtraction modification for certain employee deposits to such savings accounts.
This bill creates a program allowing certain employers to set up employee savings accounts. Employers can get tax credits for contributing to these accounts and employees can subtract their contributions from their taxable income.
Amending the campaign finance act and the state governmental ethics laws regarding the qualifications of members of the governmental ethics commission, actions of the commission, formation of political committees, reporting requirements and requirements for "paid for" attributions.
This bill aims to update laws around campaign finance and government ethics. It focuses on qualifications for a commission that oversees these issues, reporting requirements, and how political committees are formed.