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Excluding owners of oil leases from having to file request for exemption with the board of tax appeals for property tax exemptions.
This bill would exempt oil lease owners from filing a request for property tax exemptions with the Board of Tax Appeals.
Establishing the save Kansas act, authorizing the use of additional resources for verifying voter registration records, imposing restrictions on websites that can accept and transmit voter registration applications, removing individuals disqualified for voting from such records and providing an open records request exemption for certain information related to such records.
This bill aims to improve voter registration record verification by allowing for additional resources and removing disqualified voters from records. It also exempts certain information from open records requests.
Substitute for HB 2435 by Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications - Authorizing natural gas public utilities to recover certain growth-related investments in the gas system reliability surcharge, increasing the cap on the amount that the monthly fixed charge may be increased for residential customers and reducing the time for the state corporation commission to act on gas system reliability surcharge filings.
This bill allows natural gas utilities to recover investments in their systems by increasing a monthly fee for residential customers. It also speeds up the state's review process for these fees.
Creating the Kansas motorsports venue protection act to provide immunity to motorsports venues from civil actions for nuisance, taking or similar legal theories.
This bill aims to protect motorsports venues in Kansas from lawsuits related to noise, property values, or other issues. It would provide immunity from civil actions for nuisance or taking.
Enhancing the criminal penalty for an offense committed with the intent to commit transnational repression, requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training, providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony, providing that the theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony and providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.
This bill makes stealing livestock or farming equipment a more serious crime. It would be considered a severity level 5 felony, which is one step below a violent felony.
Senate Substitute for HB 2402 by Committee on Education - Requiring eligible boards of education to consider participation in the community eligibility provision, providing a financial hardship exception to such participation, requiring the state department of education to assist school districts seeking such participation, extending the application deadline for authorization to operate as a public innovative district from December 1 to May 1 and deeming such applications approved if not approved or denied within 45 days of submission.
This bill requires eligible school boards to consider participating in a program that provides free meals for all students. It also allows schools facing financial hardship to opt out and offers state assistance to districts seeking participation.
Authorizing the supreme court to impose a charge to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel through June 30, 2030.
This bill allows the Kansas Supreme Court to collect a fee to cover the costs of non-judicial staff through June 30, 2030. The fee will help fund salaries and benefits for court employees who are not judges.
Establishing the removal of squatters act, providing a procedure to remove a squatter from a dwelling unit, requiring owners or agents of dwelling units to provide an affidavit to the county sheriff department or police department , requiring notice to vacate by the sheriff, establishing the crime of providing a false affidavit and establishing a civil cause of action for wrongful removal of a person from a dwelling unit, allowing attorney fees and punitive damages.
This bill creates a process for removing people who are occupying a home without permission. Homeowners or their agents must provide proof to law enforcement that the person is a squatter, and then the sheriff will give notice to vacate.
Creating the specialty practice student loan program and the specialty practice student loan repayment fund, allowing for the transfer of funds from the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds to the specialty practice student loan repayment fund and abolishing the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds.
This bill creates a new student loan program for medical students pursuing specialty practices. It also transfers funds from existing programs for obstetricians and psychiatrists to this new fund.
Creating the crime of unlawful approach of a first responder and providing penalties therefore, requiring traffic laws that apply to local and state law enforcement to apply to federal law enforcement; including federal law enforcement in the definitions used in the crime of interference with law enforcement; including buildings owned by the United States in the crime of interference with the conduct of public business of public buildings; including enforcement of federal laws and executive orders in the exceptions from liability in the tort claims act, relating to the enforcement of detainers issued by the United States immigration and customs enforcement by a county sheriff operating a county jail; requiring municipal insurance pools to provide coverage of law enforcement agencies enforcing federal law; requiring the state to pay certain judgements in federal civil actions and provide legal representation by the attorney general, exempting section 287(g) federal immigration agreements from certain provisions of the interlocal cooperation act.
This bill sets rules for county sheriffs handling immigration detainer requests, requires insurance coverage for law enforcement enforcing federal laws, and provides state representation in certain court cases.
Substitute for HB 2357 by Committee on Judiciary - Providing for expungement of certain court records and consideration of mediation in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by the residential landlord and tenant act.
This bill allows certain court records related to evictions to be erased (expunged) and also considers mediation as an option for resolving eviction disputes. This might help people who have been evicted from their homes to clear their records and avoid future difficulties.
Creating the crime of aggravated criminal desecration and providing penalties therefor, authorizing the disposition of the unclaimed remains of deceased persons by district coroners and providing exemptions from liability for such actions, establishing requirements for programs of continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors and authorizing the use of the word "crematory" as part of the business name for businesses owned by the same person who owns a licensed crematory.
This bill allows district coroners in Kansas to handle the remains of people who die without anyone claiming them. It also protects the coroners from being sued for doing so.
Establishing procedures for a civil action instituted by the commissioner of insurance related to fraudulent insurance acts, providing that expunged criminal records will be disclosed in any application for licensure as an insurance producer or public adjuster if the arrest, conviction or diversion is for a fraudulent insurance act and including automobile assigned claims plans in provisions related to fraudulent insurance acts.
This bill establishes procedures for the Kansas insurance commissioner to take civil action against fraudulent insurance acts. It also requires disclosure of expunged criminal records related to these acts when applying for insurance producer or public adjuster licensure.
Authorizing children in the custody of the secretary of the department for children and families to attend school in any school district, requiring records for such students to be timely transferred between school districts and requiring a transportation plan if the child remains in the school of origin.
This bill allows children in foster care to attend school in any Kansas school district. It also requires schools to transfer records quickly and have a plan for transportation if the child stays at their original school.
Permitting the use of expedited partner therapy to treat sexually transmitted infections, authorizing a licensed private psychiatric hospital to maintain a stock supply of emergency medication kits for pharmaceutical emergencies, allowing expired emergency opioid antagonists to be used to treat an opioid overdose, permitting first responders to distribute and administer expired emergency opioid antagonists, permitting a pharmacist to distribute epinephrine delivery systems to a school for use in emergency medication kits and amending definitions related to medication in schools to allow for use of epinephrine delivery systems.
This bill aims to clarify what constitutes an 'emergency opioid antagonist' for someone helping another person who needs medical assistance. This includes expired emergency opioid antagonists.
Authorizing hiring, recruitment and retention bonuses in state agencies' employee award and recognition program, increasing the limitation on such award or bonus to $10,000, eliminating the secretary of administration's authority to adopt rules and regulations and requiring such secretary to submit an annual report to certain legislative committees concerning such awards and bonuses.
This bill allows state agencies to offer hiring, recruitment, and retention bonuses to employees up to $10,000. It also requires the Secretary of Administration to submit an annual report to legislative committees.
Senate Substitute for HB 2212 by Committee on Judiciary - Authorizing the governor to make a declaration of need for enhanced public safety and security for an extraordinary event and providing certain powers to the governor during a period of such declaration.
This bill allows the governor to declare a state of emergency for extraordinary events that require enhanced public safety and security. The declaration would give the governor certain powers during this time.
Limiting or prohibiting work release for people convicted of a second or third offense of domestic battery, requiring an offender convicted of a first offense to undergo a domestic violence offender assessment, excluding certain offenders convicted of a nonperson felony from participation in certified drug abuse treatment programs and authorizing community correctional services officers to complete criminal risk-need assessments for divertees who are committed to such programs.
This bill aims to limit or prohibit work release for people convicted of domestic battery for a second or third time. Work release allows these individuals to continue working while serving their sentence.
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.
This bill allows beekeepers who meet certain requirements to sell packaged honey and honeycombs without needing a special license from the state.
Providing cities the authority to allow the driving of golf carts upon sidewalks and permitting local authorities with jurisdiction over city residence districts to reduce the maximum speed limit from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour without an engineering and traffic investigation.
This bill designates a portion of US highway 160 as the CPL Monte Wayne Forrest memorial highway and a portion of US highway 77 as the POW MIA memorial highway. It also names a bridge in Clay county as the POW MIA memorial bridge.
Requiring that certain contractual provisions be incorporated in all contracts for certain cities and counties, including the provisions of form DA-146a, with certain exceptions.
This bill requires certain cities and counties in Kansas to include specific contractual provisions in their agreements. The provisions are based on a form called DA-146a, but there are some exceptions.
Substitute for HB 2114 by Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources - Clarifying which structures shall be considered water obstructions and not a dam, increasing application fees for a permit to construct, modify or add to a dam, requiring post-construction permit fees and requiring any licensed professional engineer who conducts inspections required by the act to be approved by the chief engineer or a certified intern engineer who is under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer.
This bill clarifies what structures are considered water obstructions and not dams. It also increases permit fees for building or modifying a dam.
Senate Substitute for HB 2099 by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics - Authorizing the secretary of corrections on behalf of the state of Kansas to convey certain real property located in Leavenworth county, Kansas, to Leavenworth county.
This bill allows the state of Kansas to transfer ownership of certain property in Leavenworth County to the county. This property is currently owned by the Secretary of Corrections.
Establishing the remote practice of pharmacy, requiring certain conditions for such practice and limiting activities performed under such practice, permitting a pharmacist to initiate therapy for certain conditions consistent with the pharmacist's education, training and experience, adding pharmacists who initiate such therapy to the healthcare stabilization fund and allowing a pharmacist to dispense a one-time emergency refill of a noncontrolled prescription drug for up to a 90-day supply when no refills remain, adopting compounding standards established by the United States pharmacopeia and allowing for exemptions from such standards and removing the authority of the state board of pharmacy to authorize individuals to access the prescription monitoring program database by rules and regulations.
This bill aims to allow Kansas cosmetologists to practice in other states that have similar agreements. It's part of a compact between states to streamline licensing and make it easier for professionals to work across state lines.
Authorizing the adoption of certain rules and regulations related to hazardous waste monitoring and permit application fees by the Kansas department of health and environment.
This bill changes how title agents report their audits and increases the amount of surety bonds they must file. It also eliminates a business exemption in certain counties.