Kansas Legislation

Prohibiting school employment contracts from excluding documentation of disciplinary actions or behavioral corrective actions taken with regard to an employee.

Establishing limitations for land transactions for wind and solar energy projects and allowing a consumer to revoke such land transaction under the Kansas consumer protection act.

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

Providing for approval by the department of wildlife and parks for qualified program or management plans to qualify for the nongame and endangered species habitat credit.

Establishing statewide standards governing the use of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, permitting a pharmacist to initiate such medication to certain patients, providing civil liability protections to pharmacists who initiate prophylactic therapy to patients for post-exposure to human immunodeficiency virus.

Including children with fetal alcohol syndrome disorder under the definition of other health impairment in the special education for exceptional children act.

Modifying deadlines for mailing property tax statements to taxpayers and certification of tax levies to the director of property valuation to be earlier than the current deadlines and providing for the county clerk's use of the previous year's budget when a taxing subdivision fails to timely file its budget.

Modifying the definition of lead-based paint in the residential childhood lead poisoning prevention act to include paint that contains lead equal to or in excess of 0.009% by weight or in excess of that specified in federal law, whichever is less.

Specifying when boards of directors for irrigation districts of 35,000 or more acres may conduct board member elections by mail ballot and establishing the terms for such members.

Providing that certain legal violations relating to victims of crime are not grounds for appeal in a criminal case.

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

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.

Disqualifying from the carbon dioxide capture and sequestration property tax exemption and the income tax accelerated depreciation deduction if machinery and equipment are used to inject animal manure into the ground.

Requiring the election commissioners in the four largest counties to designate at least three advance voting sites as determined by the board of county commissioners and providing for in-person advance voting 20 days prior to an election in such counties.

Reducing the authorized amount of days that a child may be placed in a secure facility and eliminating the court's option to extend such authorization.

Expanding the current sales tax exemption for purchases by domestic violence shelters to domestic and sexual violence programs.

Amending the uniform nonparent visitation act to modify the evidentiary standard for awarding visitation to a nonparent.

Establishing the education opportunity tax credit to provide an income tax credit for taxpayers with eligible dependent children who are not enrolled in public school.

Prohibiting the acquisition of critical components of drone technology from countries of concern and the procurement of final or finished goods or services from countries of concern.

Increasing the criminal penalty for possessing or refusing to surrender any firearm in or on any school property or grounds.

Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases made by sleep in heavenly peace, inc.

Requiring the board of county commissioners or the city governing body to refer the proposed creation of a conservation easement to the appropriate planning commission for review and recommendation; providing the board of county commissioners or the city shall approve or deny the creation of conservation easements.

Prohibiting the transfer of hemp-derived cannabinoid products to any person under the age of 21, establishing packaging and labeling requirements for such products and amending the definition of industrial hemp and hemp products.

Enacting the safeguarding American veteran empowerment (SAVE) act to limit compensation for assisting in veterans benefits matters.

Prohibiting abortion procedures except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman and providing a private cause of action for civil enforcement of such prohibition.

Allowing for a public library taxing district to withdraw from a regional system of cooperating libraries with no discretion regarding approval of such withdrawal by the state library board.

Providing an income tax credit for the sale and distribution of biodiesel and renewable diesel blends for motor vehicle fuels.

Amending the Kansas act against discrimination to include sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and status as a veteran.

Authorizing cities and counties to regulate the sale and purchase of firearms and ammunition within a building owned by such city or county.

Authorizing the board of county commissioners to appoint a person to fill a vacancy in a county-elected office when no candidate runs for such office.

Enacting the returning to nonaccountability of the executive branch agencies that report to the governor act and eliminating the budget process requirements of a performance-based budgeting system.

Prohibiting cities and counties from adopting or enforcing any ordinance or resolution that requires landlords to lease housing to tenants receiving financial assistance from or through the housing choice voucher program or any other housing assistance program or that otherwise restricts a landlord's ability to consider the income source of a prospective tenant.

Eliminating the requirement that the commissioner submit certain reports to the governor and removing certain specific entities from the definition of person for the purpose of enforcing insurance law.

Adding a citation to the code of federal regulations to the definition of veteran and disabled veteran.

Authorizing school districts to request and receive an applicant teacher’s employment files from another school district if such teacher was previously employed by such other school district and establishing which school district is responsible for and the custodian of teacher employment files that are records under the Kansas open records act.

Requiring school districts to adopt policies to limit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours and requiring the state board of education to designate a period of time for social media awareness and develop goals and materials relating thereto.

Requiring additional licensing requirements for assisted living facilities with dementia care.

Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes and requiring school districts to report on the amount of screen time that certain students experience during a typical school day.

Enacting the conscientious right to refuse act to prohibit discrimination against individuals who refuse medical care and creating a civil cause of action based on such discrimination and revoking the authority of the secretary of health and environment to quarantine individuals and impose associated penalties.

Facilitating nursing workforce development by setting education levels for instructors at nursing schools as a requirement for state approval.

Providing a sales tax exemption for certain purchases and sales by care to share cancer support group of Bourbon county, Kansas, inc.

Permitting highway construction and maintenance vehicles in road construction zones to display flashing amber, white or green lights at all times or flashing white and blue lights on stationary trailers under certain conditions and prohibiting the use of a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle in a school zone or a road construction zone.

Adding consideration of whether the offender has physical custody of such offender's minor child or is a legal guardian or custodian with physical custody of a minor child to the factors considered for diversions and dispositional departures.

Authorizing the commissioner of insurance to select and announce the version of certain instructions, calculations and documents in effect for the upcoming calendar year and cause such announcement to be published in the Kansas register, allowing certain life insurers to follow health financial reports and adopting certain provisions from the national association of insurance commissioners holding company system regulatory act relating to group capital calculations and liquidity stress testing.

Providing that the selection of alternative payment methods by a dental provider will remain in force for the duration of a contract with a dental benefit plan.

Updating cross references in the personal and family protection act regarding the eligibility requirements to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun, requiring the surrender of a suspended or revoked license, providing for a transition from a provisional license to a standard license and prohibiting the collection of personal information of an off-duty law enforcement officer entering buildings while armed or requiring such officer to wear any item identifying such person as a law enfo...

Requiring title agents to make their audit reports available for inspection instead of submitting such reports annually, requiring the amount of surety bonds filed with the commissioner of insurance to be $100,000 and eliminating the controlled business exemption in certain counties.

Enacting the art therapist licensure act to provide for the regulation and licensing of professional art therapists.

Requiring the director of legislative administrative services to remove legislative video recordings from cloud based servers and video on demand platforms after 10 years.

Prohibiting electric public utilities from recovering from ratepayers the costs associated with electric vehicle charging stations and requiring electric public utilities to establish electric vehicle charging service rate schedules.