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  • Committee Assistant: Connie Bahner 785-368-7166
  • Connie.Bahner@house.ks.gov

    • Meeting Day: Daily Time: 9:00 am Location: 346-S

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    Bills, Resolutions and Appointments

    Bills In Committee
    SB158 - House Substitute for SB 158 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the Kansas medical marijuana regulation act.
    SB181 - Creating the elevator safety act to require inspections of elevators and licensure for elevator installation and repair.
    HB2006 - Changing the designation of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day.
    HB2047 - Repealing the adoption protection act.
    HB2059 - Providing reciprocity for licenses to carry concealed handguns and creating two classes of concealed carry licenses.
    HB2060 - Establishing daylight saving time as the permanent standard time for the state of Kansas.
    HB2061 - Increasing the minimum age to purchase or possess cigarettes and tobacco products from 18 to 21, and prohibiting cigarette vending machines and flavored vaping products.
    HB2065 - Including source of income as a protected class with respect to housing under the Kansas act against discrimination.
    HB2108 - Concerning the study and investigation of maternal deaths in the state of Kansas and requiring the secretary of health and environment to establish an external review committee to review black maternal death cases.
    HB2113 - Establishing the advisory commission on Asian-American Pacific Islander affairs.
    HB2140 - Prohibiting the carrying of a concealed handgun in the state capitol.
    HB2184 - Creating the Kansas medical marijuana regulation act.
    HB2199 - Authorizing sports wagering under the Kansas expanded lottery act.
    HB2222 - Requiring the Kansas bureau of investigation to establish a Kansas voluntary do-not-sell firearms list to prevent the purchase of firearms by any person who voluntarily registers to be placed on the list.
    HB2251 - Requiring relinquishment of firearms pursuant to certain court orders related to domestic violence.
    HB2267 - Creating the Kansas youth advisory council.
    HB2323 - Amending statutes concerning the recognition of marriage and removing the requirement that marriage be between two parties of the opposite sex.
    HB2403 - Establishing the community defense act to regulate sexually oriented businesses and impose criminal penalties for violations.
    HB2407 - Requiring postsecondary educational institutions to adopt a policy on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.
    HB2409 - Providing a permanent exemption for postsecondary educational institutions from the public buildings requirements under the personal and family protection act.
    HB2410 - Creating the gun violence restraining order act authorizing the issuance of court orders prohibiting the purchase or possession of firearms by a person.
    HB2422 - Requiring all persons to be 18 years of age to be eligible to give consent for marriage and eliminating exceptions to such requirement.
    HB2424 - Amending the definition of "race" in the Kansas act against discrimination to include traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles.
    HB2427 - Requiring registration as a sex offender for certain violations of the crime of breach of privacy.
    HB2430 - Creating the Kansas cannabis legalization act to authorize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, possession and use of cannabis and cannabis products.
    HB2434 - Requiring business entities and public employers to register and use the e-verify program for employment purposes and disallowing certain income tax deductions.
    HB2436 - Enacting the Kansas medical marijuana regulation act and enacting the Kansas innovative solutions for affordable healthcare act to expand medical assistance eligibility.
    HB2439 - Creating the crime of unauthorized disclosure of a child's sexual orientation or gender identity.
    HB2444 - Authorizing sports wagering under the Kansas lottery act.
    HB2449 - Prohibiting stay-at-home orders and curfews and certain public and private entities from requiring vaccinations, requiring the capitol and legislative meetings be open to the public and protecting the freedom of worship and operation of private businesses.
    HB2450 - Authorizing the Kansas lottery to offer sports wagering with an existing contract provider or to issue a request for proposal for such purpose.
    HB2453 - Authorizing the sale and delivery of cereal malt beverages and beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by volume to patrons under the Kansas cereal malt beverage act.
    Resolutions In Committee
    HCR5008 - Urging the U.S. congress to extend daylight saving time throughout the year for the whole nation.
    HCR5010 - Constitutional amendment to add a new article imposing a limitation on state expenditures.
    HCR5011 - Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal section 16 of article 15 of the constitution of the state of Kansas that requires marriage to be between individuals of the opposite sex.
    HCR5012 - Revising Article 10 of the Kansas Constitution to establish a redistricting commission.
    HCR5018 - Proposing a constitutional amendment to remove legislative immunity from arrest in going to, or returning from, the place of meeting, or during the continuance of the legislative session and from civil service of process during the legislative session or 15 days prior to the commencement of the legislative session.
    HR6007 - Declaring September 24, 2021 a day of prayer, fasting and humiliation in Kansas.
    Sponsored Bills
    SB84 - House Substitute for Substitute for SB 84 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Authorizing sports wagering under the Kansas expanded lottery act.
    SB158 - House Substitute for SB 158 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the Kansas medical marijuana regulation act.
    HB2048 - Extending certain provisions of the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas and providing certain relief related to health, welfare, property and economic security during this public health emergency.
    HB2056 - Regulating the sale and distribution of kratom products as a part of and supplemental to the Kansas food, drug and cosmetic act.
    HB2057 - Allowing an alcoholic liquor manufacturer to obtain a drinking establishment license under certain conditions.
    HB2058 - Providing reciprocity for licenses to carry concealed handguns and creating a new class of concealed carry license for individuals 18 to 20 years of age, and creating the Kansas protection of firearm rights act to restore the right to possess a firearm upon expungement of certain convictions.
    HB2059 - Providing reciprocity for licenses to carry concealed handguns and creating two classes of concealed carry licenses.
    HB2060 - Establishing daylight saving time as the permanent standard time for the state of Kansas.
    HB2061 - Increasing the minimum age to purchase or possess cigarettes and tobacco products from 18 to 21, and prohibiting cigarette vending machines and flavored vaping products.
    HB2087 - Limiting the review of certain rules and regulations by the director of the budget.
    HB2088 - Requiring visual observation of an alleged victim of child abuse or neglect as part of an investigation.
    HB2089 - Substitute for HB 2089 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Standardizing firearm safety education training programs in school districts.
    HB2108 - Concerning the study and investigation of maternal deaths in the state of Kansas and requiring the secretary of health and environment to establish an external review committee to review black maternal death cases.
    HB2122 - Enacting the supported decision-making agreements act to provide a statutory framework for adults who want decision-making assistance.
    HB2137 - Authorizing the issuance of licenses when a spouse is a law enforcement officer and authorizing certain licensees under the Kansas liquor control act and the club and drinking establishment act to sell and serve cereal malt beverages.
    HB2138 - Club and drinking establishment liquor license eligibility; spouse is a law enforcement officer in another county.
    HB2184 - Creating the Kansas medical marijuana regulation act.
    HB2199 - Authorizing sports wagering under the Kansas expanded lottery act.
    HB2212 - Eliminating Kansas residency requirements for various liquor licenses.
    HB2224 - Expanding the definition of "infectious disease" in certain statutes related to crimes in which bodily fluids may have been transmitted from one person to another.
    HB2251 - Requiring relinquishment of firearms pursuant to certain court orders related to domestic violence.
    HB2252 - Creating fulfillment house licenses to authorize storage and shipping services provided to winery special order shipping licensees.
    HB2340 - Increasing the minimum age to 21 to purchase or possess cigarettes and tobacco products.
    HB2393 - Providing workers compensation benefits for first responders suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
    HB2400 - Enacting the massage therapist licensure act, to provide for regulation and licensing of massage therapists.
    HB2403 - Establishing the community defense act to regulate sexually oriented businesses and impose criminal penalties for violations.
    HB2406 - Sunday start time for the sale of alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage in retail stores changed from 12 noon to 9 a.m.
    HB2407 - Requiring postsecondary educational institutions to adopt a policy on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.
    HB2408 - Authorizing the state historical society to convey certain real property to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.
    HB2409 - Providing a permanent exemption for postsecondary educational institutions from the public buildings requirements under the personal and family protection act.
    HB2410 - Creating the gun violence restraining order act authorizing the issuance of court orders prohibiting the purchase or possession of firearms by a person.
    HB2415 - Providing the state fire marshal with law enforcement powers and requiring an investigation of deaths resulting from fire.
    HB2416 - Modifying the procedure for declaring and extending a state of disaster emergency, limiting powers granted to the governor during a state of disaster emergency, authorizing the legislative coordinating council and the legislature to take certain action related to a state of disaster emergency and prohibiting the governor or the state board of education from closing private schools during a state of disaster emergency.
    HB2417 - Allowing clubs and drinking establishments to sell beer and cereal malt beverage for consumption off the licensed premises.
    HB2422 - Requiring all persons to be 18 years of age to be eligible to give consent for marriage and eliminating exceptions to such requirement.
    HB2424 - Amending the definition of "race" in the Kansas act against discrimination to include traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles.
    HB2427 - Requiring registration as a sex offender for certain violations of the crime of breach of privacy.
    HB2430 - Creating the Kansas cannabis legalization act to authorize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, possession and use of cannabis and cannabis products.
    HB2433 - Protecting consumers and preventing online retail crime by requiring online marketplaces to verify and authenticate the identity of third parties who sell products on their platforms.
    HB2434 - Requiring business entities and public employers to register and use the e-verify program for employment purposes and disallowing certain income tax deductions.
    HB2436 - Enacting the Kansas medical marijuana regulation act and enacting the Kansas innovative solutions for affordable healthcare act to expand medical assistance eligibility.
    HB2439 - Creating the crime of unauthorized disclosure of a child's sexual orientation or gender identity.
    HB2444 - Authorizing sports wagering under the Kansas lottery act.
    HB2449 - Prohibiting stay-at-home orders and curfews and certain public and private entities from requiring vaccinations, requiring the capitol and legislative meetings be open to the public and protecting the freedom of worship and operation of private businesses.
    HB2450 - Authorizing the Kansas lottery to offer sports wagering with an existing contract provider or to issue a request for proposal for such purpose.
    HB2453 - Authorizing the sale and delivery of cereal malt beverages and beer containing not more than 6% alcohol by volume to patrons under the Kansas cereal malt beverage act.
    Sponsored Resolutions - 2021 Legislative Session
    HCR5003 - Amending the bill of rights of the constitution of the state of Kansas to reserve to the people the right to regulate abortion through their elected state representatives and senators.
    HCR5013 - Urging congress to propose the "keep nine" amendment to the United States constitution to prohibit expanding the number of justices on the United States supreme court.
    HCR5017 - Supporting the adoption of the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill of Rights
    HCR5018 - Proposing a constitutional amendment to remove legislative immunity from arrest in going to, or returning from, the place of meeting, or during the continuance of the legislative session and from civil service of process during the legislative session or 15 days prior to the commencement of the legislative session.
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