GR Bills
Bill Number
and Sponsor
H Sub for SB 7
Legislative Post Audit
Committee
Bill Subject
Current Status
Creating the classroom learning assuring student success Approved by
act; making and concerning appropriations for fiscal
Governor
years ending June 30, 2015, June 30, 2016, and June 30,
2017, for the department of education
Last Action
3/25/2015 ­ ­ Approved by
Governor Sam Brownback
3/20/2015 ­ Senate ­ Enrolled and
presented to the Governor
3/16/2015 ­ Senate ­ Concurred;
Yeas 25, Nays 14
Sub for SB 18
Senate Judiciary
Committee
Making certain law enforcement audio and video
recordings confidential and exempt from the open
records act
In House
Judiciary
3/11/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Judiciary: Thursday,
3/19, 3:30 PM, Rm 112­N
3/5/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Judiciary
3/4/2015 ­ House ­ Received and
introduced
Sub for SB 38
Bad faith assertions of patent infringement
2014 Special Committee
on Judiciary
In Conference 3/24/2015 ­ House ­ Acceded;
Committee
appointed Barker, Macheers and
Carmichael
3/23/2015 ­ Senate ­
Nonconcurred; Conference
Committee requested; appointed
King, Smith and Haley
3/20/2015 ­ House ­ Final Action:
Passed as amended; Yeas 115,
Nays 0
SB 45
Terry Bruce, R­34th
Authorizing the carrying of concealed handguns
without a license under the personal and family
protection act
Pending
enrollment
3/25/2015 ­ Senate ­ Concurred;
Yeas 31, Nays 8
3/25/2015 ­ House ­ Emergencied
to Final Action: Passed as
amended; Yeas 85, Nays 39
3/25/2015 ­ House ­ Committee of
the Whole: Committee Report be
adopted; be passed as amended
SB 61
Senate Federal and State
Affairs Committee
Kansas lottery; sale of tickets; advertising; underage
purchase of ticket prohibited
In Senate
Federal and
State Affairs
3/18/2015 ­ Senate ­ Scheduled
Discussion and Possible Action in
Federal and State Affairs:
Thursday, 3/19, 10:30 AM, Rm
144­S
2/23/2015 ­ Senate ­ Withdrawn
from General Orders; rereferred to
Federal and State Affairs
2/10/2015 ­ Senate ­ Committee
Report recommending bill be
passed as amended by Federal and
State Affairs
SB 70
Senate Corrections and
Juvenile Justice
Committee
Background checks and licensure of teachers;
background checks for school employees with direct
contact with students
Stricken from
House
calendar
3/23/2015 ­ House ­ Committee
Report recommending bill be
passed as amended by Education
3/13/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Education:
Wednesday, 3/18, 1:30 PM, Rm
112­N
3/5/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Education
SB 93
Career technical education performance­based funding
requirements
Senate Education
Committee
Stricken from
House
calendar
3/25/2015 ­ House ­ Committee
Report recommending bill be
passed by Education
3/18/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Education: Thursday,
3/19, 1:00 PM, Rm 112­N
3/5/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Education
SB 98
Open records, charges limited; open meetings; minutes
required
In House
Judiciary
Jacob LaTurner, R­13th
3/24/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Judiciary
3/23/2015 ­ House ­ Received and
introduced
3/19/2015 ­ Senate ­ Emergencied
to Final Action: Passed as
amended; Yeas 38, Nays 0
SB 133
Senate Judiciary
Committee
Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverage by
minor; immunity from liability for minor seeking
medical assistance needed due to alcohol consumption
Passed in
Senate
3/25/2015 ­ Senate ­ Emergencied
to Final Action: Passed as
amended; Yeas 34, Nays 5
3/25/2015 ­ Senate ­ Committee
of the Whole: Committee Report
be adopted; be passed as amended
3/5/2015 ­ Senate ­ Withdrawn
from Federal and State Affairs;
rereferred to Committee of the
Whole
SB 134
Amendments to the Kansas noxious weed law
In Senate
Agriculture
Senate Agriculture
Committee
2/4/2015 ­ Senate ­ Scheduled
Hearing and Possible Action in
Agriculture: Tuesday, 2/10/2015,
8:30 AM, Rm 159­S
2/3/2015 ­ Senate ­ Referred to
Agriculture
2/2/2015 ­ Senate ­ Introduced
SB 161
Vacation and discretionary policies of the boards of
regents relating to university support staff
In House
3/23/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Appropriations Appropriations
Senate Ways and Means
Committee
3/20/2015 ­ House ­ Received and
introduced
3/19/2015 ­ Senate ­ Final Action:
Passed; Yeas 38, Nays 0
SB 168
Issuing a $1 billion of pension obligation bonds to
finance a portion of the unfunded actuarial liability of
Senate Select Committee KPERS
on KPERS
In House
Pensions and
Benefits
3/5/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Pensions and Benefits
3/4/2015 ­ House ­ Received and
introduced
2/26/2015 ­ Senate ­ Emergencied
to Final Action: Passed as
amended; Yeas 21, Nays 17
SB 175
Exercise of religious freedom by postsecondary
education student associations
Senate Ways and Means
Committee
In House
Federal and
State Affairs
3/25/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Federal and State
Affairs: Monday, 3/30, 9:00 AM,
Rm 346­S
3/24/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Federal and State Affairs
3/23/2015 ­ House ­ Received and
introduced
SB 189
Senate Agriculture
Committee
Creating an institutional license to practice veterinary
medicine
Nonconcurred 3/25/2015 ­ Senate ­
in Senate
Nonconcurred; Conference
Committee requested; appointed
Love, Kerschen and Francisco
3/25/2015 ­ House ­ Final Action:
Passed as amended; Yeas 112,
Nays 13
3/24/2015 ­ House ­ Committee of
the Whole: Committee Report be
adopted; be further amended; be
passed as amended
SB 193
Requiring a degree prospectus for postsecondary degree In House
3/24/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
programs
Appropriations Appropriations
Senate Ways and Means
Committee
3/23/2015 ­ House ­ Received and
introduced
3/19/2015 ­ Senate ­ Emergencied
to Final Action: Passed as
amended; Yeas 27, Nays 11
SB 210
Requiring employment of Kansas workers for certain
state contracts and tax incentives
In Senate
Commerce
Anthony Hensley, D­19th
2/12/2015 ­ Senate ­ Referred to
Commerce
2/11/2015 ­ Senate ­ Introduced
SB 235
Capital improvement projects for various state agencies In Senate
Ways and
Senate Ways and Means
Means
Committee
3/17/2015 ­ Senate ­ Scheduled
Possible Action in Ways and
Means: Thursday, 3/19; Friday,
3/20, 10:30 AM, Rm 548­S
3/17/2015 ­ Senate ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Ways and Means:
Wednesday, 3/18, 10:30 AM, Rm
548­S
2/17/2015 ­ Senate ­ Referred to
Ways and Means
SB 237
Appropriations for FY 2015, FY 2016, FY 2017, FY
2018 and FY 2019 for various state agencies
Senate Ways and Means
Committee
In Senate
Ways and
Means
3/17/2015 ­ Senate ­ Scheduled
Possible Action in Ways and
Means: Thursday, 3/19; Friday,
3/20, 10:30 AM, Rm 548­S
3/17/2015 ­ Senate ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Ways and Means:
Wednesday, 3/18, 10:30 AM, Rm
548­S
2/17/2015 ­ Senate ­ Referred to
Ways and Means
SB 241
Senate Ways and Means
Committee
Amending the procedure for the approval of state
contracts
On General
Orders in
Senate
3/23/2015 ­ Senate ­ Committee
Report recommending bill be
passed by Ways and Means
2/19/2015 ­ Senate ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Ways and Means:
Monday, 2/23, 10:30 AM, Rm
548­S
2/18/2015 ­ Senate ­ Referred to
Ways and Means
SB 249
Purchasing; competitive bids; vehicle repairs
Senate Ways and Means
Committee
On General
Orders in
Senate
3/23/2015 ­ Senate ­ Committee
Report recommending bill be
passed as amended by Ways and
Means
2/19/2015 ­ Senate ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Ways and Means:
Tuesday, 2/24, 10:30 AM, Rm
548­S
2/18/2015 ­ Senate ­ Referred to
Ways and Means
SB 250
Joint committee on state building construction; reports
of the secretary of administration
Senate Ways and Means
Committee
On General
Orders in
Senate
3/23/2015 ­ Senate ­ Committee
Report recommending bill be
passed by Ways and Means
2/19/2015 ­ Senate ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Ways and Means:
Monday, 2/23, 10:30 AM, Rm
548­S
2/18/2015 ­ Senate ­ Referred to
Ways and Means
HB 2010
Conducting information technology audits
Legislative Post Audit
Committee
In Conference 3/24/2015 ­ Senate ­ Acceded;
Committee
appointed Masterson, Denning
and Kelly
3/23/2015 ­ House ­
Nonconcurred; Conference
Committee requested; appointed
Ryckman Jr, Schwartz and Henry
3/19/2015 ­ Senate ­ Emergencied
to Final Action: Passed as
amended; Yeas 38, Nays 0
HB 2019
Property tax levy for the Kansas educational building
fund
House Vision 2020
Committee
In House
Taxation
1/28/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Taxation: Wednesday,
2/4/2015, 3:30 PM, Rm 582­N
1/15/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Taxation
1/14/2015 ­ House ­ Introduced
HB 2038
House Appropriations
Committee
Appropriation revisions for FY 2015, FY 2016, FY
2017, and FY 2018 for various state agencies
In House
1/20/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Appropriations Hearing in Appropriations:
Wednesday, 1/21/2015, 9:00 AM,
Rm 112­N
1/20/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Appropriations
1/16/2015 ­ House ­ Introduced
HB 2095
House Pensions and
Benefits Committee
Issuing $1.5 billion of pension obligation bonds to
finance a portion of the unfunded actuarial liability of
KPERS
Pending
motion to
concur
3/25/2015 ­ House ­ Emergencied
to Final Action: Passed as
amended; Yeas 67, Nays 57
3/25/2015 ­ House ­ Committee of
the Whole: Committee Report be
adopted; be passed as amended
3/17/2015 ­ House ­ Committee
Report recommending bill be
passed as further amended by
Pensions and Benefits
S Sub for HB 2096
Public employees concerning public employer­
employee relations act and deductions from wages
House Commerce, Labor
and Economic
Development Committee
In Senate
Ways and
Means
3/25/2015 ­ Senate ­ Withdrawn
from Calendar; referred to Ways
and Means
3/23/2015 ­ Senate ­ Committee
Report recommending substitute
be passed by Commerce
3/5/2015 ­ Senate ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Commerce: Monday,
3/9, 8:30 AM, Rm 548­S
HB 2097
State fire marshal; search and rescue teams and
hazardous materials response teams; tort claims
House Veterans, Military immunity; emergency response fund
and Homeland Security
Committee
In Senate
Federal and
State Affairs
2/17/2015 ­ Senate ­ Referred to
Federal and State Affairs
2/16/2015 ­ Senate ­ Received
and introduced
2/13/2015 ­ House ­ Final Action:
Passed as amended; Yeas 92,
Nays 23
S Sub for HB 2135
Joint Committee on
Special Claims against
the State
Appropriations for FY 2015, FY 2016, FY 2017, FY
2018 and FY 2019 for various state agencies; capital
improvement projects; claims against the state
Pending
motion to
concur
3/25/2015 ­ Senate ­ Emergencied
to Final Action: Passed as
amended; Yeas 26, Nays 13
3/25/2015 ­ Senate ­ Committee
of the Whole: Committee Report
recommending substitute bill be
adopted; be amended; substitute
be passed as amended
3/23/2015 ­ Senate ­ Committee
Report recommending substitute
be passed by Ways and Means
HB 2139
Postsecondary education; tuition and fees for aliens
In House
Education
John Rubin, R­18th
3/18/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Discussion and Possible Action in
Education: Thursday, 3/19, 1:00
PM, Rm 112­N
2/19/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Education: Tuesday,
2/24, 1:00 PM, Rm 112­N
2/19/2015 ­ House ­ Withdrawn
from Federal and State Affairs;
referred to Education
HB 2153
Taxpayer empowerment, accountability and
transparency in state contracting act
In House
1/29/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Appropriations Appropriations
House Appropriations
Committee
1/28/2015 ­ House ­ Introduced
HB 2175
Prohibit use of carbon monoxide chambers for
euthanizing dogs and cats
House Federal and State
Affairs Committee
In House
Agriculture
and Natural
Resources
3/5/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Agriculture and
Natural Resources: Tuesday, 3/10,
3:30 PM, Rm 346­S
1/31/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Agriculture and Natural
Resources
1/29/2015 ­ House ­ Introduced
HB 2207
House Education
Committee
Development and implementation of ethnic studies in
schools
In House
2/26/2015 ­ House ­ Withdrawn
Appropriations from Education; referred to
Appropriations
2/12/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Education: Friday,
2/20, 1:00 PM, Rm 112­N
2/4/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Education
HB 2261
Amending unemployment insurance benefits
In House
determination; employer classification and contribution Taxation
House Commerce, Labor rates
and Economic
Development Committee
2/17/2015 ­ House ­ Withdrawn
from Commerce, Labor and
Economic Development; referred
to Taxation
2/11/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Commerce, Labor and
Economic Development:
Monday, 2/16, 1:30 PM, Rm 346­
S
2/9/2015 ­ House ­ Commerce,
Labor and Economic
Development
HB 2267
Alternative project delivery; notice requirements and
selection procedures
Pending action 3/24/2015 ­ House ­ Enrolled and
by Governor presented to Governor
House Appropriations
Committee
3/19/2015 ­ Senate ­ Emergencied
to Final Action: Passed; Yeas 34,
Nays 4
3/19/2015 ­ Senate ­ Committee
of the Whole: Be passed
HB 2305
Creating an institutional license to practice veterinary
medicine
House Appropriations
Committee
On General
Orders in
House
2/20/2015 ­ House ­ Committee
Report recommending bill be
passed by Agriculture and Natural
Resources
2/17/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Agriculture and
Natural Resources: Thursday,
2/19, 3:30 PM, Rm 346­S
2/12/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Agriculture and Natural
Resources
HB 2307
House Taxation
Committee
State finances; relating to state general fund tax receipts In House
and expenditures; providing a tax amnesty; creating a
Taxation
budget stabilization fund, tax reduction fund; ending
balances; income tax rates, itemized deductions; reports
to the legislature
2/25/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Taxation: Wednesday,
3/4, 3:30 PM, Rm 582­N
2/12/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Taxation
2/11/2015 ­ House ­ Introduced
HB 2356
House Commerce, Labor
and Economic
Development Committee
Providing for public safety with regard to elevators
In House
Commerce,
Labor and
Economic
Development
3/13/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Informational Hearing in
Commerce, Labor and Economic
Development: Wednesday, 3/18,
1:30 PM, Rm 346­S
2/16/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Commerce, Labor and Economic
Development
2/13/2015 ­ House ­ Introduced
HB 2366
House Appropriations
Committee
Capital improvement projects for various state agencies In House
3/13/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Appropriations Discussion and Possible Action in
Appropriations: Tuesday, 3/17,
9:00 AM, Rm 112­N
3/13/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Appropriations:
Monday, 3/16, 9:00 AM, Rm 112­
N
2/17/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Appropriations
Sub for HB 2370
House Appropriations
Committee
Appropriations for FY 2015, FY 2016, FY 2017, FY
2018 and FY 2019 for various sate agencies; capital
improvement projects
On General
Orders in
House
3/19/2015 ­ House ­ Committee
Report recommending substitute
be passed by Appropriations
3/13/2015 ­ House ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Appropriations:
Monday, 3/16, 9:00 AM, Rm 112­
N
2/18/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Appropriations
HB 2391
House Appropriations
Committee
State employees; shared leave program limited to life
In Senate
threatening medical conditions; longevity bonuses only Commerce
if moneys appropriated for such bonuses; classified
positions converted to unclassified positions
3/26/2015 ­ Senate ­ Scheduled
Hearing in Commerce: Tuesday,
3/31, 8:30 AM, Rm 548­S
3/25/2015 ­ Senate ­ Received
and introduced; referred to
Commerce
3/25/2015 ­ House ­ Final Action:
Passed as amended; Yeas 74,
Nays 51
HB 2395
State building projects; negotiating committees;
alternative procurement
House Appropriations
Committee
Pending
motion to
concur
3/25/2015 ­ House ­ Emergencied
to Final Action: Passed as
amended; Yeas 120, Nays 4
3/25/2015 ­ House ­ Committee of
the Whole: Committee Report be
adopted; be passed as amended
3/12/2015 ­ House ­ Committee
Report recommending bill be
passed as amended by Commerce,
Labor and Economic
Development
HB 2397
House Federal and State
Affairs Committee
Unmanned aerial vehicle regulation and privacy act
In House
Federal and
State Affairs
3/5/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Federal and State Affairs
3/4/2015 ­ House ­ Introduced
HB 2406
House Taxation
Committee
Urban core economic development tax­based incentives In House
for housing, opportunity zones and individual
Taxation
development
3/12/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Taxation
3/11/2015 ­ House ­ Introduced
HB 2407
State infrastructure projects; allowing for public private In House
agreements
Federal and
House Federal and State
State Affairs
Affairs Committee
3/12/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Federal and State Affairs
3/11/2015 ­ House ­ Introduced
HB 2416
House Appropriations
Committee
KPERS; definition of compensation for purposes of
computing final average salary
In House
Commerce,
Labor and
Economic
Development
3/20/2015 ­ House ­ Referred to
Commerce, Labor and Economic
Development
3/19/2015 ­ House ­ Introduced