Kansas Legislature Drops Bills on Judiciary, Guns, KDOT, Foster CareThe House budget committee demonstrated eagerness Tuesday toresolve a conflict with the Kansas...Carpenter, Tim
Bills introduced in the 2021 and 2022 legislative sessions are dead, and any bills to be considered must be introduced anew. Any bills introduced in 2023 that are not enacted will carry over to the 2024 session. For the 2023 Session of the Kansas Legislature, individual requests for bill intr...
2018:The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 is overturned by the US Supreme Court. Three bills that legalize sports betting in KS are introduced, but all die in the legislature. 2019:There is another attempt to legalize sports betting that would tax operators at 5...
SB 387, a proposal that is rapidly changing as lawmakers work to finalize bills before the Legislature adjourns Friday, includes $75 million for Special Education Services Aid in fiscal year 2025. In fiscal year 2026, the bill claims to appropriate $610.5 million for Speci...
Kansas: High Court Overturns —In April, a Kansas district court disqualified the legislature’s congressional map as a partisan gerrymander. Gov. Laura Kelly (D) originally vetoed the map, but the legislature was able to override her action with two-thirds support in both houses. The Kansas ...
Since the US Supreme Court struck down PASPA in May 2018, the Kansas legislature had been working on legislation governing sports betting. During that same year, Kansas became one of the pioneering states to attempt the introduction of sports betting. ...
This bill, prefiled by Rep. Carmichael (D-Wichita), would restore the law to the way it read before 2016 (see2016 HB128, 3rd CCR) when the legislature passed bills pushed by former Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Among other things, the 2016 law required (1) applicants for admission to...
State Legislatures Move Opposite Directions On Hemp, Delta-8 Michigan Hemp Bills Sail Through the House CBD News Roundup: Senate Passes CBD and Marijuana Research Expansion Act The CBD Insider Author The mission of The CBD Insider is to provide consumers with a way to find high-quality...
Chris Raithel, a non-binary University of Kansas junior, was among those who worked on drafting the Student Senate proposal since last fall. Their goal wasn’t to create a confrontation between the university and the Legislature that could fuel a budget-cutting b...
The Legislature on Tuesday approved a broad bathroom bill and on Wednesday voted to override Kelly’s veto of the measure on transgender athletes. Kansas is the 20th state to enact such a sports ban, and its law applies to club and school sports from kindergarten through college starting July...