(April 9, 2026) – Today, other items addressed in the House and Senate, unrelated to vetoes, included the following:
CCR on Senate Bill 33: relating to sales and compensating use tax; providing that countywide retailers' sales tax is apportioned based on total assessed valuations of the county and cities within the county rather than on property taxes levied; increasing the authority for a countywide retailers' sales tax and providing for the dedicated apportionment of special purpose tax revenues up to two percent; limiting special purpose taxes to 10 years; requiring certain reporting to the Department of Revenue for the administration of such tax; relating to income taxation; removing the obsolete reference to global intangible low-taxed income when determining Kansas adjusted gross income. The report was adopted in the House on a vote of 122-1.
CCR for House Bill 2164, relating to elementary and secondary schools; prohibiting certain additives in food provided by schools as part of certain food programs; requiring schools to certify that school facilities do not serve food containing such additives; requiring school districts to provide a specified amount of daily recess time for students; prohibiting the limiting or withholding of recess for disciplinary reasons; requiring the establishment and administration of a Kansas state fitness test; designating up to one hour of recess time as part of the school term. The House rejected the report on a vote of 38-85.
CCR for House Bill 2412, relating to the social studies curriculum; requiring instruction that provides students with an understanding of communist, fascist, and socialist regimes and ideologies; and requiring that students pass an American civics examination to graduate with a high school diploma. The CCR was adopted in the House by a vote of 80-43 and has previously passed the Senate 23-14.
The Senate also took action voting to concur on H Sub for Senate Bill 51, authorizing the chief information security officer to receive and audit reports, updating statutes related to services provided by the CITO and authorizing the office of information technology services to provide certain services to political subdivisions and hospitals. The bill, which previously passed the House 123-1, and passed in the Senate 38-1. It will now go to the governor.