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(April 11, 2025) – Starting around 3:00 p.m. today, the House Taxation Committee met to push through a state constitutional amendment. The amendment, similar to HCR 5011, was inserted into SCR 1603.
(April 10, 2025) – Today began the 2025 veto session. The shortened veto session will likely last until midday tomorrow, April 11. This article includes the bills Governor Laura Kelly vetoed.
(April 10, 2025) – Today, the House and Senate Tax Conference Committee members met to discuss outstanding tax policies.
(March 27, 2025) – Today, the House and Senate are expected to reach final agreements on Conference Committee Reports on bills that have passed both chambers.
(March 27, 2025) – Today, the Senate saw a motion to reconsider the Senate Concurrent Resolution 5011, a constitutional amendment to section 1 article 11 of the Constitution of the state of Kansas; relates to property taxation; limits valuation increases for real property. The bill received 26 votes, failing to meet the two-thirds majority needed to pass.
(March 27, 2025) – The State Budget contained in CCR on Senate Bill 125, was brought up for a vote in the House and Senate chambers today.
(March 26, 2025) – Today, the House and Senate Conference Committee members agreed to a conference committee report that will be contained in Sub for SB 126.
(March 26, 2025) – Late last night, the House and Senate Budget Conference Committee members agreed on the budget bill.
(March 26, 2025) – Senate Sub for HB 2054 increases limits on certain campaign contributions and eliminates such limits on contributions to or by party committees. The legislation passed the Senate on a vote of 21-17.
(March 26, 2025) – Today, the House saw a motion to concur on HB 2118 and debated and passed S Sub for HB 2228. CCR making their way through the process include CCR on HB 2062, CCR on HB 2075, CCR on HB 2022, CCR on S Sub for HB 2056, CCR on HB 2160, CCR on HB 2116, CCR on HB 2275 and CCR on SB 250. The Senate also took up SCR 5011 but the bill failed to meet the two-thirds majority need to pass.
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