(March 4, 2025) – Senate Bill 281 by the Committee on Ways and Means – Concerning the state treasurer; relating to Tax-Advantaged Savings Programs; establishing the Kansas Postsecondary Education Savings Account and Kansas ABLE Savings Account Grant Incentive Program; authorizing transfers from the State General Fund for such program; eliminating the Low-Income Family Postsecondary Savings Accounts Incentive Program; establishing the Kansas Postsecondary Education Savings Account and ABLE Savings Account Grant Incentive Trust Fund
Senate Bill 282 by the Committee on Assessment and Taxation – Concerning retirement and pensions; relating to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System; enacting the Kansas Retirement Investment and Savings Plan Act; establishing terms, conditions and requirements related thereto; providing for the plan document, membership elections, benefits, contributions, distributions and prospective plan changes by the legislature; authorizing an employer contribution rate to amortize the actuarial costs of the defined benefit plan; directing the pooled money investment board to loan moneys to provide startup and related administrative costs of the plan upon approval of the Kansas Finance Council; creating the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Defined Contribution Fund
Senate Bill 283 by the Committee on Assessment and Taxation – Concerning taxation; relating to income tax; decreasing income tax rates for individuals; discontinuing income, premium and privilege tax credits of the High Performance Incentive Program and the Kansas Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act; repealing tax credits relating to abandoned well plugging, agritourism liability insurance, assistive technology contributions, declared disaster capital investment, environmental compliance, owners promoting employment across Kansas and swine facility improvement; relating to withholding tax; discontinuing benefits of the Promoting Employment Across Kansas Act; discontinuing the crediting of certain amounts to the Job Creation Program Fund
Senate Bill 284 by the Committee on Federal and State Affairs – Concerning prescription drugs; relating to the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program; enacting the Defense of Drug Delivery Act to prohibit manufacturer interference relating to 340B drug distribution
Senate Bill 286 by the Committee on Federal and State Affairs – Concerning the state governmental ethics law; relating to the definitions of lobbying and lobbyist; providing for a new definition of lobbying client
Senate Bill 287 by the Committee on Federal and State Affairs – Prohibiting law enforcement agencies or officers from assisting with or participating in immigration enforcement by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in places of worship, schools and hospitals
House Bill 2396 by the Committee on Taxation, requested by Representative A. Smith – Concerning property taxation; relating to property tax revenues of taxing jurisdictions; authorizing the use of a protest petition to limit funding of a taxing jurisdiction by property tax revenues above a certain amount; establishing the Acknowledging Stewardship of Tax Revenue and Appropriations Fund and authorizing certain transfers from the State General Fund to qualifying cities and counties; eliminating the revenue neutral rate requirements by taxing subdivisions and the Taxpayer Notification Costs Fund
House Bill 2397 by the Committee on Federal and State Affairs, requested by Representative Bryce on behalf of Representative W. Carpenter – Concerning health and health care; increasing state financial assistance to local health departments under certain circumstances
House Bill 2399 by the Committee on Federal and State Affairs, requested by Representative Bryce on behalf of Representative W. Carpenter – Concerning health and health care; related to newborn screening; establishing an advance universal newborn screening program; providing for the reimbursement of certain treatment services; authorizing the secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to specify conditions included in screenings; extending the transfer of moneys to the Kansas Newborn Screening Fund