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07 Mar

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Listen online: Week Eight of the 2026 Kansas Legislative Session continued the steady pace of post-Turnaround activity as hearings on opposite-chamber bills occupied most of the week before the Legislature’s next set of deadlines the week of March 16. Fiscal policy and the state budget remain the central focus. During the week, the Kansas Senate passed its version of the state budget, with the minimum required number of votes, 21-19. With both chambers now having approved their separate budget bills, appropriators in the two chambers will now meet in a conference...

27 Feb

Posted at 23:44h in Advocacy
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Listen to this week's report: Following the Turnaround, the Kansas Legislature’s seventh week quickly shifted to major policy and budget debates. While committees in both chambers began hearing bills from the opposite chamber, the House took up two of the session’s most closely watched issues: the state budget and property tax relief. With the Legislature now in the second half of the session, committees will work through bills that survived Turnaround, and negotiations will intensify on other high-profile measures. After several hours of debate, the House passed its version of the...

26 Feb

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The state’s leading biofuels advocates, Renew Kansas Biofuels Association, Kansas Corn and Kansas Sorghum Producers extend their joint appreciation to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly for her continued support of year-round E15 following a statement the Kelly Administration issued on Feb. 24, 2026. “We thank Governor Kelly for her statement supporting E15 and the benefits year-round access would bring to our state’s farmers, fuel retailers, drivers and communities,” said Ron Seeber, president and CEO of Renew Kansas Biofuels Association. “We appreciate her pushing Congress to take action, and we also support her willingness to...

21 Feb

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Listen to this week's report: Week Six of the 2026 Kansas Legislative Session brought one of the busiest stretches of the year as lawmakers worked to meet the Legislature’s Turnaround deadline. From Monday through Thursday, the House and Senate spent long days debating and advancing legislation. By the end of the week, nearly 200 bills had cleared their chamber of origin, sending a large volume of proposals to the opposite chamber for further consideration. As the pace accelerated, committees wrapped up hearings and leadership prioritized legislation that had gained traction during...

14 Feb

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Listen to this week's report: Week Five of the 2026 Kansas Legislative Session marked a noticeable shift from early-session bill filings to more substantive committee work and initial floor debate. With most bill introductions complete, lawmakers spent the week refining proposals and moving priority measures forward ahead of Turnaround Day, next Thursday, Feb. 19, when most nonexempt bills must clear their chamber of origin in order to remain alive for this session. As the Legislature moves closer to key deadlines, the pace of activity is expected to accelerate, with more bills...

07 Feb

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Listen to this week's report: The Kansas Legislature entered the fourth week of the 2026 session with activity at the Statehouse picking up quickly as lawmakers worked to meet bill introduction deadlines. Between Monday, Feb. 2, and Friday, Feb. 6, more than 210 bills were introduced in the House and Senate, a typical surge in production as legislators file proposals ahead of key procedural cutoffs. The increase in bill introductions marks a shift in the session’s pace, with committees beginning to move beyond informational briefings and into more substantive policy...

30 Jan

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Listen to this week's episode: The third week of the Kansas legislative session maintained momentum with committees and floor debate picking up, and several hot-button social policy issues drawing lengthy hearings. Alongside those debates, a few items of direct interest to the agriculture community moved forward. The House passed bills concerning theft of grain, livestock, and agricultural equipment, and a bill clarifying that federal pesticide warning or labeling requirements satisfy any state pesticide warning or labeling requirements. Both measures now head to the Senate for consideration. Lawmakers continued their discussions on other...

23 Jan

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Listen to this week's episode: The second week of the 2026 Kansas legislative session began with a shortened schedule due to the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday, with committee activity ramping up later in the week. Lawmakers continued to introduce bills and hold committee hearings across a range of policy areas, including education, taxation, tort reform, public safety, and economic development. The first bill of the session addressing property tax relief - a proposed constitutional amendment to cap annual assessments - was advanced favorably from the Senate Tax Committee. With...

17 Jan

Posted at 21:49h in Advocacy
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Listen to this week's episode: The 2026 Kansas legislative session began on Monday, Jan. 12 as members of the House of Representatives and Senate returned to Topeka ahead of fall elections where statewide offices and 125 House seats stand for election. Senate President Ty Masterson (R-Andover) and Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins (R-Wichita) gaveled in their respective chambers for what could be the final time as Masterson embarks on a race for governor, while Hawkins is seeking to be elected as the state’s insurance commissioner. Both chambers look to take...

02 Dec

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At Renew Kansas Biofuels Association's request, Kansas governor Laura Kelly joined a letter to congressional leaders encouraging their support of the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025. Kelly joined governors Larry Rhoden (South Dakota), Kim Reynolds (Iowa), Tim Walz (Minnesota), Mike Kehoe (Missouri), Jim Pillen (Nebraska) and Tony Evers (Wisconsin) in urging an increase of domestic biofuel production. The Midwestern governors pointed to the National Agricultural Statistics Service's forecast of a record-setting 16.8 billion bushels of corn being harvested in 2025, a 12 percent increase from 2024. Passage of the...

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