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25 Apr

Posted at 21:44h in Advocacy
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During the Kansas Legislature’s brief veto session earlier this month, a handful of bills were passed and sent to the Governor for consideration. Because the legislature adjourned sine die on April 11th, there was no opportunity for the legislature to attempt to override any bill that was vetoed by the governor. Below is a brief update of bill activity following the Veto Session. Next year’s legislative session is scheduled to begin on January 12, 2026. Energy Storage Systems Property Tax Exemption House Bill 2083 would amend Kansas personal property tax law on machinery...

12 Apr

Posted at 23:14h in Advocacy
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Through a two-day veto session this week, the Legislature put its finishing touches on a condensed session and then adjourned sine die (final day). The adjournment, which concludes the 2025 Kansas legislative session, came one day before the 90th scheduled day. During its veto session, the Legislature busied itself overriding about a dozen bills vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly, and also overrode 15 budget line-items that had been vetoed by the Governor. Additionally, this week, the Legislature passed a handful of bills that will be sent to the Governor for initial...

29 Mar

Posted at 23:18h in Advocacy
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Around 11:30 p.m., on Thursday, March 27, 2025, after narrowly passing a state budget bill for fiscal years 2025 – 2027, and numerous other bills, the Kansas legislature gaveled out for the First Adjournment of the 2025 session. Lawmakers will return to Topeka on April 10 for a short Veto Session where they could take final action on remaining legislation and also attempt to override any vetoes of bills by Governor Laura Kelly. Ethanol Blended Fuel Retailer Grant Program and Biodiesel Tax Credit House Bill 2012 was introduced as a tax credit...

21 Mar

Posted at 22:39h in Advocacy
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The 2025 Kansas legislative session is quickly drawing to a close as legislators spent the majority of the session’s 10th week debating and ultimately passing a combined 160 bills, including the preliminary state budget ahead of First Adjournment scheduled for March 28. Conference committees, a six-person panel consisting of each committee’s chairmen, vice chairmen and ranking member, begin meeting on Monday to negotiate differences in House and Senate-passed legislation. The most-watched conference committee will be the budget, which began meeting on Friday to finalize 25 pages worth of differences in the...

15 Mar

Posted at 21:24h in Advocacy
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Kansas lawmakers worked through the last few days of committee work this week before they wrap up hearings on March 18 and begin multiple days of debate on bills. This will be followed by conference committees meeting on amended bills the week of March 24, and then the legislature’s first adjournment on March 28. Following this break, the Legislature will return on April 10 for a brief Veto Session to consider final action on certain bills and possibly take an override vote on any bills vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly. The...

07 Mar

Posted at 23:34h in Advocacy
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Kansas lawmakers now have only seven days to hold hearings and wrap up any remaining pertinent issues by March 18. After that date, the Legislature will spend about a week debating passage of bills prior to their first adjournment on March 28. Following a short break, the Legislature will return on April 10 for a brief Veto Session to consider final action on bills and possibly take an override vote on any bills vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly. Feeling this pressure, committee chairs in both the Senate and House of Representatives...

28 Feb

Posted at 22:17h in Advocacy
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Entering the first week after the 2025 Kansas legislature’s Turnaround, lawmakers now only have four weeks remaining to wrap up any pertinent issues. The last day for most committees to meet this year is March 18. After which, the legislature will spend a few days debating passage of bills prior to their first adjournment on March 28. Following a short break, the legislature will return on April 10 for a brief veto session to consider final action on bills and possibly take an override vote on any bills vetoed by Governor...

22 Feb

Posted at 02:12h in Advocacy
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The Kansas legislature powered through this week’s winter storm in order to meet its self-imposed Turnaround Deadline, where most bills are required to advance through their house of origin by Friday, February 21. The House of Representatives sent 89 bills to their Senate counterparts, including the first budget bill of the year, while the senators in the upper chamber passed 64 pieces of legislation across the rotunda. Both chambers’ Republican supermajority paid dividends for legislative leadership as the legislature overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill banning certain gender-affirming care,...

16 Feb

Posted at 02:50h in Advocacy
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Inclement weather in the middle of the week forced the legislature to postpone committee meetings, work later into the evenings and, in a rare occurrence, hold hearings on Friday afternoon ahead of the session’s first major deadline next week. Lawmakers have one remaining day of committee work next Monday before spending long hours on the floor of their respective chambers, prior to ‘Turnaround,” or the mid-point of the session where most bills must be passed out of their house of origin to stay alive for the year. A bill is subject...

08 Feb

Posted at 02:09h in Advocacy
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Kansas legislative committees worked rapidly throughout the session’s fourth week, holding more than 75 hearings as the ‘Turnaround’ week quickly approaches on February 20. ‘Turnaround’ refers to the mid-point of the session where most bills must be passed out of their house of origin for hearings to begin in the opposite chamber. A bill is subject to the ‘Turnaround’ deadline unless it is “blessed” by legislative leadership or resides in an exempt committee (Federal and State Affairs, Appropriations, Tax and Ways and Means). Lawmakers and advocates work to have their interests advanced...

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