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31. House Bill 2440 – excludes owners of oil leases from having to file request for exemption with the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals for property tax exemptions.
32. House Bill 2470 – provides that certain municipalities may des-ignate the entire municipality within a neighborhood revitalization area under the Kansas Neighborhood Revitalization Act. 33. House Bill 2374 – creates the specialty practice student loan pro-gram and the specialty practice stu-dent loan repayment fund. The bill also allows for the transfer of funds from the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds to the specialty practice stu-dent loan repayment fund and abol-ishes the OBGYN and psychiatry medical student loan repayment funds.
34. House Bill 2536 – requires proposed guardians for certain adults who have a cognitive impairment or are diagnosed with a neurological condition to complete training approved by the secretary for KDADS before being appointed as a guardi- an.
35. House Bill 2537 – increases the penalties for the crime of sexual extortion when an offender is 18 years old or older and the victims is under the age of 18 or is a dependent adult. The bill also creates the crimes of aggravated sexual extor-tion causing great bodily harm and aggravated sexual extortion causing death and requires the Kansas attor-ney general to prepare and provide educational materials and infor-mation concerning these crimes.
36. House Bill 2562 – permits the issuance of a special license plate or permanent or temporary placard for a person with a disability based on documentation of satisfactory proof of disability from a physical therapist.
37. House Bill 2320 – authorizes children in the custody of the secretary for the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) to attend school in any school district, requires records for these students to be timely transferred between school districts and requires a transportation plan if the child stays in the school of origin.
38. Substitute for House Bill 2435 – authorizes natural gas public utili- ties to recover certain growth-related investments in the gas system relia-bility surcharge, increase the cap on the amount that the monthly fixed charge may be increased for residen-tial customers and reduces the time for the Kansas State Corporation Commission to act on gas system reliability surcharge filings.
39. House Bill 2520 – increases the number of allowed residents in a home plus facility from 12 to 16.
40. House Bill 2524 – permits the secretary for the DCF to license fam-ily foster homes when certain per-sons reside in such home and creates an appeal process for family foster homes when licenses are not grant-ed.
41. House Bill 2574 – removes the expiration on certain cybersecuri-ty requirements, modifies the duties of chief information security officers and cybersecurity programs and re-quires assessment of executive branch agency compliance with cy-bersecurity requirements. The bill also provides for consideration of such compliance by the Kansas Leg-islature during the budget process and creates the Judicial Branch Tech-nology Oversight Council.
42. House Bill 2618 – requires the Kansas State Board of Education to report to the legislature on federal cash received by the state, ends cer-tain educational reporting require-ments and applies expiration dates to other educational reporting re-quirements.
43. House Bill 2644 – requires a county appraiser to adjust the value of personal property mobile homes, residential and commercial property upon final determination or obtain a fee simple appraisal if the appraised value exceeds 5% increase over five years.
44. House Bill 2378 – establishes the Removal of Squatters Act. The bill provides a procedure to remove a squatter from a dwelling unit, requires owners or agents of dwelling units to provide an affidavit to law enforcement, requires notice to vacate by the sheriff and establishes the crime of providing a false affida- vit. The bill also establishes a civil cause of action for wrongful removal of a person from a dwelling unit and allows attorney fees and punitive damages. 45. House Bill 2769 – requires members of governing bodies of subordinate service taxing areas to be residents of such taxing areas.
46. House Bill 2781 – authorizes the Kansas State Historical Society to acquire the junior officers’ quarters at Fort Dodge and provide for the use, preservation, improvement, control and maintenance thereof.
47. House Bill 2737 – enacts the Taxpayer Agreement Act to provide for an alternative method of tax in-crement financing of municipal eco-nomic development projects through taxpayer agreements.
48. House Bill 2237 – authorizes hiring, recruitment and retention bonuses in state agencies’ Employee Award and Recognition program, increases the limitation on such award or bonus to $10,000 and eliminates the secretary of admin-istration’s authority to adopt rules and regulations. The bill also re-quires the secretary to submit an annual report to certain legislative committees concerning such awards and bonuses.
49. House Bill 2323 – establishes procedures for a civil action institut- ed by the commissioner of insurance related to fraudulent insurance acts. The bill also provides that expunged criminal records will be disclosed in any application for licensure as an insurance producer or public adjuster if the arrest, conviction or diversion is for a fraudulent insurance act and includes automobile assigned claims plans in provisions related to fraudu-lent insurance acts.
50. House Bill 2444 – provides that jail credit when consecutive sentences are imposed shall not ap-ply to more than one case and cre-ates special sentencing rules when a felony is committed by certain of-fenders while on probation, parole or post release supervision for a prior felony. The bill also requires secured minimum bonds for certain defend-ants who commit a new felony while on probation, parole, post release supervision or bond for a prior felony unless the court makes certain findings. 51. House Bill 2602 – establishes requirements for a portable benefit plan for independent contractors, determines types of contributions to such plans and provides a subtrac-tion modification for Kansas income tax purposes.
52. Senate Substitute for House Bill 2571 – increases the cost threshold for when a county shall use the public bidding process in awarding a construction contract.
53. House Bill 2416 – creates the Kansas Motorsports Venue Protec- tion Act to provide immunity to motorsports venues from civil actions for nuisance, taking or similar legal theories.
54. House Bill 2539 – authorizes library boards to change from being appointed members to elected members and requires that the members of the Eudora community library district board of directors be elected to such positions.
55. Substitute for House Bill 2595 – enacts the Attorney Training Program for Rural Kansa Act. The bill provides stipends to law students who meet certain requirements and agree to practice law in rural areas. The bill also provides loan for-giveness to lawyers who meet cer-tain requirements and practice law in rural regions.
56. House Bill 2331 – creates the crime of aggravated criminal desecra- tion and provides penalties therefor, authorizes the disposition of the unclaimed remains of deceased peo-ple by district coroners and provides exemptions from liability for such actions. The bill also establishes requirements for programs of con-tinuing education for licensed em-balmers and funeral directors and authorizes the use of the word “crematory” as part of the business name for businesses owned by the same person who owns a licensed crematory.
57. Senate Bill 398 – requires a proponent to demonstrate that it is more likely than not that certain specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand evidence before certain qualified witnesses may testify.
58. House Substitute for Senate Bill 260 – specifies when certain elections may be conducted by the mail ballot election law, removes the requirements that treasurers be listed in political advertising attribu-tions and clarifies campaign finance reports regarding vendor infor-mation. 59. Senate Bill 418 – enacts the By-Right Housing Development Act to provide a streamlined permit ap-proval process for by-right housing developments, allows third-party review of new residential construc-tion development documents and inspection of improvements and
requires political subdivisions to allow certain building provisions for certain single-family residences of a certain size, among other provisions. 60. Senate Bill 84 – enacts the Supported Decision-Making Agreements Act to provide a statutory framework for allowing an adult to receive decision-making assistance from one or more other adults, re-quirements for decision-making agreements and duties related thereto.
61. Senate Bill 20 – enacts the Kansas Consumer Prescription Pro-tection and Accountability Act and provides for regulation and registra-tion of pharmacy benefits managers.
62. House Bill 2615 – designates a part of U.S. Highway 75 as the Brig Gen George H Wark Memorial Highway, part of U.S. Highway 56 as the Bill Tucker Memorial High-way and redesignates a current sec-tion of the Purple Heart/Combat Wounded Veterans Highway for U.S. Highway 75. 63. House Bill 2647 – authorizes the Kansas Department of Transpor- tation (KDOT) to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic transmissions of broadband connections.
64. House Bill 2158 – permits beekeepers who meet certain re-quirements to sell packaged honey and
honeycombs without holding a food establishment or food pro-cessing plant license under the Kan-sas Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
65. Senate Bill 325 – creates the Vehicle Services Modernization Task Force, provides limitations on ex-penditures of county treasurer motor vehicle fee funds and authorizes county treasurers to charge certain increased fees for vehicle registration transactions.
66. Senate Bill 23 – requires agents and insurers to respond to inquiries from the commissioner of insurance within 14 calendars days and authorizes certain rebate pilot programs to exceed one year in dura-tion.