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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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March 22, 2006 | KS | SB 418 | Concealed Weapons Permits | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 10) |
April 27, 2007 | KS | HB 2528 | Concealed Firearms | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 10) |
March 22, 2006 | KS | SB 418 | Concealed Weapons Permits | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 10) |
March 22, 2006 | KS | SB 418 | Concealed Weapons Permits | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 10) |
March 26, 2008 | KS | Journey Amnd. 1 | Journey Amendment 1 | Amendment Rejected - Senate (14 - 24) |
May 10, 2006 | KS | HB 2118 | Conceal and Carry | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 9) |
May 6, 2008 | KS | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 3) |
May 1, 2006 | KS | HB 2554 | DNA Sampling in Felony Cases | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 11) |
May 10, 2006 | KS | HB 2118 | Conceal and Carry | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 9) |
May 8, 2010 | KS | HB 2130 | Amending Seat Belt Laws | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 8) |
March 28, 2007 | KS | HB 2062 | Violence Against Unborn Children | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14) |
March 28, 2007 | KS | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14) |
March 27, 2007 | KS | HB 2528 | Concealed Firearms | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | KS | SB 418 | Concealed Weapons Permits | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | KS | SB 418 | Concealed Weapons Permits | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
March 19, 2008 | KS | SB 409 | Three-Strikes Sentencing for Theft | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 6) |
Feb. 19, 2009 | KS | SB 59 | Enforcing Seat Belt Violations as a Primary Offense | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 17) |
Feb. 9, 2006 | KS | SB 418 | Concealed Weapons Permits | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
April 25, 2022 | KS | SB 366 | Establishes a Mechanism for Drug Offenders to Seek Relief from the Kansas Offender Registration Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 3) |
April 25, 2022 | KS | SB 366 | Establishes a Mechanism for Drug Offenders to Seek Relief from the Kansas Offender Registration Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 3) |
April 27, 2023 | KS | SB 174 | Exempts and Decriminalizes Fentanyl Testing Strips from the List of Drug Paraphernalia | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 7) |
April 27, 2023 | KS | SB 174 | Exempts and Decriminalizes Fentanyl Testing Strips from the List of Drug Paraphernalia | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 7) |
April 5, 2013 | KS | SB 102 | Prohibits the Enforcement of Federal Firearm Regulations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 4) |
May 11, 2011 | KS | SB 129 | Amends Voter Identification Requirements | Conference Report Rejected - Senate (15 - 23) |
April 6, 2023 | KS | SB 228 | Prohibits Transgender Inmates Access to Overnight Accommodations Consistent with Their Gender Identity | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 3) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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3/22 | SB 418 | Concealed Weapons Permits | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 10) |
4/27 | HB 2528 | Concealed Firearms | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 10) |
3/22 | SB 418 | Concealed Weapons Permits | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 10) |
3/22 | SB 418 | Concealed Weapons Permits | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 10) |
3/26 | Journey Amnd. 1 | Journey Amendment 1 | Amendment Rejected - Senate (14 - 24) |
5/10 | HB 2118 | Conceal and Carry | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 9) |
5/06 | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 3) |
5/01 | HB 2554 | DNA Sampling in Felony Cases | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 11) |
5/10 | HB 2118 | Conceal and Carry | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 9) |
5/08 | HB 2130 | Amending Seat Belt Laws | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (29 - 8) |
3/28 | HB 2062 | Violence Against Unborn Children | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14) |
3/28 | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 14) |
3/27 | HB 2528 | Concealed Firearms | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
2/09 | SB 418 | Concealed Weapons Permits | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
2/09 | SB 418 | Concealed Weapons Permits | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
3/19 | SB 409 | Three-Strikes Sentencing for Theft | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 6) |
2/19 | SB 59 | Enforcing Seat Belt Violations as a Primary Offense | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 17) |
2/09 | SB 418 | Concealed Weapons Permits | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 11) |
4/25 | SB 366 | Establishes a Mechanism for Drug Offenders to Seek Relief from the Kansas Offender Registration Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 3) |
4/25 | SB 366 | Establishes a Mechanism for Drug Offenders to Seek Relief from the Kansas Offender Registration Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (37 - 3) |
4/27 | SB 174 | Exempts and Decriminalizes Fentanyl Testing Strips from the List of Drug Paraphernalia | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 7) |
4/27 | SB 174 | Exempts and Decriminalizes Fentanyl Testing Strips from the List of Drug Paraphernalia | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (31 - 7) |
4/05 | SB 102 | Prohibits the Enforcement of Federal Firearm Regulations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (35 - 4) |
5/11 | SB 129 | Amends Voter Identification Requirements | Conference Report Rejected - Senate (15 - 23) |
4/06 | SB 228 | Prohibits Transgender Inmates Access to Overnight Accommodations Consistent with Their Gender Identity | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 3) |