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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 22, 2006 | KS | Amend | Abortion Clinic Regulation | Amendment Adopted - House (66 - 56) |
March 15, 2007 | KS | Amend HB 2542 | Presidential Primary Funding | Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34) |
March 6, 2006 | KS | Amend HB 2573 | Federal Income Tax Deduction from State Tax Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (45 - 70) |
Feb. 7, 2006 | KS | Amend HB 2593 | Health Insurance Abortion Restrictions | Amendment Adopted - House (72 - 50) |
March 7, 2006 | KS | Amend HB 2615 | In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (63 - 58) |
March 27, 2008 | KS | Carlson Amnd. | Employment Eligibility Verification Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (86 - 36) |
March 13, 2012 | KS | Goodman Amdt | Eliminates Sales Tax on Food | Amendment Adopted - House (76 - 44) |
March 31, 2022 | KS | HB 2005 | Establishes Elevator Safety Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 45) |
Feb. 19, 2007 | KS | HB 2006 | Legal Status of an Unborn Child/Fetus | Bill Passed - House (94 - 28) |
Feb. 22, 2011 | KS | HB 2006 | Prohibiting Undocumented Immigrants from Receiving In-State Tuition Rates | Bill Passed - House (72 - 50) |
Jan. 28, 2021 | KS | HB 2008 | Requires Law Enforcement Training for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People | Bill Passed - House (123 - 0) |
Feb. 27, 2009 | KS | HB 2014 | Allowing Coal Power Plants | Bill Passed - House (79 - 44) |
May 13, 2011 | KS | HB 2014 | 2011-2012 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (69 - 55) |
March 26, 2014 | KS | HB 2014 | Repeals the Kansas Renewable Energy Standards Act | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (44 - 77) |
Feb. 8, 2011 | KS | HB 2014 | 2011-2012 Budget | Bill Passed - House (81 - 40) |
Feb. 1, 2023 | KS | HB 2015 | Authorizes Employment Agency Designees to Petition for Mandatory Infectious Disease Testing | Bill Passed - House (116 - 6) |
May 6, 2008 | KS | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 56) |
April 3, 2007 | KS | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (61 - 61) |
March 1, 2013 | KS | HB 2019 | Authorizes Governor to Appoint Judges to Kansas Court of Appeals | Bill Passed - House (73 - 50) |
March 19, 2013 | KS | HB 2022 | Prohibits Automatic Deductions by Public Labor Organizations for Political Fundraising | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 54) |
Feb. 4, 2013 | KS | HB 2022 | Prohibits Automatic Deductions by Public Labor Organizations for Political Fundraising | Bill Passed - House (91 - 29) |
Jan. 31, 2013 | KS | HB 2023 | Prohibits Manditory Labor Organizational Fees for Political Purposes | Bill Passed - House (68 - 56) |
Feb. 10, 2021 | KS | HB 2030 | Extends Terminal Medical Release to Inmates Likely to Die within 120 Days | Bill Passed - House (96 - 29) |
May 29, 2019 | KS | HB 2033 | Reduces State Tax Rates | Veto Override Failed - House (78 - 39) |
April 4, 2013 | KS | HB 2033 | Repeals Prohibition on the Possession of Switchblade and Stiletto Knives | Conference Report Adopted - House (95 - 26) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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2/22 | Amend | Abortion Clinic Regulation | Amendment Adopted - House (66 - 56) |
3/15 | Amend HB 2542 | Presidential Primary Funding | Amendment Adopted - House (85 - 34) |
3/06 | Amend HB 2573 | Federal Income Tax Deduction from State Tax Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (45 - 70) |
2/07 | Amend HB 2593 | Health Insurance Abortion Restrictions | Amendment Adopted - House (72 - 50) |
3/07 | Amend HB 2615 | In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (63 - 58) |
3/27 | Carlson Amnd. | Employment Eligibility Verification Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (86 - 36) |
3/13 | Goodman Amdt | Eliminates Sales Tax on Food | Amendment Adopted - House (76 - 44) |
3/31 | HB 2005 | Establishes Elevator Safety Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 45) |
2/19 | HB 2006 | Legal Status of an Unborn Child/Fetus | Bill Passed - House (94 - 28) |
2/22 | HB 2006 | Prohibiting Undocumented Immigrants from Receiving In-State Tuition Rates | Bill Passed - House (72 - 50) |
1/28 | HB 2008 | Requires Law Enforcement Training for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People | Bill Passed - House (123 - 0) |
2/27 | HB 2014 | Allowing Coal Power Plants | Bill Passed - House (79 - 44) |
5/13 | HB 2014 | 2011-2012 Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (69 - 55) |
3/26 | HB 2014 | Repeals the Kansas Renewable Energy Standards Act | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (44 - 77) |
2/08 | HB 2014 | 2011-2012 Budget | Bill Passed - House (81 - 40) |
2/01 | HB 2015 | Authorizes Employment Agency Designees to Petition for Mandatory Infectious Disease Testing | Bill Passed - House (116 - 6) |
5/06 | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Conference Report Adopted - House (67 - 56) |
4/03 | HB 2019 | Voter Identification | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (61 - 61) |
3/01 | HB 2019 | Authorizes Governor to Appoint Judges to Kansas Court of Appeals | Bill Passed - House (73 - 50) |
3/19 | HB 2022 | Prohibits Automatic Deductions by Public Labor Organizations for Political Fundraising | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (68 - 54) |
2/04 | HB 2022 | Prohibits Automatic Deductions by Public Labor Organizations for Political Fundraising | Bill Passed - House (91 - 29) |
1/31 | HB 2023 | Prohibits Manditory Labor Organizational Fees for Political Purposes | Bill Passed - House (68 - 56) |
2/10 | HB 2030 | Extends Terminal Medical Release to Inmates Likely to Die within 120 Days | Bill Passed - House (96 - 29) |
5/29 | HB 2033 | Reduces State Tax Rates | Veto Override Failed - House (78 - 39) |
4/04 | HB 2033 | Repeals Prohibition on the Possession of Switchblade and Stiletto Knives | Conference Report Adopted - House (95 - 26) |