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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 27, 2024 KS SB 233 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 13)
March 26, 2024 KS SB 386 Requires Enrollment Under the Kansas School Equity and Enhancement Act to be Determined Using Current or Preceding School Years Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 6)
Feb. 23, 2024 KS SB 96 Establishes Childcare Licensing Requirements Related to License Capacity and Staff-to-Child Ratios Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
Feb. 21, 2024 KS SB 387 Amends Various State Educational Reforms and Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 3)
Jan. 31, 2024 KS SB 15 Authorizes Increased Tax Credits for the Disabled Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 0)
Jan. 17, 2024 KS HB 2284 Establishes a State Flat Tax Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 11)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/27 SB 233 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Conference Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 13)
3/26 SB 386 Requires Enrollment Under the Kansas School Equity and Enhancement Act to be Determined Using Current or Preceding School Years Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 6)
2/23 SB 96 Establishes Childcare Licensing Requirements Related to License Capacity and Staff-to-Child Ratios Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
2/21 SB 387 Amends Various State Educational Reforms and Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 3)
1/31 SB 15 Authorizes Increased Tax Credits for the Disabled Conference Report Adopted - Senate (34 - 0)
1/17 HB 2284 Establishes a State Flat Tax Conference Report Adopted - Senate (25 - 11)

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