2021 Regular Session (Kansas Session Laws)

Chapter 17, SB 64 – Amending the private and out-of-state postsecondary educational institution act to clarify the state board of regents' authority and provide additional student protections and institutional accountability
An Act concerning postsecondary education; relating to the regulation of private and out-of-state educational institutions by the state board of regents; certificates of approval; student protections; rules and regulations; amending K.S.A. 74-32,162, 74-32,163, 74-32,164, 74-32,165, 74-32,167, 74-32,168, 74-32,169, 74-32,170, 74-32,171, 74-32,172, 74-32,173, 74-32,175, 74-32,177, 74
Chapter 80, HB 2074 – Enacting the technology-enabled fiduciary financial institution act, providing requirements, fiduciary powers, duties, functions and limitations for such financial institutions and the administration thereof by the state bank commissioner, creating an income and privilege tax credit for certain qualified distributions from technology-enabled fiduciary financial institutions and the joint committee on fiduciary financial institutions oversight
An Act concerning financial institutions; enacting the technology-enabled fiduciary financial institutions act; relating to requirements, fiduciary powers, duties, functions and limitations for such fiduciary financial institutions; pilot program; prescribing administrative powers and duties for the state banking board and the state bank commissioner; establishing the technology-enabled fiduciary
Chapter 109, HB 2026 – Creating a drug abuse treatment program for people on diversion and allowing county and district attorneys to enter into agreements with chief judges and community corrections for supervision, clarifying jurisdiction and supervision of offenders in a certified drug abuse treatment program, authorizing the Kansas sentencing commission to change risk assessment cut-off levels for participation in the certified drug abuse treatment program, modifying the criminal penalties for tampering with electronic monitoring equipment and increasing the criminal penalties for riot and incitement to riot in a correctional facility
AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to diversion agreements; creating a certified drug abuse treatment program for people on diversion; providing for supervision by court services or community corrections; clarifying supervision of offenders and authorizing the sentencing commission to determine risk levels for participation in the certified drug...
Chapter 46, SB 124 – Expanding STAR bonds by adding rural redevelopment projects and major business facilities, prohibiting public officials from employment with a developer, providing for public notice of hearings on city or county websites, posting of certain documents and links on websites, disclosure of names of developer, disclosure of state, federal and local tax incentives within a STAR bond district, changing certain project financing, investment and sales provisions, adding visitor tracking plan requirements and additional feasibility study requirements with oversight by the secretary, requiring approval by the secretary for real estate transfers, requiring district contiguity and extending the sunset date
AN ACT concerning STAR bonds; prohibiting public officials from benefiting from STAR bond projects; relating to the financing of STAR bond projects and rural redevelopment projects; eligible areas; public notice of hearings on city or county website; posting of documents and link to department of commerce database; disclosure of names of developer; major business facility; real...
Chapter 106, SB 238 – Requiring emergency medical services operators be overseen by medical directors or physicians; clarifying duties and functions of the state board of pharmacy; providing for confidentiality of investigations, inspections and audits; establishing fees on out-of-state facilities; defining telepharmacy and requiring the adoption of rules and regulations related thereto
An Act concerning health and healthcare; relating to health professions; requiring medical oversight of emergency medical services operators by medical directors or physicians; prescribing powers, duties and functions of the state board of pharmacy; providing for confidentiality of investigations, inspections and audits; requirements for the exhibition of titles and prescription...
Chapter 65, SB 122 – Modifying certain rules of evidence in the code of civil procedure related to authentication of records and documents
An Act concerning civil procedure; relating to the rules of evidence; methods to satisfy requirement to authenticate or identify records and documents; amending K.S.A. 60-464 and 60-467 and K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 60-460 and 60-465 and repealing the existing sections
Chapter 7, SB 40 – Prescribing powers, duties and functions of the board of education of each school district, the governing body of each community college and the governing body of each technical college related to the COVID-19 health emergency, adding the vice president of the senate to the legislative coordinating council, modifying the procedure for the declaration and extension of a state of disaster emergency under the Kansas emergency management act, prohibiting certain actions by the governor related to the COVID-19 health emergency and revoking all executive orders related to such emergency on March 31, 2021, establishing judicial review for certain executive orders issued during a state of disaster emergency and certain actions taken by a local unit of government during a state of local disaster emergency, authorizing the legislature or the legislative coordinating council to revoke certain orders issued by the secretary of health and environment and limiting powers granted to local health officers
AN ACT concerning governmental response to certain emergencies; prescribing powers, duties and functions of the board of education of each school district, the governing body of each community college and the governing body of each technical college related to the COVID-19 health emergency and establishing judicial review thereof; adding the vice president of the senate to the...
Chapter 75, HB 2243 – Adjusting the frequency of the KPERS actuarial experience study, providing a moratorium on KPERS death and long-term disability employer contributions, allowing the extension of certain DROP periods and conforming certain KPERS provisions with the federal CARES act
An Act concerning retirement and pensions; relating to the Kansas public employees retirement system and systems thereunder; adjusting the frequency of the actuarial experience study; providing a moratorium on death and long-term disability employer contributions to the group insurance reserve fund; allowing the extension of certain initial DROP periods under the Kansas deferred retirement option
Chapter 23, SB 37 – Updating producer licensing statutes pertaining to appointment, examinations, fees, licensing, renewal dates, continuing education, suspension, revocation and denial of licensure and reinstatement
An Act concerning insurance; relating to producer licensing requirements; agent conduct; pertaining to examinations; fees; renewal dates; suspension, revocation or denial of licensure; licensure renewal; amending K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 40-241, 40-4902, 40-4903, 40-4905, 40-4909, 40-4912, 40-4915, 40-5505 and 40-5512 and repealing the existing sections
Chapter 15, HB 2063 – Providing certain KP&F tier II spousal and children's benefits for death resulting from a service-connected disability
An Act concerning retirement and pensions; relating to the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system; providing certain spousal and children's benefits for death resulting from a service-connected disability; enacting the Michael Wells memorial act; amending K.S.A. 74-4960a and repealing the existing section
Chapter 56, HB 2245 – Permitting the division of vehicles to collect emergency contact information for registration purposes and permitting law enforcement agencies to use such information in the case of an emergency
An Act concerning transportation; relating to the division of vehicles; authorizing the division of vehicles to collect emergency contact information; allowing individuals to list emergency contact information on applications for drivers' licenses, instruction permits and non-driver's identification cards; permitting law enforcement agencies to use emergency contact information in emergency...
Chapter 92, HB 2196 – Changing provisions of the employment security law including creation of the unemployment compensation modernization and improvement council, development of a new unemployment insurance information technology system, provision of tax information to claimants, publication of trust fund data, the maximum benefit period, the charging of employer accounts for benefits paid, employer contribution rate determination and schedules, crediting of employer accounts for fraudulent or erroneous payments, transfer of federal COVID-19 moneys to the unemployment insurance trust fund, emergency expansion of the employment security board of review, providing for the my reemployment plan program and workforce training program availability to claimants, changes to the shared work compensation program and other unemployment trust fund provisions
An Act concerning employment security; creating the unemployment compensation modernization and improvement council; providing for an audit to be conducted by the council; providing for development of a new unemployment insurance information technology system; membership of the procurement negotiating committee for such system; claimant tax information; website publication of trust
Chapter 102, HB 2187 – Enacting the first-time home buyer savings account act
AN ACT establishing the first-time home buyer savings account act; relating to financial institutions; providing for addition and subtraction modifications for contributions to first-time home buyer savings accounts under the Kansas income tax act; amending K.S.A. 79-32,117 and repealing the existing section
Chapter 91, HB 2064 – Creating the Kansas promise scholarship act to provide postsecondary educational scholarships for certain two-year associate degree programs, career and technical education certificates and other stand-alone programs
An Act concerning postsecondary education; creating the Kansas promise scholarship act and the Kansas promise scholarship fund
Chapter 110, HB 2079 – Transferring duties concerning address confidentiality program (safe at home) and the registration of charitable organizations from the secretary of state to the attorney general, enacting the Kansas fights addiction act to establish a grant program for the purpose of preventing, reducing, treating and mitigating the effects of substance abuse and addiction and requiring posting of a human trafficking awareness notice approved by the attorney general in certain businesses and public places
AN ACT concerning state officers; relating to certain powers, duties and functions of the secretary of state and the attorney general; enacting the Kansas fights addiction act; prescribing powers, duties and functions of the attorney general related thereto; providing for the expenditure of moneys recovered in opioid litigation; transferring a portion of such moneys annually for...
Chapter 70, HB 2066 – Expanding the military spouse and service members expedited licensure law to all applicants who have established or intend to establish residency in Kansas
An Act concerning occupational regulation; relating to occupational licenses for certain applicants; temporary emergency licenses; electronic credentials; amending K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 48-3406 and repealing the existing section
Chapter 47, HB 2295 – Exempting municipal motor grader vehicle operators from Kansas uniform commercial drivers' license act requirements
AN ACT concerning drivers' licenses; relating to commercial drivers' licenses; exempting municipal motor grader vehicle operators from the Kansas uniform commercial drivers' license act requirements; amending K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 8-2,127 and repealing the existing section
Chapter 90, HB 2218 – Updating the membership and responsibilities of the Kansas state employees health care commission and requiring the commission to make certain reports and recommendations to the legislature
An Act concerning the Kansas state employees health care commission; changing membership thereon; providing responsibility to balance the healthcare needs of state employees with the financial impact on the state; requiring reports to the legislature on current and projected reserve balances in the state healthcare benefits program; amending K.S.A. 75-6501, 75-6502 and 75-6509 and repealing the...
Chapter 73, SB 36 – Requiring the Kansas highway patrol to make multiple vehicle checks within a set time period for certain salvage vehicle pools and allowing salvage vehicle pools and dealers to apply for ownership documents for vehicles that are disclaimed by insurance companies
An Act concerning motor vehicles; relating to salvage vehicles; requiring the Kansas highway patrol to make multiple vehicle checks within a set time period upon application by a salvage vehicle pool; allowing salvage vehicle pools and salvage vehicle dealers to apply to the division of vehicles for ownership documents; providing application and notice requirements therefor;...
Chapter 14, SB 283 – Continuing the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas by extending the expanded use of telemedicine, the authority of the board of healing arts to grant certain temporary emergency licenses, the suspension of certain requirements related to medical care facilities and immunity from civil liability for certain healthcare providers and certain persons conducting business in this state for COVID-19 claims until March 31, 2022
AN ACT concerning the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas; extending the expanded use of telemedicine in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency; extending the authority of the board of healing arts to grant certain temporary emergency licenses; imposing requirements related thereto and expiring such provisions; extending the suspension of certain...
Chapter 55, HB 2379 – Enacting the peer-to-peer vehicle sharing act to provide insurance, liability, recordkeeping and consumer protection requirements for peer-to-peer vehicle sharing
An Act concerning transportation; relating to peer-to-peer vehicle sharing; establishing insurance requirements; liability; recordkeeping requirements; consumer protection provisions; enacting the peer-to-peer vehicle sharing program act; amending K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 50-656 and repealing the existing section
Chapter 97, HB 2332 – Prohibiting the modification of election laws other than by legislative process, requiring county election officials to maintain residential and mailing addresses for registered voters, requiring identification of the sender on third party solicitations to registered voters to file an application for an advance voting ballot and prohibiting such solicitations by nonresidents of this state, expanding the crime of election tampering and providing for the appointment of elected officials when vacancy is due to military service
An Act concerning elections; relating to the conduct of elections; providing for the appointment and duties of certain elected officials; amending K.S.A. 73-213, 73-214, 73-215, 73-218 and 73-219 and K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 25-1122 and 25-2423 and repealing the existing sections
Chapter 89, SB 127 – Modifying the eligibility requirements for restricted driving privileges, increasing the age for eligibility to renew drivers' licenses online to 65, allowing drivers' license renewal notices to be sent electronically, authorizing a waiver of traffic fines for manifest hardship situations and excluding the additional 90-day wait period for driver's license suspension for certain offenses
An Act concerning drivers' licenses; relating to online renewals of commercial driver's licenses and licenses for individuals up to 65 years of age; providing for the renewal of licenses to be delivered electronically; eligibility for restricted driving privileges; renewal of expired licenses and identification cards; permitting the waiver of traffic fines and court costs in ...
Chapter 69, SB 143 – Updating definitions and increasing maximum functional unit license and storage fees relating to grain and public warehouse laws
An Act concerning agriculture; relating to grain warehouses; updating definitions; increasing maximum functional unit license and storage fees; amending K.S.A. 34-2,107 and 34-2,111 and K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 34-223, 34-228 and 34-2,112 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 34-136
Chapter 18, HB 2014 – Permitting military surplus vehicles to register with the division of vehicles for road use
An Act concerning motor vehicles; relating to the registration and regulation of military surplus vehicles; amending K.S.A. 8-194, 8-195 and 8-196 and K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 8-1486 and repealing the existing sections
Chapter 8, HB 2227 – Allowing the chief justice to suspend certain time limitations during a state of local disaster emergency, suspend certain verification requirements and authorize use of electronic audio-visual communication to expeditiously resolve cases, and extending the chief justice's authority to suspend time limitations during a disaster emergency until June 30, 2022
AN ACT concerning courts; relating to orders issued by the chief justice to secure health and safety during a disaster emergency; suspension of deadlines or time limitations; authorizing suspension during a state of local disaster emergency; suspension of verification requirements under the revised Kansas code for the care of children; use of electronic audio-visual communication to expeditiously
Chapter 93, SB 50 – Requiring marketplace facilitators to collect and remit sales, use and transient guest taxes and 911 fees from sales made through their platforms and removing click-through nexus provisions
An Act concerning taxation; relating to sales and compensating use tax; requiring the collection and remittance for sales, compensating use and transient guest taxes and prepaid wireless 911 fees made on marketplace facilitator platforms; removing click-through nexus provisions; relating to income tax; providing for addition and subtraction modifications for the treatment of global
Chapter 5, HB 2049 – Prohibiting a public agency from charging a fee for records requested for an audit by the legislative division of post audit
An Act concerning the legislative division of post audit; relating to audits; prohibiting a public agency from charging a fee for records requested therefor; amending K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 46-1114 and repealing the existing section
Chapter 59, HB 2254 – Increasing the monetary cap on irrevocable prearranged funeral agreements to $10,000
An Act concerning funeral preparations; relating to prearranged funeral agreements; increasing the monetary cap on irrevocable agreements; relating to preparation of bodies for a funeral or cremation; removing the requirement to provide a permit to cremate in certain circumstances; authorizing electronic permits to cremate; amending K.S.A. 65-1762 and 65-2426a and K.S.A. 2020 Supp.
Chapter 107, HB 2137 – Making amendments regarding licensure to sell alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverages, authorizing transfers of bulk alcoholic liquor by certain licensees and authorizing the sale of alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverages on specified days and times and subject to certain conditions by licensees under the Kansas liquor control act and the club and drinking establishment act
An Act concerning alcoholic beverages; authorizing the issuance of a license to an individual whose spouse is a law enforcement officer; eliminating the requirement of Kansas residency for licensure; providing for suspension or revocation of licenses for violations of orders issued by the director; authorizing sales on Sunday and certain holidays; authorizing the issuance of...

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