Rep. Patterson's Floor Notes and votes on Bills debated from March 14, 2002

5/11/02

5/13/02

cc

y/f

50/71

mot. to recon

y/p

Mot not to adopt cc and refer back

Y/p

5/10/02

cc

y/lost

5/11/02

Mot. to reconsider

Y/p

5/4

y/f

58/62

5/11/02 FA

y/p

5/15

y/p

Judiciary; BPA; enacts the interstate compact for adult offenders supervision¹

Judiciary; BPA; enacts the interstate compact for adult offenders supervision¹

3/15

3/19/02

y/p

96/26

Fed & State; BP; reserves to state the right to bring civil suits against any firearms or ammo manuf or federally licensed firearms or ammo dealer on behalf of the state or any political subdivision^.

4/3

4/4

y/p

5/13

cc report

y/p

116/3

Taxation; BPA; makes number of amendments to statute providing for use valuation of agricultural land for property tax purposes¹

4/5

y/p

4/9

y/p

Fed & State; SBP; redistricting; congressional districts. A gut and go bill , so it is now the orig House map.

1. Amend, Levinson, Puts Junction City in the 2^nd. This threatens Rep. Ryan’s position on the Armed Forces Comm. N/f
2. Amend, O’neil. Stops the 3^rd at Iowa Street in Lawrence and keeps the 3^rd dist. all in JoCo. Miami Co. is in the 2^nd. RC, y/p

5/14/02

y/p

5/14/02

efa

y/p

Judiciary; SBP; amends DUI stat to clarify the law, & include "inhalant" (vs just alcohol or drugs; and, enacts new crime of abusing toxic vapors, a class B nonperson misdemeanor

3/28

Y/p

3/29/02

y/p

118/4

5/14/02

cc

y/p

the Senate redistricting map

4/4

4/4

4/3

4/4

y/p

5/10

this cc report turned out bad. AARP doesn’t even like it, re: "established business relationship" defn.

Sub-Mot-send it back. Y/p

5/14/02

cc#2

concur

117/4

y/p

Judiciary; BP; enacts the KS Uniform Trust Code, and repeals some existing provisions regarding trusts

5/7

y/p

5/8

y/p

Judiciary; BP; sets up procedure by which DOC could provide an early release for functionally incapacitated inmates

3/29

Y/p

3/29/02

y/p

119/1

Now the Omnibus Adjustment Appropriations, refining the original Approp. HB 517. Appropriations; HSBP; the omnibus appropriations bill.

1. Amend, Toelkes. Increase State Ee’s salaries of 2% auto. Not this year, pay raises should be based upon a merit basis. This is $10M for 2003 and $20M for 2004. No plan of how to pay for this.n/f unanimous opposition.

   2 Amend. Tomlison. Adds $20 to the BSAPP, cost $11.5M. DV 74/41, y/p.

2. Amend. Tomlinson. The $20 BSAPP, $11.5 will come from the Tobacco fund (Kansas Endowment of Youth-KEY) for one year.RC, y/p 70/52.
3. Amend, Faber. Takes $$ from EDIF. No. n/f
4. Amend. E. Peterson, reinstate hospital for vets or $200.000. This is maddening. This is the obligation of the FED’s but they are not doing it and we can’t let the vets down. RC y/p.
5. Proviso. Ruff. The $78M funds for Fed for unemployment in the KDHR can’t be used until accountability is provided. Y/p.
6. Amend Nichols. State Ee COLA. Iike the earlier amendment to increase state Ee salaries by 2%. See Amend#1. Same cost. RC n/f 52/67
7. Amend Nichols. Cuts public info officers from all agencies. Saves $1 M, and adds a 1% Ee raises. There is a shortfall of about $3M. RC n/f 59/63
8. Amend, Sloan. 2% increase in classified non-judge salaried and non-regent civil service and all other Ee’s. $16M cost. N/f 45/63.
9. Amend Schultz. Fund the Arts council by about an additional $30,000. DV, 44/65 N/f
10. Amend Devita. allows capital outlay funds for technology. Schools now have $236M in such capital outlay funds. Y/p
11. Amend. Larkin. Provides for bonuses for legislative staff of the tax committee. N/f
12. Amend Wilk. Allows bonuses for LCC, revisor and other staff.
13. Amend. Larkin. Eliminates travel expenses for legis and staff.
14. Amend. Mayans. Sends $500.00 to Hesston College.DV y/p 49/37
15. Amend. Powell. Defunds the fees against Microsoft. y/p
16. Amend. Huy. Takes out the $600,000 to administer the senior outreach program now in the Bill. This does seem like a waste to pay 12 people $50,000 per year to run a program which is currently in place for the drug card program. Division called.

    Part A.The 12 FTE’s. are out. P

    Part B. The rest of the program. Voting is this part of the amendment will keep the program with current FTE’s but w/ add’l funding. 97/24 y/p.

17. Judicial branch. Exempts the courts from budget cuts. Ie. The .31% across the board cut. The courts will furlough. The funding for this will come from 50% of the longivity bonus budget for 2002 and 2003.

    Part A. 2002. DV 55/54 Y/p

    Part B. 2003 DV y/f 43/63

18. Amend, Gatewood. Restores the ad valorem charged and set for 2003 of $3.8 to the 2002 levels. This is an restoration of demand transfers to Cities. If not passed, the cities will need to make this up for 2003 in local taxes to make up for the reduction of demand xfers. We don’t have the $$. RC n/f.58/61
19. Amend. Ownes. Deletes the teacher mentoring program for one year teachers and saves $1M. This year teachers do not need this mentoring RC 42/76 y/f
20. Amend. Owens. Cuts $1M of JIAC on programs evaluation the questionnaire and’l programs. Why not do the evaluations with the $$ JIAC has always had. JIAC is now operation with Morrison.
21. Amend. Henry. Restores nursing home funding. Current bill freezes nursing homes. This amendment increases funding by $3.8M from SGF w/o a funding tool. RC n/f 60/60
22. Amend. Nichols. A proviso that says there will not be furloughs w/o the Leg’s agreement. This costs no $$ RC 109/10 y/p
23. Amend. Rehorn. Delete the tunnel in Topeka. Saves $10M, but $5M to trails and $5 goes Historical society projects. No, the tunnel has been in the building plans since the start and if we are going to free up $10M it should go to schools, but this is Fed. $$ that can’t go to schools so keep it where it was planned. N/ f
24. Amend, Goering. Kills the Security Benefit Building improvements. No, this has been in the plans for a long time and the space is needed. N/p
25. Amend, Goering, Eliminates the tunnel to the Security Benefit building. Same as above. RC N/p
26. Amend. Shoewalter. Provides $20M for disability reimbursement services. N./f
27. Amend, Feueborn. Adds the Highway patrol and KBI. About $1.4M, fills some slots for staffing due to shrinkage. 17 troopers and 11 KBI agents slots which are empty due to w/o the funding therefore. But we need these agents and relied on them in the past PLUS the funding will be in the next amendment #29. 103/16 Y/p
28. Amend, Feurborn. This pays for the #28 amendment. Eliminates $$ for info directors and entertainment budgets of depts. I support this as it eliminates these slots in favor of #28, the 28 Highway patrol and KBI agents . Y/p
29. Amend, Patterson. Amendment to open up the Capital Outlay fund for utilities and health insurance. Divided.

    Part A. Utilities. Y/p

    Part B. Health Insurance. Y/f

30. Amend. Devita. Unfreezes the contingency funds for utility and health insurance purposes. DV y/p 117/3
31. Amend. Vickery. Stops the distribution of statute books for legislators.75/20 y/p
32. Amend, Krehbiel. Deletes the public radio funding for equipment. $144,000 savings. We don’t need this radio station this year. DC 73/43 y/p
33. Amend, Scriever. This amendment makes no sense. N/f
34. Amend, Langwere. Reduces the House to 81, Senate to 21 and only meets every other year. Forget that you have to amend the constitution to do this. DV. N/f
35. Amend, Spangler. Takes the school budget and takes it out of the SGF, so as to reduce the ending balance by the amount of the school budget. A paper savings, it just reduces the ending balance. RC 32/81 N/f
36. Amend. Spangler. Puts the highway patroll out of SGF and into the Highway fund CTP. This is not a savings. N/f
37. , 39, 40, 41.amendments, none of which passed

42. Amend, Burroughs, Early retirement

    For officers. No $$ found to fund it, DV 43/72 N/f

43. Amend, Spnagler. The 13^th check. Too much $$ and no funding. RC 45/66 n/f

5/9

CC report

Y/p

5/10/02

y/p

Appropriations; SBP; extends for 2 more yrs $1 motor vehicle title fee for VIPS/CAMA fund; increase KS Hwy Patrol Motor Vehicle Fund fee on motor vehicle titles from $2.50 to $3.50; both of above in theory expire 6-20-04⁴

4/10/02

4/11/02

y/p

Motion to accede

Cc approval

Taxation; BP; amends statute to clarify that sales tax to be paid at point-of-sale on prepaid telephone cards

4/11/02

y/p

Taxation; BP; affects the way that sales tax levied and collected on mobile telecom services; as federally mandated, bill conforms current statutes to a provision of federal Mobile Telecom Sourcing Act; chgs for mobile telecom services provided by customer_s home service provider would be attributed to customer_s place of primary use regardless of where mobile telecom service originates, terminates, or passes thru; "place of primary use" defined as residential or business street address of customer, & address must be w/in licensed service area of customer_s home service provider⁶

4/10

Appropriation; community colleges & public schools having early retirement incentive program would submit a budget report beginning in 2002 & every 3 yrs thereafter to SBOE/Bd of Regents, w/ summary report to Jt Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits³

3/28

y/p

114/8

Insurance; BPA; date in the law is changed annually to reflect latest changes in NAIC instructions & formulas (i.e. 12-31-2001), required to be used by ins companies in filing their financial reports with Ins Dept; enacts a standard nonforfeiture act for annuities.

1. Motion to re-refer back to Comm. RC n/p

3/28/02

re-refered

Insurance; changes from "banks" to "qualified U.S. financial institutions" those which may hold funds for ins co re reinsurer under trust agreement or issue letter of credit as security for insurance (title ins) consent, waived off 3/18

1. Amend Garner. Proh campaign Contrib to the Insur Comm. from people having business w/ the Insur dept. Bad, why? Everyone has the right to be involved in the political process w/o limitation or discrimination. Germannes challenged. Rules Chair rules not germane. RC 70/44. I Voted to uphold the Rules Chair. Rules Chair upheld.

3/22

3/26/02

y/p119

120/1

Transportation; BP; amends license reinstatement procedure to permit DMV to end termination or suspension once it gets notice from court that terms of traffic citation have been fulfilled

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

Judiciary; BPA; make driving while suspended/revoked one of offenses which, if 3 or more are committed w/in 5 year time, constitutes habitual violator; amend law on troopers retaining drivers licenses at time of DUI stop, allows driver to retain until adm hearing; revises law on reinstatement of drivers license to person w/o insurance who is victim of hit and run

3/22

3/26/02

y/p

Repeals five statutes which establish procedures for closing schools in SHAWNEE MISSION School District. At the present time there are special provisions for them in school closings. This bill moves them to equal playing ground with all schools of 1600 or more, giving the elected school board authority to close school buildings .

Shawnee Mission patrons may not be happy and I have gotten hate e-mails from them that I do not support education (a tax increase just for schools) but this will allow the School Bd. Make the deccision and if the decision is made from a realistic fiscal point of view, wasted $$ on an almost empty school could be used for better purposes. Sorry, just some of my frustration showing thru for the nasty.

3/20/02

y/p

3/21/02

y/p

Agriculture; BPA; creates crime of endangering the food supply², a severity level 9, nonperson felony; same when disease is foot-and-mouth is severity level 4, nonperson; same, when intent si to cause economic harm or social unrest is severity level 3, nonperson; same, when intent is to cause illness, injury or death, severity level 3, person felony; all deemed inherently dangerous felony per 21-2426; criminal threat to threaten to adulterate or contami-nate ag commodity, etc, or animal to contagious or infectious disease

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

Cc

Lien bill is off

Concur w/ cc

Y/p

Appropriations; BPA; allows Secretary of Corrections to pay local jails for costs of housing inmates regardless of fiscal yr in which costs incurred (pay w/ vouchers); now, only money appropriated during fiscal year in which the services were provided can be used, and if sufficient funding is not available, either a claim against the state must be filed in order to receive reimbursement or the claim is not paid.

1. Amend.Nichols. To review Ee salary. Supported by Wilks

4/11

Y/p

4/12/02

y/p

117/2

5/14/02

Bill Gutted, see the bill. All changed re: open meetings act not applying to the parol Bd. Hearing

112/9

Utilities; BP; access to public right-of way by telecom providers; franchise agreements

3/22

3/26/02

y/p

Financial Inst; BP; amends various parts of KS Securities Act; would allow Securities Commr to consider all criminal convictions of an applicant, not just felonies; gives Commr authority to require financ stmts of issuer be reviewed or audited by indep cpa per gaap; enables Commr to order disgorgement of illegal investment income & pmt of restitution to compensate investors for losses due violations of securities laws; Commr allowed to require reimbursements of exam costs from issuer

3/18/02

y/p

3/19/02

y/p

Judiciary; BPA; amend probate code to permit appt of resident agent by nonresident administrator, w/ requirement of written acceptance of appointment; and to require express waivers of homestead and family allowance by electing spouse

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

Education (LEPC); BPA; charter schools be accredited by SBOE, upon determination whether school can be expected to accomplish its program goals; may be maintained in separate facility or one currently being used for a school program if charter school is operated separately from the other school in shared facility; when time to renew charter the school district board first determines that progress has been made, SBOE approves if it has demonstrated progress in achieving its program goals; SBOE may deny, if program goal is one that can be accomp w/o a charter school

1. Amend, DeCastro. Allows more than 30 charter schools. Y/p
2. Amend. Decastro.W/D

3/28/02

3/29/02

y/p

Cc adoption

Y/p

Higher Ed; BPA; amends postseconday ed savings program (Learning Quest), any person can make contribution, acct owner can direct investment, acct need be open only 1 yr before w/drawn w/o penalty, restrict/exempt creditor claims, deletes exemption from subpoena as to a debtor

4/1

y/p

4/2

y/p

Fed & State; BP; requires kegs of 4 or more gallons sold at retail to have an id tag or label affixed; would not apply to sales of kegs by distributors or retailers to clubs, drinking establishments, or caterers. The Famous Keg Registration Bill.

3/28

y/p

74/31

3/29/02

y/p

3/28

y/p

RC

3/29/02

y/lost

55/67

sad

4/1/02

Motion to reconsider

RC

Y/f

56/66

Transportation; BPA; replaces statutory language referring to records held by the DMV w/ broader term "motor vehicle records" _ any record that pertains to a driver_s license, automobile title, vehicle registration, or an id card; expunged records, diversion info, photo images, and records re physical or mental health of owner or licensee confidential, _cept on court order

3/28/02

3/29//02

y/p

Judiciary; BP; amends law to expand allowable purchases from DUI Equipment Fund established in 1995 to pay for establishing and maintaining drivers' safety programs

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

Appropriations; SubSBP; bill mandates use of generically equivalent drugs unless doc specifically provides to contrary, and prohibits pharmacists from being required to dispense prescription only drugs which won’t be reimbursed by med assistance programs; also sets up rules & regs procedures re: same

5/7

5/8

y/p

119/3

Establishes a statewide employee award and recognition program that would allow state employees to be compensated (monetarily and non-monetarily) for work accomplishments, meritorious service, innovations, volunteer work and length of service. Awards would be financed through operating funds in an agency_s approved budget, new funds, or KSIP funds. Abolishes existing award programs.

4/10/02

y/p

4/11/02

y/p

5/8

cc

Y/p

Environment; SBP; groundwater management districts; authorized to adopt administrative policies and standards re management (those to DWR expire at end of 2003 if not adopted, those to KDHE if not, exp 2004); recommend for adoption rules and regulations re conservation and mgmt of groundwater to DWR (not effective if not adopted) & KDHE (specific as to a district)

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

Environment; SBP; groundwater management districts; to authorize to adopt administrative policies and standards re management (those to DWR expire at end of 2003 if not adopted, those to KDHE, 2004); recommend for adoption rules and regulations re conservation and mgmt of groundwater to DWR (not effective if not adopted) & KDHE (specific as to a district)

Judiciary; BP; relates to offenders convicted of fourth and subsequent DUI offenses, law enforcement agency w/ custody of offender must notify Secretary of Corrections when term of county jail imprisonment expires, and would then have to deliver offender to location designated by Secretary upon end of jail term; postrelease period begin immediately, instead of upon completion of a substance abuse treatment program (under current law postrelease supervision period doesn_t begin until after treatment phase done

3/29

3/29/02

y/p

Judiciary; Omnibus Crime bill HSBP; makes unlawful sexual relations between employees of KDOC or contractors thereof and parolees or persons subject to supervision; new crime of engaging or participating in cockfighting; clarify procedure for claiming errors in criminal history worksheet; required notice to victims of crime of parole app for off grid crimes; prohibits expungement of sexual battery and aggravated sexual battery convictions pass 3/27

1. Amend. Feurborn. Amends to defing a game cock as an animal w/ metal sharp instruments on it legs. N/p
2. Amend. Kirk. Amends so as to allow in sentencing prior city conviction misdemeanor of theft. OK w/ me. Y/p

3/28/02

3/29/02

y/p

Cc

Game

cock split out into

4/14

cc

y/p

120/1

Agriculture; BP; repeal a number of statutes which comprise the Livestock Remedy Law; amend several others which currently refer to the same

3/21/02

y/p

3/22/02

Y/p

Agriculture; BPA; requires pmt of fee and securing permit from Dept Ag to construct a dam or levee; detailed plans also required to change or modify an existing dam; authorizes an inspection fee based on size of the dam/levee depending on stage of construction (how can they construct, w/o permit?); would require the DWR to conduct annual inspections of any nonconforming dam until it’s in compliance or destroyed; sets up schedule for ann_l inspections depending on size of dam; fees collected to be deposited in the Water Structures Fund

5/6

y/p

5/7

y/p

5/11/02

cc

y/p

Agriculture; BPA; creates Plant Pest and Ag Commodity Certification Act, so Sec Ag can regulate plant pests, live plant dealers and plant products, and conduct commodity certification, w/ authority to carry out control operations re plant disease (fee structure would generate add_l $84,400 in fees)

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

CC

Concur

Y/p

1. Amend. Thimesch. Decreases fees on locker plants. This is a user fee/pay as you go. y/p
2. Req. certain tests and fees for testing w/o justification.n/f

5/7

y/p

63/47

5/8

y/p

68/54

3/22/02

y/p

3/26/02

y/p

cc

Adopt cc report

4/9

y/p

3/28/02

3/29/02

y/p

4/1

4/2

y/p

Judiciary; BP; property of inmates not claimed within 6 months of death deemed abandoned

3/29/02

Judiciary; BP; form of summons in eviction actions to comply w/ the Supreme Court rules; would correct response/answer time frames, as times for response/appearance is now inconsistent in general form

3/15

y/p

3/19/02

y/p

Judiciary; BP; Judgment creditors in limited actions (Ch. 61) may pay required fee to elevate jmt to Ch. 60 and lien status, and then jmt may be filed in any other county where debtor owns property

Feuerborn. Allows liens on public warehouses

3/15

y/p

3/19/02

y/p

Local Gov; eliminate requirement that dist court requisition county purchasing officer to obtain approval for expenditures authorized through its county_s budgetary process consent, 3/15; waived off 3/19

3/

Local Gov; eliminate requirement that dist court requisition county purchasing officer to obtain approval for expenditures authorized through its county_s budgetary process consent, 3/15; waived off 3/19

Health & Human Serv; BP; members of podiatry review committee of Bd of Healing Arts may be paid hourly compensation, in addn to comp pd to attend meetings; BHA exempt from competitive bids for expert reports; modifies composition of BHA

3/28/02

y/p

3/29/02

y/lost

Transportation; BP; authorizes creation and utilization of electronic lien and paperless certificate of title process for motor vehicles

Amend. McKinney, makes this proceedure optional.n/f

3/28

y/p

3/29/02

y/p

Transportation; SBP; increases vehicle dealers & manuf fees by $25: fee will pay for KBI checks , and NMVTIS system which does an instant title search with 11 other states

3/29/02

3/29/02

y/p

103/17

Concurr w/ cc

Y/p

Insurance; BPA; bring provisions of the Discount Card Act, passed by the 2000 Legislature, under the Kansas Consumer Protection Act; require that certain language be included on health care discount cards, including a statement that the card is not insurance

3/29/02

3/29/02

y/p

Transportation; BP; common carriers be authorized to transport liquor in KS, w/o ABC permit, & eliminate requirement for duplicate bills of lading

3/28/02

3/29/02

y/p

Fed & State; BP; tech correction to 2001 HB 2084 which inadvertently deleted a defense to prosecution for a liquor retailer who is presented with false id by a minor attempting to purchase liquor, by restore reasonable belief affirmative defense language

1. Amendment-Ruff, Sunday sales at local option. Taxes will not be that much. failes

3/21/02

y/p

3/22

y/p

Judiciary; BPA; Commercial Electronic Mail Act ("spam"), used to regulate e-mail sent to promote property or services for sale or rent, set guidelines for what a comm_l e-mail must contain to comply; must include id of sender, & instructions for recipients to let sender know not to send more messages; makes acts violations of consumer protection act; penalties between $500 and $10,000 per violation.

1. Amend,Ruff. Makes the e-mail of officials open to the open records law. Not Germane
2. Amend. Profiteering amendment agreed to.

3/28/02/y/p

3/29/02

y/p

63/59

Insurance; BP; Health Care Com can designate local govs³ qualified to participate in the state_s plan. conditioned upo: at least 70% of e’ees must participate; amnt of premium pd as e_er_s share must equal amnt state pays for its e_ees; cannot permit any exemption from participation; and, rate charged to local agency must be able to pay for adm or underwriting costs incurred by Health Care Comm; rates cannot increase in premiums state pays; have to opt in for at least 3 yrs, & if reduced rates permitted initially, have to agree to stay in 3 yrs after rates match those paid by state for its e_ees

3/22/02

y/p

3/26/02

Financial Inst; BPA; authorize State Bank Comm_r to appoint Regional Managers and Financial Examiner Administrators, w/ positions unclassified; amended to make it subject to appropriation

3/18/02

3/19/02

y/p

Taxation; BP; amends statute to clarify that sales tax to be paid at point-of-sale on prepaid telephone cards

1. Remove sales tax exemption off the lottery. N/f
2. Place a sales tax on lottery but keeps the price $1.00, thereby reducing the winnings. Y/p.

4/11/02

y/p

4/12/02

y/p

5/13/02

cc

y/f

32/88

cc report now contains an alcohol tax – $6.5M

failed

mot to reconsider

y/p

Judiciary; BPA; enacts protection from stalking, referred to as the Privacy Protection Act; allows victims whose personal privacy is violated by stalking, or harassment, or a pattern of conduct causing a reasonable person to suffer emotional distress to go to district court to obtain a restraining order that would protect them from alleged stalker

3/29/02

3/29/02

y/p

5/10/02

cc

y/p

Judiciary; BPA; amends the Protection from Abuse Act to include intimate partners, household members, and persons in dating relationships as individuals who may apply for protection from abuse orders

3/29/02

3/29/02

y/p

5/10/02

cc

y/p

Appropriations; BP; raises court filing fees from $101 to $105 and puts the $4 in the Protection From Abuse Fund, for transfer to and use by Atty Gen for domestic violence program grants, per rules & regs to be developed

3/28/02

3/29/02

y/p

Utilities; BP; amends law regarding annexation by cities of land served by retail electric supplier; requires notice to electric supplier, negotiation for issuance of franchise agree with supplier to serve annexed area, w/ city having final right to select which supplier receives franchise (city must consider 9 factors identified); aggrieved party can have decision reviewed

3/20/02

y/p

3/21/02

y/p

e-Gov; BPA; on-line procurement pilot study & pilot project by Dir of Purchases re reverse auctioning electronic procurement process for goods and materials (not construction projects, or purchases of services) by state agencies; amends school district competitive bidding law to say the board can do a reverse auction e-procurement pilot project; amends state unif electronic transactions act to clarify that e-sigs not mandatory, and any agency can adopt rules & regs re use of digital sigs, so long as not less restrictive than Sec State

4/4

4/5

y/p

4/14

y/p

Health & Human Serv; BPA; amend pharmacy act to chg way in which license exams are administered and civil penalty assmts are allocated; names of some of fees assessed; and permit entire cost of enf proceedings under Controlled Subs Act

3/28

3/29/02

y/p

Judiciary; SBP; KS wont recognize common law marriages where either person under age 18 (identical to Sub for HB 2366, and substituted for the Senate bill prohibiting common law marriages, to permit conference)

3/29/02

3/29/02

y/p

120/0

Judiciary; BPA; civil penalties related to certain acts of custom blenders of fertilizer, licensing required; rule re penalties re anhydrous ammonia storage in mobile tank become binding in absence of new rule/reg; and liability limitation for owners of anhydrous ammonia from acts of tamperers

.

1. Newton Amendment, expands immunity. N/p
2. Patterson Amendment to limit privilege. Y/f

4/10/02

n/p

4/11/02

n/p

5/8

cc

n/p

Utilites; BP; amends the KS Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act ("One Call"), to clarify normal ag tillage not included, and facilities not located one platted land or inside corporate limits of cities not included; notice must be given at lease 2 and not more than 15 days ahead of excavation; site must be "whitelined"; becomes effective 1/1/2003

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

117/5

Judiciary; BP; makes tech changes Tort Claims Act, changing "registered health care provider" to "licensed health care provider," and "physician_s assistant" to "physician assistant."

3/29/02

3/29/02

y/p

Appropriations; BPA; establishes Technology Communication Fee Fund in SOS_s chart of acct, w/ authority to add a technology communication fee to any filing fees assessed by SOS; proceeds used to cover cost of technology systems which support services provided; if total number of filings remained constant, increased revenues would be $249,961 per year per $1 fee. This is a $18M vote. This fee increase is at a bad time.

1. Amend, Novascone. Strikes all fee increases but keeps the Tech program for future funding. DV 123/0, y/p

5/7

y/p

71/37

5/8

y/p

Taxation; BPA; Wadell-Reed bill, an investment funds service corp maintaining its primary head quarters & ops in KS or operating a branch facility employing at least 100 individuals on full-time equivalency basis in state gets favorable tax treatment in form of single factor formula as opposed to the three-factor formula (based on property, payroll, and sales) generally used in calculating KS corp income tax; allows such corp to elect, if investment funds service corp is a part of a unitary group, only the business income attributable to the investment funds service corp eligible for favorable tax treatment and not business income of entire unitary group_ Waddell & Reed, $2 million hit FY 2002; $4/yr after.

1. Larkin Amend re: trusts, will raise $$. DV y/p 62/44
2. Amend, Pyle, Claw back for 5 years. Seems reasonable. y/p
3. Amend. Burroughs, Disallows gifts and entertaining of certain governmental from a financial in an investment co.This means we could not invest in KPERS. .RC 32/70, n/f
4. Amend, Toplicar.Tax credits for RE taxes paid by seniors w/ income under $39,000. DV, Y/p 52/43

4/11/02

y/p

4/12/02

y/p

Ethics&Elect; BPA; give authority to co election officer to determine validity of candidate nominations for city and school board elections, but must do w/in 3 days; require that a list of voters_ rights and responsibilities be placed at every polling place on election day; registered voters w/ new name/address can vote by provisional ballot, procedure.

3/18/02

y/p

3/19/02

y/p

Provides that completion of a hunter safety course need not be completed in order to obtain a special controlled shooting area hunting license until July 1, 2005. Present law allows a disabled person to hunt with a crossbow instead of a conventional bow, but their disability must be certified by a Kansas physician. This bill allows a person with permanent disability to be certified by a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery outside of Kansas. The Bill also would allow a person under age 14 to be issued a permit to hunt wild turkey.

1. Amend Langeir. Allows the game warden to sell a license in the field. This is present now and this extends the program 1 year. Y/p

3/20/02

y/p

3/21

y/p

Cc

Concury/p

Transportation; BPA; adds colleges (any municipal university, Haskell Indian Nations University, any not-for-profit independent institution of higher education accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (KCAC schools?), and any community college organized and operating under state laws) to current law authorizing official emblems for license plates; and United We Stand; and Masonic logo imprint; and KDHE Drive for the Cure (breast & cervical cancer); and Purple Heart imprint on motorcycle tags w/drawn & ref to Approp 3/29; returned 4/01

1. Amend/ Adds firefighters

4/2

y/p

4/3

y/p

Transportation; BP; boat trailers over 2,000 lbs must be titled and registered; bill provide a way to establish a title when an individual sells a trailer; purchasers may submit a BOS w/ title application to verify ownership

3/15

3/18/02

y/p

Appropriations; BPA; increase sweep of moneys from agencies fee accounts (from 20% to 25%) into the State General Fund, up to a maximum from any one fee account of $200k for the year; moneys for EMS services go in a new emergency medical services operating fund

4/5

4/9

y/p

5/11/02

cc

y/p

Appropriations; BPA; add PAs and ARNPs to list of unclassified employees in state civil service system; allow the Secretary of SRS to designate other health care professionals as unclassified employees (physician specialists, dentists, dental hygienists, pharmacists, medical technologists, and long term care workers currently are); anyone placed on furlough w/o pay, will be considered to have been pd for retirement, pension & heath/disab bene purposes

4/10/02

y/p

4/11/02

y/p

Appropriations; BPA; requires unused balances from funeral ins policies held by Medicaid recipients be paid to SRS; remaining balance of funeral ins policy or funeral service contract recovered by SRS to reimb Medicaid program for the cost of assistance; Medicaid recipients must to notify SRS when they purchase funeral insurance or enter funeral service contract. This is the SRS getting more into our estates.

5/1

5/1

n/p

certain claims against the state, making appropriations, authorizing certain transfers, imposing certain restrictions and limitations, and directing or authorizing certain disbursements, procedures and acts incidental to the foregoing.

1. Amend. Ballou, attys fees for a claimant due to SRS actions. SRS did not dispute the claim. Y/p
2. Amend, Miller. Claim v. SRS for attys fees. y/p.

BUT, THIS IS NOW THE BUDGET BILL, the budget bill was put into this.

4/9

y/p

RC

86/16

4/10

y/p

5/1

ATDAI’ll not vote for this since it does not fund schools. N/p

3/28/02

y/p

3/29/02

n/p

authorizes the development and implementation of a program to provide financial assistance to local units of government or interjurisdictional disaster agencies for the development and implementation of a terrorism preparedness program. Such program shall provide criteria for receiving such financial assistance and such other conditions, as the division may deem necessary.

Second, it authorizes a plan for development and implementation, with the assistance and advice of the commission on emergency planning and response, a plan for regional emergency medical response teams.

4/11/02

y/p

Local Gov; BPA; allows governing body of a fire district to pay compensation to volunteer firefighters responding to emergency calls, fighting fires, or attending meetings (what kind?); bill responds to A/G opinion to contrary pass 3/2

3/28/02

3/29/02

y/p

Local Gov; BPA; allows governing body of a fire district to pay compensation to volunteer firefighters responding to emergency calls, fighting fires, or attending meetings (what kind?); bill responds to A/G opinion to contrary

Utilities; BPA; allow public utility required by action (ordinance) of city governing body to incur excess cost related to use or maint of public right of way to file for tariff w/ KCC and add cost on to customer_s bill as surcharge; act expires 6-30-03 _ (this is Westar vs. Bob Knight & City Wichita). I think Leawood is now OK with this.

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

Utilities; BP; when nat_l gas supplier_s franchise rights are terminated by city, city must acquire and supplier must sell distribution system necessary to serve all customers w/in franchised area; 1) parties negotiate compensation for system, per formula in bill; if parties unable to agree after 60 days either may apply to district court for determination of comp; determination made by court sans jury

3/22/02

3/26/02

y/p

Utilities; BP; establishes the Rural Kansas Self-Help Gas Act, to allow rural gas users to construct their own pipeline connection to a gas supply system, and not be considered a public utility, where company from whom user getting gas (from well head or gathering lines) is notified of need, but doesn_t provide gas to fuel irrigation; no fiscal effect

4/3

4/4

y/p

113/10

Agriculture; BPA; Permits Sec Ag to designate, after 7-1-02, any county a S/L disaster area to provide for control & eradication, subject to consult with co comm_rs; conservation districts may control in disaster counties; money may be used from state to conserv districts for use on land both pub & private

3/20/02

3/21/02

y/p

Education; BPA; effective for current school year, any district enlarged due disorg of a district and attachment of territory to enlarged district is entitled to State Financial Aid in current year equal to the SFA of the districts in year prior to disorg, and for next school year the greater of SFA recvd during first yr under this formula, or SFA district would have received under operation of the school finance formula in that year; retro to disorgs during this school yr

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

CC-5/7

ATDA

Y/p

cc-5/13/02

y/p

87/32

Taxation; BPA; requires that Dir of Prop Valuation submit an annual report re methodology used to assess prop taxes on ag land; to include summary of changes implemented, by land class, over prior 8 yrs; submitted by 9-01-02; amendment provides that for valuing ag land the cap rate used to determine net income will be not less than 11% nor more than 12%

4/5

4/9

y/p

Agriculture; BP; Sec Ag, w/ KDWP, to designate parcel at Toronto Lake, a research area re control & eradication of sericea lespedeza (S/L), and request assistance of anyone _ fed, state, local, public or private univ, research institution, business, or individual; sunset on 6-30-07

3/20/02

3/21/02

y/p

Judiciary; BPA; amends drivers license law to (1) create two classes of licenses, a traditional Drivers License for resident citizens, retains proof of lawful presence requirment, and (2) a Drivers Permit for anyone who is not a citizen, or who applies for an instructional permit; the Permit is good for one year at a time, may be issued to those with visa (Permit expires w/ visa), or those with ITIN and proof of residence (such as utility bill/bank statement); Permits must be readily distinguishable from a license; sets up special offices to handle such application w/ trained personnel; as to "biometrics", law amended to require facial recognition identifier and thumbprint for all "Permit" applicants, w/ thumbprint_s optional after 7-2003 for license holders

1. Amend, Crowe, allows the drivers permit for 6 years, rather than the 1 year permit in the bill.
2. Amend. Loyd. Increases training.

4/10/02

y/fail

DV

57/60

Mot to reconsider

4/11/02

y/f

Local Gov; BPA; lets Offices of Register of Deeds of urban counties, upon County Commission authorization, to impose a $1.50 per filing surcharge to create a technology fund (electronic scan, store, etc)

3/28/02

3/28

y/p

111/11

Cc concur

Y/p

New Economy; BPA; expansion of IMPACT act, to increase statutory cap from 1% to 2% of income tax w/holding revenues; House committee amendments seem to defer effective date until after 1/1/2003

3/28/02

3/29/02

y/p

Taxation; BPA; requires inc tax w/holding on distributions from nonresident sub-S corps, LLCs & partnerships; def of "wages" expanded to include any prize or award pd a prof athlete at a sporting event in KS; current detailed list of pmts are subject to w/holding deleted, changed to require employers who must w/hold under fed law to w/hold KS inc tax when e_ee has primary residence in state; also brought in parts of HB 3030 to redefine a resident trust.

1. Amend, Bethel. Raises income tax brackets, raises $100M year one, 2002 and about $500M each year thereafter. Current rates for up to $60, then the next bracket existing raises tax from 6.45% to 6.75%, a forth new bracket starts @ $150,000 at 7.5% and a fifth bracket starting at $250,000 @ 8%.There is no tie to this income tax increase and education. My survey indicates that property taxes and income taxes are the last to be raised. RC 8/113, n/f

2. Amend, Reardon, raises $58M, creates 2 add’l brackets. 7% from existing 6.45% beginning at 150,000, and at $250,000 - 7.5%. 39.2M goes to schools for $68 in the Base. Plus corporate income raise. Amendment divided:

   Part A. Transfer of $39.2 from SGF to schools to add $68 to the BSAPP. This Part A does not increase the income taxes, DV 103/20 y/p

   Part B. This Part B is the personal income tax increase above. Mt constituents do not support this. RC, this is going along party lines, 34/88, n/f.

   Part C. Withdrawn

3. Amend, Lane. Amendment to protect the taxation of family trusts. RC, 66/55, y/p

4. Amend, Nichols. Fn 2003 is $21M, tax reduction, ie. for lower income working poor . This is not the year to lower taxes or adopt a tax credit which gives back more $$ than you paid in.50/70n/f

5/10/02

p

5/11

y/lost

Insurance; BPA; changes current law by requiring Ins Comm_r to adopt rules and regs re long-term care insurance, but no regulation so adopted may limit no of days contained in an elimination period of any such policy (now the law provides for a 100 day elimination period)

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

e-Gov; SBP; alters statutory reporting requirements for agencies, primarily those which report to New Economy (formerly Economic Development), so that they may publish report on Internet and notify its available with web addy, or submit copies on CD-Rom, etc; chgs lots of statutory references to New Econ vs former name

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

5/8

cc

y/p

Utilities; BP; KAN-ED to be funded to level of $10 million next two years from KUSF, after that from SGF (cost will be $.10 per line/mo for independent telcos; $.24 per line/mo for SWB; $.20, Sprint/United; not exactly sure about cell fones, but slightly less than above; no cost for cable)

5/10/02

y/

5/11/02

y/p

Appropriations; BP; authorize SRS to use State Institutions Building Fund (SIBF) to pay debt service on revenue bonds used to finance state security hospital at Larned; funds used from SIBF would be subject to appropriations; clarifies that debt service obligations of SRS are not debts or obligations of the state, that SRS may not pledge taxing power of state to finance debt service.

1. Amend, Tanner. Prohibits payments of bond interest on school projects for one year for bonds issued in the future. Doesn’t effect existing issues but would stop future projects. This is contrary to local control of SD’s. I oppose. RC, n/f, 52/66
2. Amend, Goering. Takes out funding for Security Benefit building. n/f

5/6

y/p

DV

5/7

y/p

Appropriations; BPA; changes existing law re unanimous votes of State Finance Council, so any member who cannot be present may certify an absentee vote w/in 10 days to provide necessary unanimous vote

1. Amend, Ruff. Authorizes the Council to set the Ks. Min wage rate. Ruled Germain RC N/fail 50/72.

4/1

y/p

4/2

y/p

4/14

cc

sub mo to re-refer

n/p

Transportation; BP; vanity license plates for Choose Life, and for Autism Society of Johnson County. The $$ goes to the sponsoring organization. I do not support this bill. If we approve vanity plates for causes we support, what will we do when Fred Phelps or the KKK want their own vanity plates supporting their own twisted causes. Save the money on the plate, but a bumper sticker and give the savings to your cause.

1. Amend. Support adopting funding direction of the $$. RC N/f 56/63
2. Amend, Kuether. Adds a "Pro-choice" plate w/ $$ going to Planned Parenthood. N/f

4/2

n/p

RC

4/3

n/p

Appropriations; BP; KS nat_l guard members called to state active duty for more than 30 days would be reimbursed for cost of their privately purchased or employer-provided health insurance (both single and family health insurance plans) if plan in effect at time of call up

4/12

4/12/02

y/p

115/0

would add terroristic activity to the definition of a disaster. The bill would create a regional planning system using six regional emergency coordinators to help counties build their plans, train personnel in their roles, and conduct exercises to improve their disaster preparedness. This will help all 105 counties, but will be critical to the preparation and response to a disaster for those counties without full-time Emergency Managers. There are only a handful of full-time county emergency managers in our state; most have other duties, and over 50% are half-time employees or volunteers. Second, the bill directs the Division of Emergency Management of the Adjutant General_s Department to implement an Incident Management System (IMS) for use during emergency and disaster situations by all agencies that respond to disasters in Kansas. This system provides a common organizational structure, terminology and unity of command.

4/10/02

y/p

4/11/02

y/p

Fed & State; BP; add terroristic activity to the definition of disaster, under authority of Adjutant General; Gen may appt regional emergency management coordinators, & coordinate training & preparation of state, local & interjurisdicational disaster agencies; Division of Emergency Management of the Adjutant General_s Department required to implement an Incident Management System (IMS)²

3/28/02

Health & Human Serv; BP; at a cost to the state of probably $5,000 in expense of bill printing, and amended bill printing, we would change, in statutes dealing with the KS dental board, the term "secretary" to "executive director". It’s impt to them, so OK

3/28/02

3/29/02

y/p

Health & Human Serv; BP; KU hospital board and hospital authority employee are not state employees, also amends composition of board to allow for public members, clarifies that only "transferred" employees must be KPERS participants

3/28/02

3/29/02

y/p

109/13

Fed & State; SBP; provides for modification of laws which regulate cosmetology, tattoos & body piercing

4/11/02

4/12/02

y/p

Higher Ed; BP; bill expands duties of KS Bd of Regents²; begin in FY 2005, KBOR would have authority to review and approve institutional improvement plans³; the three KBOR commissions established in the Higher Ed Act are dissolved at end of FY 2003, and beginning in FY 2004 KBOR to organize itself as appropriate to fulfill its constitutional and statutory responsibilities. All of the members of the BOR and all community colleges are in support of this.

1. Amend, Miller, re-refer to committee. We need to act on this.n/f.
2. Amend. Wilson. Raises $45M. No way! Not even the BOR expect this! RC, N/f, 52/71
3. Amend. McKinney, Req. Community colleges to disclose their consulting contracts. Full disclosure. This is a feel good amendment, but why? It ain’t broke. n/p. This is still in the cc report, but the bill is still OK.
4. Amend, Toplikar. Caps tuition increases at no more than 3x the inflation rate. This is too arbitrary.RC ,n/f, 54/63

5/7

y/p

74/43

5/8

y/p

5/9

Mot to Accede

Y/p

cc

5/13/02

y/p

73/47

Appropriations; BP; requires DOC to classify parole violators readmitted to prison as minimum security (parole violators readmitted because of new conviction, violators whose scheduled release date is more than 90 days away, and those violators whose classification before release was maximum or special management are exempt); should result in more parole violators being classified as minimum security, thus reducing the strain on medium beds and the need to expand medium security capacity in the future¹

5/7

5/8

y/p

Insurance; BP; amends law re group-funded municipal insurance pools, prospective loss costs, and authorization for establishment of a claims fund account (said to allow deduction of cost of reinsurance before arriving at amnt of premium paid to determine amnt that goes into claims pmt fund)

4/12/02

4/12/02

y/p

Cc

Y/p

Insurance; BP; amends law re group-funded municipal insurance pools, prospective loss costs, and authorization for establishment of a claims fund account (said to allow deduction of cost of reinsurance before arriving at amnt of premium paid to determine amnt that goes into claims pmt fund).

1. Amend, Lanweir. Grants immunity to all teachers. Ruled non-germaine

[Direct]; State Board of Education redistricting map

4/12/02

5/14/02

y/p

5/15/02

y/p

Appropriations; BAA; Sec Aging encouraged to commence an education program on need for long term nursing care insurance to decrease dependence on public finance of long term care

4/4

y/p

122/0

Fed & State; BA; memorializing Congress to create national holiday honoring Cesar Chavez

4/12/02

4/12/02

y/p

Agriculture; BA; urging KU law to establish an ag law teaching professorship and clinic on Ag law.

3/22/02

y/p

3/26/02

y/p

Insurance; BAA; establish 14-member task force to study insurance scoring reports, and submit written report pre-2003 legislature re needed regulation, all members to serve w/o state compensation or exp reimb

4/10/02

4/11/02

y/p

5/8

cc

y/p

122/0

Fed & State; BAA; designating former Union Pac RR Depot in Topeka (Great Overland Station) the state railroad museum

4/12/02

4/12/02

y/p

91/24

5/14/02

cc

y/p

Tax; BPA; auto mfgr cash rebate; alters definition of "selling price" as it applies to new motor vehicles to allow cash rebates to reduce selling price if rebate paid directly to retailer as part of original sale agreement, so not subjected to retail sales tax by KDOR¹

1. Amend, Edmunds, Gut and Go. Insert HB 3039. Sales tax, raised from 4.9 to 5 permanently. And an additional .03, 4.9 to 5.25 for one year, Raise 128M in 2003 the $44.m from then on. RC 40/82 y/f

Amendment. The above but the sales tax billis 5.25 first year then to 5.1%. y/f RC 47/75

5/4

Cc w/ M liens which were cut out

Concurr

Y/p

5/14/02

cc

n/p

5/14/02

cc

y/p

Another Slots Bill at paramutual gaming locations.

1. Amendment Peterson. Puts the floating casino back in. y/p
2. Motion to re-refer to Tax Comm. N/f

5/3

y/p

DV

5/4

y/p

63/60

Gut and go the bill.

1. Amendment, Edmunds. Sale tax exemption. Custom software will not be exempt, raises $16M. RC, y/f. 61/61
2. Amend, Edmunds. Removes exemption on wholesale movie sales. Raises $4.4M. RC, y/f, 45/76
3. Amend, Edmunds. Removes exemption on greens fees. Raises $1.2M , RC, y/f, 57/63
4. Amend, Tomlinson, removes sales tax exemptions on PTA’s, n/f 18/104
5. Amend, Patterson, would increase the Base by $20.00 and would free up the Capital Outlay account to allow utilities and Health insurance. Ruled non-Germaine. Upheld.

5/4

3/14/02

y/p

3/15

y/p

Taxation; BPA; Property tax valuation increase cap at cpi for all urban consumers published for period ending each Aug 31

1. Amend, Larkin, averages over 5 years any spikes in assessed valuation. RC, 82/37 Y/p. This amendment guts the bill, that otherwise set unrealistic limitations on assessed valuation.

4/10/02

4/11/02

y/p

102/21

Gut and Go.

1. Amend, Edmunds, raises Cigarette tax by $.70per pack, raises 137M, RC y/f , 28/95
2. Amend, Edmunds, raises Cigarette taxes by $.65, total $.89 per pack and a $.25 increase in other tobacco products, raises $121M, RC y/f 44/78.

5/4

bill is gutted and now empty

n/f

Lowers tax on Cigarettees from $.25 to $24.

1. Newton Amendment, increases tax on cigaretts to $.90 raises $120M/yr and increases tax by all tobacco products by$.10. RC y/f 22/99.
2. Newton Amendment, same as above but $.75. per pack, y/f RC 23/94
3. Newton Amendment same as above but increase is $.50, raises $91M, y/f RC 34/83
4. Newton Alchol tax increase raises $5.5M. RC y/f 31/87
5. Newton Amendment to increase alcohol enforcement tax by 10% raises $8.5M/yr. RC y/f 27/90
6. Newton Amendment Liquor by the drink raises tax from 10% to 15%, raises $12M RC y/f 28/87

3/14

4/5

4/9

y/p

Would add the Ks. KDHR and Health Care Stabilization Bd. To the bi-year budget basis.

3/14/02

3/15/02

y/p

119/1

Adds a year to the Consensus Revenue Estimating group for estimating for planning purposes.

3/14/02

y/p

3/15/02

y/p

121/0

Non-concur

4/9

Fed & State; BPA; would allow certain law enforcement officers assigned to a tactical team to use weapon silencers, owned by agency, during specific operations; under current law, it is illegal to possess these devices

3/22/02

y/p

DV

3/26/02 y/p

Taxation; BPA; extends nongame and endangered species expenditures tax credits from 1-1-2003 to 1-1-2008; annual tax credit is equal to total amnt of ad valorem taxes pd during taxable year on any real prop a part of a recovery plan or mgmt activity supporting species populations in need of conservation. This s not protect game animals. Is not not necessary for game.

3/27

3/28/02 n/p

83/40

Appropriations; BPA; allows KDFA to issue revenue bonds to finance construction, upgrades, & acquisition of right-of-way for electrical transmission lines & appurtenances (amended to include substations & other structures & eqpt necessary for bulk transfer of electricity); only transmission lines, at least 5+ miles in length, transfer 115 kilovolts) or more, eligible to be bonded; bonds pd from revenues derived from use of the trans lines, exempt from all county and municipal taxes

4/3

4/4

y/p

115/8

5/14/02

cc

y/p

Transp; SBP; requires vehicle inspection before a title cert issued on antique car (think I read this to say before 1950) when BOS used as the ownership doc to get a title; Highway Patrol inspection fee increased from $7 to $25

3/27

p

3/28/02

y/p

121/1

Taxation; BP; add a 60^th class of items exempted from imposition of sales tax (all sales of property and services purchased by or for Wheat Bowl, Inc., as well as all sales of admissions to annual Wheat Bowl football game)

3/22

n/f

28/55

5/14/02

cc

Sub Mot not to adopt ccr and send back to CC re:

NP, n/f

______

cc, y/p

83/36

Health&Hum Serv; BPA; eliminates provision requiring KDH&E pay for autopsies ordered by coroners when the death of a child occurs³; amendment appears to create district coroners fund in state treasury into which all fees are deposited, then distributed prorata to counties quarterly if reports filed

3/18/02

3/19/02

y/p

Cc

5/6

y/p

3/14/02

y/p

3/15/02

y/p

Taxation; BPA; Taxpayer Fairness Act of 2002; DOR to explain tax assessment in detail, subject to review for accuracy, id_d by employee; DOR deal w/ designated representative; waive civil penalties per IRS rules; notice of tax warrant; Secretary may adopt rules and regs; appeal to SBTA in event of failure to rule (incorporates HB 2649, 2650 & 2651)

4/4

y/p

4/5

y/p

Fed&State; BPA; the Health Care Right of Conscious Act; providers could decline to perform/provide health care services that violate their religious or moral convictions, person doesn’t have to pay for such services; protects from discrimination in violation of act; except in case medical emergency

1. Amend, Swenson. Gut & Go to allow causes of actions of HMO’s to be sued for descrimination and for withholding care. RC n/fail 55/65
2. Amend, Rehorn. To eliminate infanticide and ass’d suicide. RC n/f 38/76
3. Amend. Tanner. Relieve the civil liability from the bill. Compelling argument John. Ch 8 v. 8. Y/p,
4. Amend Kirk. Strikes "Conscious" language and adds w/d of civil rights causes of actions. RC n/f 48/64
5. Amend, Storm, strikes any reference to birth control or artificial insemination from the coverage of the bill. RC y/failed 60/60 (I do not support the bill)
6. Amend, Storm, adds an exception for emergency procedures. RC n/f 52/65
7. Amend, Keefer protected the integrety of a health care directive. Y/p
8. Amend. Showalter, allows the Er and req. the Ee to ask and announce the existence of a conscious position.RC y/p 63/55
9. Amend, Kirk, any health care provider shall announce what procedures they will not provide. DIV n/failed 56/62
10. Amend , Peterson, exempted would be vaccinations for kids. RC Y/failed56/60 (because this failed, I do not now support the bill)

Benlon - KSA 65-443-444-446-447 now allows for a conscious objection for any number of procedures.

3/19/02

RC

N/ p

3/20

n/p

Taxation; BPA; increase tax credit for prop tax paid on comm_l & ind business mach & eqpt, from current 15% to 18% for tax year 2002, 22% for TY 2003, 25% TY 2004¹, 30% in 2005, 35% in 2006, 40% TY 2007 & there-after; increases exemption of personal prop from ad valorem tax to $500 in next 2 years and to $1,000 thereafter, and eliminates taxpayers_ obligation to return rendition to the county appraiser. This will assist Goodyear in Topeka and other employer mfg’s.

1. Amend, Edmunds. Delays the implementation of this tax credit for a year. N/p

2. Amend. Larkin. Make this credit applicable to Tire mfg. Only. N/f
3. Amend, Tomlinson. Narrows the brackets. Applies only to Mfg’s, not other businesses. This will not help Leawood at all.n/f
4. Amend, Reardon. Creates 2 new income tax brackets. Part A-Current max is 6.24% for Y over $60,000. This adds a 7% bracket above $110,000 and 7.5% above $240,000, PLUS Part B- 2./3 of the increase($39.2) goes to School fundand 1/3 goes to SGF. Amend divided.

4/3

4/5

y/p

Taxation; BPA; increase tax credit for prop tax paid on comm_l & ind business mach & eqpt, from current 15% to 18% for tax year 2002, 22% for TY 2003, 25% TY 2004¹, 30% in 2005, 35% in 2006, 40% TY 2007 & there-after; increases exemption of personal prop from ad valorem tax to $500 in next 2 years and to $1,000 thereafter, and eliminates taxpayers_ obligation to return rendition to the county appraiser

Taxation; BPA; increase tax credit for prop tax paid on comm_l & ind business mach & eqpt, from current 15% to 18% for tax year 2002, 22% for TY 2003, 25% TY 2004³, 30% in 2005, 35% in 2006, 40% TY 2007 & there-after; increases exemption of personal prop from ad valorem tax to $500 in next 2 years and to $1,000 thereafter, and eliminates taxpayers_ obligation to return rendition to the county appraiser

Fed & State; BPA; amends prohibition of human cloning to include causing to be shipped or knowing receiving of product of human cloning²; any public official may maintain action against someone trying to violate law for civil penalty in amnt up to that authorized for wrongful death ($100k); and authorizes "any person" to maintain action for injunctive relief.

3/22

y/p

3/26/02

y/p

90/32

Fed & State; BPA; make it illegal to conduct destructive research¹ on a human embryo, transfer a human embryo with knowledge that it would be used for destructive research, to transfer gametes w/ knowledge that a human embryo will be produced for destructive research.

1. Amend Cook. Defines damage to an embryo so as to allow removal of cells for diagnosis but not the damage of the ebbryo not necessary for the health or diagnosis of the embryo.y/p.
2. Amend Kline. Allows any procedures as will not harm the embryo.

3/22/02

y/p

3/26/02

y/p

Appropriations; BPA; the 2002 supplemental budget. "Faded" Green Book Budget supp_l, biennial and fee agency approp. This is the 2002 supplemental brief, green sheets

1. Amend Tolkas . Furloughs not req @ $$ comes from attrition for 2002 and 2003. Div y/p
2. Amend Schwartz, allows the Ag dept to make Ee shifts. y/p

3/26/02

y/p

3/27

y/p

71/52

THE RURAL TELE COM ACT. Utilities; SBP; reduces size of KUSF fund by $7 million per year by 2005 w/ add_l reductions to follow; set up formula for determining affordable local rate for rural telecom subscribers²; continuing reductions in access charges, thus long distance rates; agreement on regulation of rural teleoms costs and revenues consistent with fed rules

3/15/02

3/18/02

y/p

4/14

cc

y/p

Approp; BPA; creates the KS senior care act, amendments applicable to benefits for those 60 yrs & Older w/ functional disab requiring in-home services; allocation only to board-controlled area agencies on aging, only upon K signed by Sec Aging; provides for match of local ad valorem contrib; Sec Aging adopt rules & regs re 1) eligibility and 2) max amnt of funds per recipient; funds used only as last resort after exhaustion any other available funding.

1. Devita Amend for tobacco fund $$ back to the elderly, now they go to childrens fung/ 1/3 will go to the Seniors Initiative fund ($15M this year). Germainess challenged. Amendment is Germane. This will hurt "Parents as teachers" program. DIV Non-RC, y/failed 38/71
2. Nichols Amend. Takes $15M from Inter-governmental Xfer fund and gives it to the Elderly. n/failed, 48/55

3/18

3/19/02

y/p

Approp; BPA; creates the KS senior care act, amendments applicable to benefits for those 60 yrs & Older w/ functional disab requiring in-home services; allocation only to board-controlled area agencies on aging, only upon K signed by Sec Aging; provides for match of local ad valorem contrib; Sec Agingd adopt rules & regs re 1) eligibility and 2) max amnt of funds per recipient; funds used only as last resort after exhaustion any other available funding

Passed over

4/5

y/p

4/9

y/p

Fed & State; BPA; religious freedom restoration act⁵; gives individuals right to sue government over restricted exercise of religion, and recover attorney fees and costs; amended to exempt inmates of jails, prisons, or juvenile detention facilities. This bill goes too far and allows religious organizations of whatever type, pagans too, to sue a city for the ordinary application of zoning ordinances.

4/10/02

n/p

RC

74/42

4/11/02

n/p

Taxation; BP; would allow Wyandotte Co to extend date of a tax foreclosure sale by the number of years that property taxes have been paid for partial redemption; currently, WY and JO counties don_t offer this extension

3/22

3/26/02

y/p

Local Gov; BPA; allows counties, without a court order, to sell or transfer tax-delinquent property as single lot or parcel if they were in a prior sale and not purchased; must provide notice of sale in official paper; court must review & confirm sale

3/27

p

3/28/02 y/p

118/5

5/10/02

Local Gov; BPA; allows counties, without a court order, to sell or transfer tax-delinquent property as single lot or parcel if they were in a prior sale and not purchased; must provide notice of sale in official paper; court must review & confirm sale

Fed & State; BP; Unborn Victims of Violence Act, defines "unborn child" as a living fetus from time of conception, deemed a "person" and a "human being" under Criminal Code; does not apply to act committed by mother of fetus, any medical procedure perf by physician or other licensed medical professional at request of pregnant woman (I assume this is intended to be the "mother of the unborn child") or legal guardian, or lawful dispensation of lawfully prescribed medication

4/2

y/p

69/52

RC

4/3

y/p

Transportation; BP; exempts drivers of vehicles used in resp to emergencies¹ from having to have CDL; currently, only firefighting eqpt exempt.

3/15

3/18/02

y/p

Taxation; BPA; lets USDs adopt a teacher benefit and classroom enhancement budget (another LOB), up to 5% of state financial aid it gets for year; may adopt if enrollment has declined from preceding year, or bd has used full LOB authority, or bd has determined amnt budgeted for op exp in general fund & suppl gen fund are insufficient to provide for certified teacher benefits and classroom enhancements; this is a facilities weighting LOB increase, electors must approve in election; financed by prop tax levy, or, by imposing a school district sales tax¹ if voter approved to finance all or a portion of new enhancement; limits money media USDs can spend to educate voters on proposition; also amends "school facilities weighting" by deleting requirement that USD has LOB, and LOB maxed out

1. Amend. Huff. To eliminate the cap and allow certain bond debt to occur, a tech change to nuetralize the fiscal note as to SD’s and voters raise the LOB. Tanner Motion to Refer this bill and amendment to the Education Committee. I will not support this since the bill came out of the Tax committee, not the Education Committee where Tanner will kill it, and we need this LOB. On the Tanner Motion to Refer, RC N/p 77/45. Referal approved, sadly.

5/1

Health&Hum Serv; BPA; would establish a statewide organ and tissue donor registry, w/ info available to recognized organ and tissue recovery and procurement agencies; DOV must include info about registry in license or id card notice of expiration or renewal; if individual wishes to participate, Division inform person it forwarding info to registry; all info confidential

3/15/02

y/p

3/18/02

y/p

Fed & State; BP; creates standards for operation of abortion clinics, including physical facilities, supplies and equipment, personnel, patient screening & evaluation, abortion procedure, recovery room standards; follow-up standards; KDHE may enforce by restraining order and injunction. These stds are as per the general Planned Parenthood specs.

4/2

4/3

y/p

3/28/02

CoCur

Fed&State; BP; registration w/ the selective service system required to obtain a driver_s license or Kansas id card for any male ages 18 to 26

3/15/02

3/18/02

y/p

Taxation; BPA; Douglas Co authorized upon voter approval to impose a 20-yr, .25% sales tax for industrial and commercial park related economic development, space for recreational park and nature reserves; another local option sales tax

3/22

3/26/02

y/p

Taxation; BPA; recreation system law, amended to repeal those provisions specifically applicable only to Blue Valley Rec District; clarifies that debt obligations continue to be paid even if disorganized, title to prop to taxing dist. Merrick says this OK w/ BVSD and BVRC.

1. Amend Ray. Deals with Improvement Districts.HB2777. DV y/p

3/28/02

3/29

y/p

116/7

all JoCo

5/14/02

cc

y/p

115/7

Insurance; BPA; company can’t refuse to renew auto ins policy based on insured_s failure to maintain mbrshp in "bona fide association," until both the insured and assoc have met new requirements listed bill; clarifies when membership fees collected by "bona fide association" could be considered premiums (makes no sense to me)

3/15/02

3/18/02

y/p

99/22

Slots Bill. Local Option bill for 3 casinos and one floating casino.

1. Amend, Osborne.5% to tourism and housing. N/F
2. Amend, Wilson. Wants $$ for the Bison center.n/f
3. Amend. Powers. Strike the enacting clause. N/f
4. Amend. Henry. Makes ownership of machines in the Kansas Lottery oversight. Allows fraternal org. to partipate in this and is OK for any county. Allows slots in any sports facility doing the lottery have slots. This would expand slots all over the state w/ a county vote.The Gov will veto this. N/f
5. Amend. Cox. Adds fraternal organizations to authorized users of slots.
6. Amend. Grant. Gives the State 65% rather than 67% and gives the counties and cities an add’l 1% to pay for services. N/f

4/2

y/failes

RC

58/64

Bill still on GO, Powell motion to strike this from the calander

Y/failed

39/78

Kansas Futures; BPA; creating KS commission on health; to examine, make recs on all issues related to health, emphasize prevention, health promotion & reduction of health disparities; funded by grants & contribs by foundations, nonprofit orgs, etc.; would work cooperatively w/ state and federal agencies, health care providers, and consumer groups; amendment adds focus on mental and physical health, & expands those who serve on comm, etc.. There is no need for another Bd. It is just another commission, the cost of which is unknown, Staff time will be huge, This can be done w/o more legislation. There is no need for it.

1. Amend Garner. Create a task force on workplace safety. Big $$ and no structure. RC n/f

54/67

3/20/02

n/p

59/46

3/21/02

n/p

Fed & State; BPA; foster parent(s) deemed party in interest in child in need of care cases, so long as child placed w/ foster parent

4/12/02

y/p

4/12/02

y/p

Bus, Com & Labor; BPA; expands current drug screening program o Department of Adm to allow for testing of more state e_ees in safety-sensitive positions based on reasonable suspicion of drug use (all e_ees of correctional inst w/ access to secure facilities, all e_ees of juvenile correctional facilities, state parole officers, e_ees of mental health institutions who provide therapeutic or habilitative services, and e_ees at Regents institutions who provide clinical, psychological, or therapeutic services to students/staff, School for the Blind, School for the Deaf, and Soldiers_ Home) _ compare w/ HB 2629, passed by House 2/07 re fingerprinting, background ck by DOA; how do these not get started in same bill?

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

Fed & State; BPA; (T); CINC; creates central registry for child abuse perpetrators; amends definition of abuse¹, requires mental or emotional abuse to be diagnosed by independent, ct-appt physician or psych, provides that a dirty house is not neglect (of child, not cleaning), parental spanking not deem-ed substantial harm; creation of family preservation services rules and reg authority (including mediation to help families & children to resolve problems w/in family) paid for by Family Services & Community Intervention Fund, and can_t remove a child from home until family preservation services have been used; expands authority of legislators to get into SRS records on a child.

1. Amend. Crow. This is a gut and go, putting in a conflicts rule and CASA,while this is an amendment, it is a kid friendly measure. 68/45, y/p

4/12/02

4/12

y/f

Local Gov; BPA; amends maximum interest rate for muni bonds from 2 pts over 30-yr T-bill rate, to 3 pts over 10-yr T-bill rate for exempt, and 4 pts for not exempt

3/28/02

3/29/02

y/p

Taxation; BPA; relates to historic rehab tax credits, to include credit for privilege and premium taxes; persons not subject to KS taxes can sell credits for not less than 50% of value, and taxpayer can use amnt of acquired credit³; may carry over for up to 10 years

4/11/02

4/12/02

y/p

3/15

Y/p

3/19/02

y/p

5/2/02

cc

y/p

Approp (Jt Comm on Children_s Issues); BPA; all KS education institutions¹ to provide enrollment w/o tuition or fees for applicants who was in custody of SRS (foster care) for up to 8 semesters; institutions apply for such costs to be reimb by Bd of Regents, subject to appropriation; limited to 3 students per yr; sunset 2006.

1. Amend, Tanner. Moves this obligation to the Chaffy fund so that the Feds will pay for this. Y/p

4/1

y/p

4/2

y/p

Appropriations; BPA; MSA requires tobacco manufacturers who market cigarettes or roll-your-own tobacco in KS either to become manuf under MSA, or put specified money in escrow fund every year: bill requires these distributors to ensure products are from manuf that complies; A/G to publish list of complying manuf for distributors to use in determining if product can be sold

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

100/23

Appropriations; BP; KU to estab a 12-member KS Fire Service Training Com, to meet quarterly; able to receive, in Fire Service Training Fund in the state treasury, any grants, gifts, contributions, or bequests to support and expand the training; KU could award certifications for fire & related emergency response personnel as prescribed by National Fire Protection Association

4/5

4/9

y/p

5/14/02

cc

y/p

Fed & State; BPA; amend current statutes regarding abortions for minors^. A person affiliated with physician who performs abortions cannot qualify as counselor for pre-procedure counseling; required counseling info to consist only of material in Woman_s Right to Know Act material; no pre-procedure counseling to minor required if attending physician certifies abortion necessary to prevent death & insufficient time counsel; a class A person misdemeanor to perform abortion w/ knowledge that person is unemancipated minor; prior to abortion provider must give notice to minor_s parents in person or by certified mail, return receipt requested, unless the minor objects, if a minor wishes to apply for a waiver of parental notice, the court decision w/in 48 hours, including weekend; court proceedings re minors must prevents identification of minor; parent of unemancipated minor may sue for compensatory and exemplary damages for abortion w/o complying w/ notice or counseling; OJA must file annual written report w/ KDHE by 7/15: a. number of court proceedings filed during the previous fiscal year, b. number of proceedings in which the court granted the app, and denied app; KDHE publish info.

1. Amend. Rehorn. No notice req. under certain circ..RC. n/f 47/69

4/2

y/p

4/3

y/p

Environment; SBP; prior to 7-1-2003 no city can take any action or adopt any ordinance that displaces any trash hauler . This will put existing trash haulers out of business just because cities want to get in this business. Lots of cities opposing this bill too.

4/1

n/f

Environment; SBP; prior to 7-1-2003 no city can take any action or adopt any ordinance that displaces any trash hauler

3/29/02

Taxation; BP; sets out-district tuition which must be paid by

county commissions for students attending Washburn at $24/credit hour, and for students attending any community college at $12/credit hour, for FYs 2002 & 2003⁷

4/11

4/12/02

y/p

Fed & State; BPA; adds requirements to obtain private detective license (be law-abiding; not dishonorable dischg from military or due disciplinary problems; complete 2 yrs post-secondary ed or tech schooling or equivalent military training; have 3 yrs P/I experience); requires continuing ed; require A/G adopt rules & regs re continuing ed; allow A/G to discipline licensee for false adv, failing to get continuing ed; increase criminal penalty for doing detective business w/o a license to severity level 6 nonperson felony

5/6

5/7

y/f

61/63

Fed & State; BPA; adds requirements to obtain private detective license (be law-abiding; not dishonorable dischg from military or due disciplinary problems; complete 2 yrs post-secondary ed or tech schooling or equivalent military training; have 3 yrs P/I experience); requires continuing ed; require A/G adopt rules & regs re continuing ed; allow A/G to discipline licensee for false adv, failing to get continuing ed; increase criminal penalty for doing detective business w/o a license to severity level 6 nonperson felony

3/21/02

y/failed

28/71

Capital improvements appropriations bill for Kansas for FY _03 (with some minor adjustments in _02

1. Amend Gatewood, add’l funding for Osawotamie prisons, 100/20, .DV, y/p

1. Amend, Schriver. Judicial budget, $114,000 targeted for Att Gen renovation and sends this $$ to SGF, wherein the $$ would otherwise go for the renovation of the Ct of Appeals expansion. DV n/p 75/23
2. Amend, Hermes, Restores statistics division to expansion plans. N/f
3. Amend, Sloan, River access y/f
4. Amend, Winn, provides that day recording centers for probation inmates will not be located w/I 1000 ft from a school. DV 59/48 y/p
5. Amend, Henry. Restores cuts made in SRS in hospitals and soft services, removes the 24 Mo. Reimbursement. How can we do this and not do the same for schools.RC n/f, 54/65.
6. Amend. Shriver, delays the 4 CT of appeals for one year and saves $141,000.n/f 39/65.
7. Amend, McClure, $10M to fund KanEd. Y/f
8. Amend, Aurand. This eliminates the Indian off the capital. Savings. N/f
9. Amend, Reardon. Adds $32 to the Base and adds at-risk funding weighting by 10%, from existing 10% to 11%.Issue Divided:

   Part A. The $32/PPB, cost $18M in addition to the $10/PPB already in the HB 3008 budget. DV, y/p, 60/49

   Part B. $4.4M, adds 1% to the existing 10% at risk weighting. DV, y/p

10. Amend, Nichols, re-prioritizes EDIF $$ by adding back votech centers to 2002 levels. RC, 87/31, y/p,
11. Amend, Faber. Declining enrollment. Costs is about $770/student, $18M, will help SMSD, RC, 67/51, y/p.
12. Amend. Toelkes, a COLA index adjustment for $18M for State Ee’s.DV, 49/52 n/f.
13. Amend, Spangler. Closes the ability of the state involving venture capital activity such as EDIF activities. RC, 56/60, n/f
14. Amend, Rehorn. Takes the $10M from the tunnels and gives it to the parks and other items.n/f
15. Amend, Wilson. Increases funding for JCCC and other Regents matters. Cost will be $30M, DV y/p 66/37
16. Amend, Kirk, continues mental health funding.
17. Amend, Toelkes. COLA, starting Xmas, 2002, This takes millions away from teachers. DV, 66/43 n/p.
18. Amend. Prohibits the payment of bonuses to State Ee’s. Good idea, they are paid OK in secure jobs.y/p.
19. Amend. Minor. Adds a road. Second guesses KDOT. n/f
20. Other amendments, various amendments, all of which restore cuts, but none of these restor e education, so I generally voted against all of these restorations. Doug P. THIS BILL HAS 35 AMENDMENTS and is now DOA. It does not contain realistic school funding, messes up the court of appeals program, and on the whole, is not the bill to use as a vehicle to increase school funding.

4/9

n/f

RC

57/61

Appropriations; BPA; "Faded" Green Book Budget - approp 2003 – you brief . THIS IS the 2003 budget.

A. Amend, Mays. Good amendment. See Blue sheet. $228M. Restores Base PP @ $3870/, no furloughs. SRS major cuts restoration; MH grants restored to 2002 level, $2M family service, $3M child care grants to 2002 level, $1M PD waiver restored to 2002 level, nursing mental health restored to 2002, $2M back into Home Care Elderly service. Restores $13M of governors cuts to Regents, $9M SRS and aging case loads, $8.4 restored for not freezing nursing home rates. Division called. Division is addressed as follows:

OK w/ this out of KSIP (% of budget savings go back) RC y/p 117/2.

18. Amend Reardon. Restores funding for Rainbow Mental health ‘cause the budget eliminates it w/o any real cost savings. Y/p

19. Amend Freeborn. Keeps Conservation Comm. And Vets separate rather then putting it in D of Ag. Keeps staff in Consv. Comm. Eliminates a $600,000 cost savings. It is Imp. To keep these separate. Y/p
20. Amend Freeborn . Takes Ag Mech items in Comm. & Housing. Y/p
21. Amend Edmunds. Takes $2M from a fee fund. These are insurance premiums extracted by the State. Y/p

    Lunch break. We are now $116M under water as of right now w/o increasing Base.

22. Amend. Edmunds. Raises the State PP Base from $3,870 to $3,880 and funds it from Intergovt xfers. Raises the Per Pupil Base by $10. Funds come of $5.7M from MedCade Reimb & are offset w/ SGF. Divided. The source of funds part was defeated so the part as to the add’l $10.00 is at issue. I voted for it, but this is not enough.RC y/p 121/1
23. Amend, Kirk. Takes PASSER scoring back to 26. This is absolutely necessary to hold the handicapped harmless RC y/p 101/20
24. Amend. Johnson. This amendment is totally unintelligable.. Amendment W/Drawn. Amendment back to fix tech error. Div n/p 61/44
25. Amend, Shultz. Adds back in the reduction for the State Arts Comm. This restores $339,159. Div y/p 68/44
26. Amend, Schwartz. Park Fee restoration. This is a fee fund so there should be no effect to SGF. DIV 72/16
27. Amend, Schwartz. Restores fuel spil cleanup fund. Funding is from $.01 gas tax triger. y/p.
28. Amend, Thimesch. Retain funding for meat lockers. Div N/p 75/43

3/26-27

y/f

3/28/02

Motion to re-consider

the failure

y/p

RC

70/53

GO?

Y/p

RC

66/55

3/29/02

Call of the House involked

Y/p

Appropriations; BP; authorize State Historical Society to accept William Allen White House to establish & maintain as an historical landmark and memorial; Atty General must approve deed; Historical Society to complete the restoration and site development from only fed funds appropriated to agency; no SGF money for operations or cap improvements at site in future

4/11/02

y/p

4/12/02

Taxation; BPA; authorizes Anderson Co to add a local sales tax of 1% to finance construction of a county jail _ just adds county to long list of those which have local option sales tax upon voter approval

3/22

3/26/02

y/p

5/10/

cc, now the CTP

Hazlett wants us to vote against concur.

Congressional redistricting

1. Finley Amend. Would split JoCo between 3^rd and 2^nd just to include Lawrence in the 3^rd.RC n/f 45/74
2. Boston Amend.and all the other amendments failed.

3/15/02

y/p

3/18/02

y/p

5/2

n/f

Utilities; SBP; would permits Amended in HB 2714 as amended (passed by House 4/5/02 by 91-30 vote) to increase tax credit for prop tax paid on comm_l & ind business mach & eqpt, from current 15% to 18% for tax year 2003, 22% for TY 2004, 25% TY 2005², 30% in 2005, 35% in 2006, 40% TY 2007 & there-after; increases exemption of personal prop from ad valorem tax to $500 in next 2 years and to $1,000 thereafter, and eliminates taxpayers_ obligation to return rendition to the county appraiser _ see fiscal note in footnote

KCC to authorize state electric utilities to retain either 50% or 65% of utility_s net revenues (profits) from purchase in KS and sale in wholesale marketplace out of state of electricity generated by renewable resources; difference in the percentages based on price paid to purchase the power, w/ the higher the price paid Kansas producers, the greater the percentage of retained profit for shareholders (KCC says not that simple)

4/11/02

y/p

4/12/02

3/26/02 y/p

Local Gov; BPA; codifies decisions of Board of Tax Appeals to provide that real estate burdened by special assessments will not have the value of the special assessment/improvements added to fair market value (Salina issue)

4/11/02

motion to re-refer, n/f

y/p

65/48

4/12/02

y/p

Allows gas processors to vent gas per R&R of KCC. Utilities; BPA; amends current law to expand authority of KCC to permit natural gas produced from coalbeds, as a part of de-watering coal seams or associated shale to allow gas to be flared or vented

4/3

4/4

y/p

Taxation; BPA; situs sales tax on motor vehicles _ imposes an additional local compensating use tax on motor vehicles purchased in state equal to amount by which the combined sales tax of residence of purchaser exceeds the combined sales tax rates at place of purchase; add_l tax collected by co treasurers at time vehicle registered.

1. Amend. Aurand to do a pure situs bill. DV n/f 77/34

4/11/02

n/p

4/12/02

n/p

Appropriations; BPA; prohibits LCC from creating or designating any study committee (special committee, advisory committee, select committee, or standing committee of either the House of Representatives or Senate) in the 2002 interim; doesn_t include statutory joint committees; postage allotment can_t be used in election year after 20 days after sine die, or May 31, whichever first; repeals the Legislative Compensation Commission

4/11/02

y/p

4/15

y/p

5/15/02

y/p

Judiciary; BPA; authority for a pilot project in 10^th Judicial District (JoCo) to use Level of Service_Revised (LSI_R) assessment tool re statewide management of offenders program, using Court Services, Community Corrections & Parole Officers; subject to funding/grant; supervised by Sentencing Comm

4/5

4/9

y/p

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

Fed & State; BP; urges USPS to issue a coal miners commemorative stamp

3/28/02

3/29/02

y/p

Fed&State; BAA; resolution requiring AG, on or after 2/1/03, to file suit to determine when life begins and to bar public funds for abortions

3/20/02

RC

Y/p

3/21/02

y/p

Transportation; BA; supports designation of US Hwy 50 as multistate trade corridor

3/27

3/28/02

y/p

3/21/02

3/33

y/p

Appropriations; BP; urges judges of the courts and members of KS Bar Assoc to participate in events of National Adoption Day. Nothing wrong w/ this.

4/1

y/p

4/2

y/p

Fed & State; BA; urge Congress to fund placement of ultrasound eqpt in all crisis pregnancy centers in the nation

1. Powell, T, ID to SR 1826, asks Congress to cover oral cancer drugs. Y/p RC, 113/0
2. Amend, Showalter. These ultrasound machines must be in add’l areas.RC, n/p 64/50.

4/10/02

y/p

4/11/02

y/p

Fed & State; BAA; urge adoption by KDHE of "Conrad 20" rule to allow physicians trained in US under J-1 visas to remain in US w/o having to leave & fulfill the 2-yr home rule J-1 visa reg stipulation; thus permit docs to stay longer in medically underserved areas. This allows foreign Dr’s to practice Med. In underseved areas.

5/8

5/9

y/p