Kansas Representative Commerce, Labor and Economic Development [?]

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
KS	SB172	Engross 50%	House Substitute for SB 172 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Creating the Kansas land and military installation protection act to prohibit foreign principals from countries of concern from holding any interest in certain rea... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-26 House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Borjon and Representative Probst appointed as third conferees
KS	HB2545	Pass	Providing for the sale of property not retrieved by an occupant after notice, allowing electronic signatures and delivery for rental agreements, defining property that has no commercial value, providing for the deemed effectiveness of rental agreemen... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-25 House Approved by Governor on Monday, April 15, 2024
KS	HB2570	Pass	Substitute for HB 2570 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Defining benefit year, temporary unemployment, wages and other terms in the employment security law, requiring electronic filing for certain employers, establishing qua... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-25 House Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 24, 2024
KS	HB2648	Veto	Requiring the director of the budget to independently determine costs of compliance and implementation for all proposed rules and regulations and authorizing the director of the budget to disapprove proposed rules and regulations. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-25 House Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Friday, April 12, 2024
KS	HB2790	Pass	Transferring registration requirements and related compliance oversight and enforcement authority for professional employer organizations from the commissioner of insurance to the secretary of state effective January 1, 2025, granting the secretary r... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-25 House Approved by Governor on Monday, April 15, 2024
KS	SB271	Veto	House Substitute for SB 271 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Prohibiting governmental agencies from acquiring critical components of drone technology from countries of concern and prohibiting state-level agencies from procur... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-25 Senate Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Wednesday, April 24, 2024
KS	SB143	Pass	House Substitute for SB143 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Updating elevator safety act provisions concerning the definition of elevator, mechanic and contractor employee licensing requirements, inspection, testing and acci... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-25 Senate Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 23, 2024
KS	SB96	Engross 50%	House Substitute for House Substitute for SB 96 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Establishing child care licensing requirements relating to license capacity and staff-to-child ratios, eliminating certain license fees and tra... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-04 House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 110 Nay: 10
KS	HB2745	Pass	Providing that military spouses of active military servicemembers shall be exempted from all occupational licensing, registration and certification fees. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-28 House Approved by Governor on Friday, March 29, 2024
KS	HB2544	Intro 25%	Establishing an income, privilege and premium tax credit for employers that employ members of the Kansas army and air national guard and establishing an income tax credit for employees that are members thereof. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-13 House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
KS	HB2387	Engross 50%	Providing funding for STAR bond districts to replace lost food sales tax revenue, authorizing renovation and construction costs for historic theaters and major amusement parks, including amusement rides, as eligible STAR bond project costs, extending... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-12 To Senate Commerce Committee
KS	HB2724	Intro 25%	Permitting a fireworks retailer to sell fireworks at any time during the calendar year. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-23 House Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
KS	HB2725	Intro 25%	Establishing a state employment preference for persons with disabilities. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-23 House Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
KS	HB2598	Intro 25%	Substitute for HB 2598 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Authorizing the Kansas real estate commission to issue cease and desist orders, prohibiting dealing in assignable contracts for certain residential real estate and prov... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-23 House Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
KS	HB2611	Intro 25%	Increasing the membership appointed by the governor on the council on travel and tourism and updating the house committee assignment required for house members from the committee on agriculture and natural resources to the committee on commerce, labo... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-23 House Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
KS	HB2450	Intro 25%	Substitute for HB 2450 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Providing a sales tax exemption for the construction or remodeling of a qualified data center in Kansas and the purchase of data center equipment, eligible data center ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-14 House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
KS	HB2786	Intro 25%	Establishing the Kansas-Ireland trade commission to advance, promote and encourage business and other mutually beneficial activities between Kansas and Ireland and creating the Kansas-Ireland trade commission fund. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-09 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2788	Intro 25%	Requiring cities and counties to report local economic development incentive program information to the secretary of commerce and providing that such information be posted on the department of commerce economic development incentive program database,... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-09 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2775	Intro 25%	Changing the fee charged by the department of commerce for applications for certain economic development programs from a flat fee to a certain percentage of the total economic development incentive program package as determined by the secretary of co... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-08 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2774	Intro 25%	Creating the Kansas workforce pathway act, establishing the office of workforce pathways within the department of commerce and the Kansas council on workforce pathways, providing for a system for linking and analyzing data and statistics concerning K... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-08 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2776	Intro 25%	Providing workers compensation act coverage for the Kansas national guard, limiting benefit reductions for retirement benefits, increasing dependents death benefits, reducing certain functional impairment requirements, increasing compensation for cer... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-08 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2744	Intro 25%	Establishing the transformation of passenger and freight vehicle industry act program to attract businesses engaged in electric motor vehicle and hydrogen-powered vehicle production by offering qualified companies that meet certain requirements an in... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-02-07 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2640	Intro 25%	Concerning research at Kansas public postsecondary educational institutions, creating the Kansas strategic research act, establishing the Kansas strategic research fund, making transfers to such fund, prescribing guidelines for expenditure of moneys ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-31 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2647	Intro 25%	Concerning rural communities in Kansas, creating the Kansas rural downtown revitalization act, establishing the rural downtown revitalization fund, making transfers to such fund, prescribing guidelines for the expenditure of moneys credited thereto a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-31 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2569	Intro 25%	Requiring the secretary of health and environment to not renew contracts to provide childcare licensing services and replace such services with state employees and to conduct surveys of childcare providers on the department's provision of childcare l... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-01-23 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2292	Pass	Promoting Kansas workforce development by enacting the Kansas apprenticeship act to expand apprenticeships with businesses, healthcare organizations and nonprofit organizations through tax credits and grants and to develop teaching apprenticeships wi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-25 House Approved by Governor on Monday, April 24, 2023
KS	HB2042	Pass	Authorizing towing by self-storage unit operators of motor vehicles, watercraft or trailers for nonpayment of rent or abandonment and providing for notice to occupants, a right of redemption prior to towing and liability protection for operators. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-24 House Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 18, 2023
KS	HB2125	Pass	Providing for charitable event permits and demonstration permits for body art services, authorizing cease and desist orders against unlicensed providers of body art services and requiring related administrative actions to be in accordance with the Ka... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-24 House Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 19, 2023
KS	HB2173	Pass	Ensuring that refrigerants that are approved for use under federal law may be used in Kansas. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-24 House Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 19, 2023
KS	HB2234	Engross 50%	Increasing and changing the measure of the cost threshold when state construction projects require a negotiating committee and the selection of professional services from a list of qualified firms. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-06 Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 32 Nay: 6
KS	HB2275	Engross 50%	Increasing the maximum amount of yearly income tax credits available for purchases under the disability employment act from qualified vendors, continuing in existence such credits beyond tax year 2023 of eligible purchases available for such credit a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-04 To Senate Commerce Committee
KS	HB2401	Engross 50%	Defining "benefit year" and "temporary unemployment" in the employment security law, allowing the extension of temporary unemployment; requiring electronic report filing by certain employers, permitting discretion in appointments and terms for the te... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-30 To Senate Commerce Committee
KS	HB2414	Engross 50%	Substitute for HB 2414 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Developing postsecondary engineering programs, providing scholarships for engineering students at certain public and private institutions of higher education by establi... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-30 To Senate Commerce Committee
KS	HB2388	Engross 50%	Requiring that licensing bodies provide paper-based and verified electronic credentials to credential holders, including military servicemembers and others receiving Kansas credentials based on their credentials from other jurisdictions, that the sec... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-21 To Senate Commerce Committee
KS	HB2400	Engross 50%	Enacting the Kansas adult learner grant act to facilitate workforce development by providing grants and workforce retention incentive tax credits to adults who pursue baccalaureate degrees from eligible postsecondary educational institutions in certa... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-17 To Senate Commerce Committee
KS	HB2291	Engross 50%	Permitting food establishments to allow dogs in outside areas and microbreweries to allow dogs in outside and inside areas, allowing microbreweries to sell beer with a limited alcohol content as cereal malt beverage. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-02 To Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
KS	HB2123	Intro 25%	Establishing the office of entrepreneurship within the department of commerce, encouraging that 5% of state contracts and certain incentive funding go toward Kansas businesses that have been in operation for less than five years, encouraging the elim... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-01 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2334	Intro 25%	Extending the deadline for project agreements under the attracting powerful economic expansion act, enhancing incentives for qualified suppliers and adding a new employee relocation reimbursement incentive for qualified suppliers, limiting the corpor... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-01 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2253	Intro 25%	Establishing a state employment preference for persons with disabilities and expanding the state employment preference for veterans. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-02-23 House Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
KS	HB2399	Intro 25%	Enacting the freelance isn't free act to provide protections for freelance workers, authorizing the secretary of labor to investigate alleged violations and the attorney general to enforce orders against violators, establishing a private cause of act... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-02-20 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2333	Intro 25%	Providing for disqualification from employment security benefits for failing to attend a job interview without giving notice to the prospective employer or for failing to respond to a job offer. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-02-15 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2182	Intro 25%	Enacting the Kansas film and digital media industry production development act, providing a tax credit, sales tax exemption and loans and grants to incentivize film, video and digital media production in Kansas and establishing a program to be admini... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-02-13 To House Taxation Committee
KS	HB2389	Intro 25%	Applying real estate broker licensure provisions to trusts, authorizing the Kansas real estate commission to issue cease and desist orders and providing that dealing in real estate transactions involving assignable contracts requires licensure. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-02-09 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2063	Intro 25%	Limiting current workers compensation benefit reductions that are based on the receipt of retirement benefits to reductions only to permanent disability compensation and only when retirement benefits begin after the accident. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-01-18 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
KS	HB2064	Intro 25%	Establishing the Kansas employee emergency savings account (KEESA) program to allow eligible employers to establish employee savings accounts, providing an income and privilege tax credit for certain eligible employer deposits to such employee saving... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-01-18 To House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee