This publication includes summaries of the legislation enacted by the 2015 Legislature. Not summarized are bills of a limited, local, technical, clarifying, or repealing nature, and bills that were vetoed (sustained). However, these bills are listed beginning on page 174.
During the 2015 Session, 746 bills were introduced: 311 in the Senate and 435 in the House. Of these 746 bills, 105 (14.0 percent) became law: 41 Senate bills and 64 House bills. Further, of the 105 bills becoming law, 98 (93.3 percent) were introduced by committees and 7 (6.7 percent) were introduced by individual legislators.
The Governor vetoed one bill and one line item in an appropriations bill. One veto was overridden (House Sub. for SB 117, the Kansas Transportation Network Company Services Act). The line item veto was sustained.
A total of 573 bills will be carried over to the 2016 Session of the Legislature.
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