What’s inside this edition of Legislative Highlights:
- “Value Them Both” Constitutional Amendment
- COVID-19 Response and Kansas Emergency Management Act
- Unemployment Compensation Modernization
- Education Finance and Policy
- State Budget
Interim Committee Reports to the 2021 Legislature
In the 2020 Interim, the Legislative Coordinating Council appointed four special committees to study four study topics. Legislation recommended by the committees will be available in the Documents Room early in the 2021 Session. Such legislation will also be available on the Kansas Legislature’s website.
Joint committees created by statute met in the 2020 Interim as provided in the statutes specific to each joint committee. Several of the joint committees have reported on their activities, and those reports are contained in this publication. Legislation recommended by these committees will be available in the Documents Room early in the 2021 Session. Such legislation will also be available on the Kansas Legislature’s website.
This publication also contains reports of other committees, commissions, and task forces that are not special committees created by the Legislative Coordinating Council or joint committees. Reports of the following are not contained in this publication and will be published in a supplement:
Minutes of the meetings of the special committees, joint committees, other committees, commissions, task forces, and panels are on file in the Division of Legislative Administrative Services. A summary of each reporting entity’s conclusions and recommendations may be found beginning on page i.
Download PDFs of the Interim Committee Reports to the 2021 Kansas Legislature:
Interim Committee Reports to the 2021 Kansas Legislature (PDF)
Committee reports in this publication:
- Special Committee on Economic Recovery
- Special Committee on Kansas Emergency Management Act
- Special Committee on Kansas Mental Health Modernization and Reform
- Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight
- Joint Committee on Kansas Security
- Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits
- Health Care Stabilization Fund Oversight Committee
- Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission
- Legislative Task Force on Dyslexia
Interim Committee Reports Supplement 2021 (PDF)
Committee reports in this publication:
- Special Committee on Foster Care Oversight
- Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based
- Services and KanCare Oversight
- Joint Committee on Information Technology
- Legislative Budget Committee
- Joint Committee on State Building Construction
- Capitol Preservation Committee
Budget Analysis FY 2022
The Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Analysis is provided to assist the Legislature in the review of agency budget requests and the Governor’s budget recommendations for fiscal years 2021 and 2022.
This report contains the individual analyses of state agency budgets, including the agency budget requests and the Governor’s recommendations.
The Legislative Research Department’s analysis pertains to the Governor’s recommendations as originally reported in Volumes 1 and 2 of the Governor’s Budget Report as submitted to the Legislature.
This document groups agencies by the function of government into which each agency is classified. There are six functions of government into which agencies are grouped, with similar agencies grouped that share similar basic purposes.
Volume I of this publication contains the Governor’s Budget Report Overview and agencies in Human Services, Public Safety, Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Transportation. Volume II of this publication contains agencies in Education and General Government.
Volume III of this publication contains biennial budget agencies in General Government.
Fiscal Facts 2020
Kansas Fiscal Facts includes information on the Kansas state budget. It is intended to inform legislators and others, particularly those without budget experience, by providing basic budgetary facts.
Information contained in this document reflects expenditures approved by the 2020 Legislature for state fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021). Comparison information to prior years is also included.
FY 2020 data reflect estimates as approved by the Legislature and will differ from actual expenditures.
Information contained in the Overview section and in the Budget Detail by Function of Government section reflects amounts approved by the 2020 Legislature.
The opening section of the document provides an overview of the state budget, including descriptive information on the approved budget, trends data, state personnel, and state revenues.
Following the overview, detailed information is provided for each of the six functions of government, including approved levels of expenditures and staffing for each state agency. Budget highlights from the 2020 Session are included for each function of government, as is other descriptive information.
A glossary of selected budget terms is included at the end of this document. A list of legislative fiscal analyst assignments is also included, should there be a need for additional information regarding a particular agency budget.
The reader is encouraged to keep this document as a handy reference tool. Suggestions for improvements are always welcome.
Special Session 2020 Summary of Legislation
This publication includes summaries of the legislation enacted by the 2020 Legislature during the Special Session. The Special Session commenced on June 3, and was adjourned on June 4, 2020.
During the 2020 Special Session, 31 bills were introduced: 9 bills in the Senate and 22 bills in the House. One of these bills became law (a House bill). None of these bills will carry over to the regular 2021 Session of the Legislature.
This publication does not include a summary of any legislation associated with the regular 2020 Session. That legislation has been summarized in a separate publication.
Summary of Legislation 2020
This publication includes summaries of the legislation enacted by the 2020 Legislature. Brief summaries of bills whose vetoes were sustained and of appropriations bills are included in a separate section beginning on page 41.
During the 2020 Session, 589 bills were introduced: 261 in the Senate and 328 in the House. In addition, 208 Senate bills and 355 House bills were carried over from the 2019 Session, for a grand total of 1,152 bills that were alive during the 2020 regular session. 13 (1.1 percent) became law: 6 Senate bills and 7 House bills. All 13 that became law were introduced by committees. [Note: Substitute bills or bills with conference committee reports whose original subject matter was substantially modified from the content in the introduced sponsor bill are included in the former category.]
The Governor vetoed 4 bills. All vetoes were sustained. There were no line-item vetoes of Appropriations bills. No bills will be carried over to the 2021 Session of the Legislature. [Note: A separate summary of legislation for the special session of the 2020 Legislature is appended to this publication.]
Legislative Highlights 2020
What’s Inside this edition of Legislative Highlights:
- Legislative Response to COVID-19 (includes House Sub. for SB 27, SB 66, House Sub. for SB 102, House Sub. for 142, Special Session HB 2016, and HCR 5025)
- Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program
- State Budget
Interim Committee Reports to the 2020 Kansas Legislature
In the 2019 Interim, the Legislative Coordinating Council appointed six special committees to study nine study topics. Legislation recommended by the committees will be available in the Documents Room early in the 2020 Session.
Joint committees created by statute met in the 2019 Interim as provided in the statutes specific to each joint committee. Several of the joint committees have reported on their activities, and those reports are contained in this publication. Legislation recommended by these committees will be available in the Documents Room early in the 2020 Session.
This publication also contains reports of other committees, commissions, and task forces that are not special committees created by the Legislative Coordinating Council or joint committees.
Minutes of the meetings of the special committees, joint committees, other committees, commissions, task forces, and panels are on file in the Division of Legislative Administrative Services. A summary of each reporting entity’s conclusions and recommendations may be found beginning on page i.
Download a PDF of the 2020 Interim Committee Reports
Committee reports in this publication:
- Special Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Special Committee on Judiciary
- Special Committee on Natural Resources
- Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight
- Joint Committee on Kansas Security
- Joint Committee on State Building Construction
- Capitol Preservation Committee
- Health Care Stabilization Fund Oversight Committee
- Kansas Criminal Justice Reform Commission
Download a PDF of the 2020 Interim Committee Reports Supplement
Committee reports in this publication:
- Special Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Special Committee on Health
- Special Committee on Medicaid Expansion
- Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based
- Services and KanCare Oversight
- Joint Committee on Information Technology
- Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits
- Legislative Budget Committee
- Legislative Task Force on Dyslexia
- Statewide Broadband Expansion Planning Task Force
Budget Analysis FY 2021
The Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Analysis is provided to assist the Legislature in the review of agency budget requests and the Governor’s budget recommendations for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
This report contains the individual analyses of state agency budgets, including the agency budget requests and the Governor’s recommendations.
The Legislative Research Department’s analysis pertains to the Governor’s recommendations as originally reported in Volumes 1 and 2 of the Governor’s Budget Report as submitted to the Legislature.
This document groups agencies by the function of government into which each agency is classified. There are six functions of government into which agencies are grouped, with similar agencies grouped that share similar basic purposes.
Volume I of this publication contains Governor’s Budget Report, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education, Human Services, Public Safety, Transportation.
Volume II of this publication contains agencies in General Government.
Briefing Book 2020
Kansas Legislators are called upon to make decisions on many issues that come before the Legislature. In addition, members of the Legislature are frequently asked by constituent groups to discuss public policy issues in a community forum in their districts. The purpose of the Kansas Legislator Briefing Book is to assist members in making informed policy decisions and to provide information in a condensed form that is usable for discussions with constituents—whether in their offices in Topeka or in their districts.
This publication contains several reports on new topics plus reports from the prior version. Most of the reports from the prior version have been updated with new information.
Contents of this Briefing Book:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Industrial Hemp
- State Water Plan Fund, Kansas Water Authority, and State Water Plan
- Commerce, Labor, and Economic Development
- Department of Commerce
- Statewide STAR Bond Authority
- Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
- Education
- Career Technical Education in Kansas
- Mental Health Intervention Team Pilot Program
- School Finance—Recent Legislative Changes
- School Safety and Security
- Elections and Ethics
- Election Security
- Kansas Open Meetings Act
- Kansas Open Records Act
- Post-election Audits
- Voter Registration and Identification
- Federal and State Affairs
- Carrying of Firearms
- Legalization of Medical and Recreational Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
- Liquor Laws
- Lottery, State-owned Casinos, Parimutuel Wagering, and Tribal Casinos
- Red Flag Laws
- Sports Wagering
- Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Consumer Credit Reports and Security Freezes
- Kansas Health Insurance Mandates
- Privilege Tax on Certain Financial Institutions
- Payday Loan Regulation and Update on Small Dollar Lending in Kansas
- Health and Social Services
- Foster Care
- Medicaid Waivers
- Recent Changes to Health Professions’ Scope of Practice
- State Hospitals
- Judiciary, Corrections, and Juvenile Justice
- Adoption of Minors: Statutory Overview
- Child Custody and Visitation Procedures
- Civil Asset Forfeiture
- Death Penalty in Kansas
- Juvenile Services
- Kansas Prison Population, Capacity, and Related Facility Issues
- Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System
- Sentencing Overview and Criminal Justice Reform Issues
- Sex Offenders and Sexually Violent Predators
- Redistricting
- Introduction to Redistricting
- Redistricting Legislation Across the Country
- State and Local Government
- Administrative Rule and Regulation Legislative Oversight
- Board of Indigents’ Defense Services
- Home Rule
- Kansas Public Employees Retirement System’s Retirement Plans and History
- Options Used to Address Abandoned Property
- Senate Confirmation Process
- State Employee Issues
- State Budget
- District Court Docket Fees
- Introduction to State Budget
- State General Fund Transfers
- Taxation
- Homestead Program
- Kansas Income Tax Reform
- Liquor Taxes
- Selected Tax Rate Comparisons
- Transportation
- Distracted Driving: State Laws
- Kansas Turnpike: The Relationship Between KTA and KDOT
- School Bus Passing Law Enforcement in Other States
- State Highway Fund Receipts and Transfers
- State Motor Fuels Taxes and Fuel Use
- Toll or Tax?
- Utilities and Energy
- Broadband Expansion
- Electric Utility Regulation and Ratemaking
- Small Wireless Facility Siting
- Veterans, Military, and Security
- Cybersecurity
- Veterans and Military Personnel Benefits
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