Action on Death Penalty Repeal Unlikely This Year
March 29, 2013 With the legislative session winding down, legislation that would repeal Kansas’ death penalty law will have to wait until next year.
March 2013
House Votes Down School Choice Bill
March 25, 2013 Today the Kansas House voted against legislation that would give kids from low income families, and children with special needs, the opportunity to attend private schools they would not otherwise be able to afford. The vote was 56-63, but in a highly unusual development, because of a mistake by the representative sitting …
Legislature Sends Religious Freedom Bill to Governor
March 25, 2013 Today the Kansas Legislature sent to the governor a bill that would protect Kansans from government coercion that violates their religious beliefs. The final House vote was 109-12 and the Senate vote was 34-4. Governor Brownback is expected to sign the bill.
Kansas House to Debate School Choice Legislation
March 24, 2013 On Monday, March 25, the Kansas House of Representatives will debate legislation that would give children from low-income families and children with special needs the opportunity to attend private schools they would otherwise not be able to afford. SB 22 would establish the corporate education tax credit scholarship program. Corporate donors would …
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Kansas Senate Passes Religious Freedom Bill
March 22, 2013 Yesterday the Kansas Senate passed legislation that would protect Kansans from government coercion that violates their religious beliefs by a margin of 34-4. The Kansas Catholic Conference testified on behalf of the bill when it was heard in committee. Because the bill was amended, it must be voted on by the House again before it …
Kansas Bishops Issue Statement on In-State Tuition Legislation
March 21, 2013 Yesterday, the House Federal and State Affairs Committee held a hearing on HB 2192, legislation that would deny in-state tuition rates to those living in Kansas without legal documentation. The bill would have the effect of denying in-state tuition to the children of those here illegally. The Kansas Bishops submitted a joint …
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House Committee Kills Legislation Regulating Strip Clubs in Kansas
March 8, 2013 Today, the House Federal and State Affairs Committee voted against the “Community Defense Act”: legislation that would regulate sexually oriented businesses in Kansas. The Community Defense Act would prevent sexually oriented businesses – adult bookstores, video stores, arcades, strip clubs, theaters, etc. – from building within 1000 feet of churches, schools, parks, …
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Kansas House Passes Religious Freedom Bill
March 1, 2013 Today the Kansas House of Representatives passed legislation that would protect Kansans from government coercion that violates their religious beliefs by a margin of 109-14. The Kansas Catholic Conference testified on behalf of the bill when it was heard in committee. Now the bill moves to the Senate. This is how they voted: Yeas: Alcala, …