THERE IS A NEW TAX CUT PLAN. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? An election year tax cut plan continues to dominate the 2024 Kansas legislative session. After much wrangling, delay, vetoes and veto threats from the Governor on top of hours of debate, legislators finally passed a tax cut bill. Will Governor Kelly sign the …
TAX REFORM BILL FAILS OVERRIDE VOTE In a surprising development, the Kansas House failed to override Governor Kelly’s veto of a Republican-led tax reform plan. 84 votes are needed to override a veto. The final tally in the House on HB 2284 was Yea: 81 Nay: 42. A Senate override vote has not been scheduled. …
A strongly supported bi-partisan Kansas state law prohibiting live dismemberment abortions was challenged as unconstitutional by the abortion industry in 2015. The Kansas State Supreme Court agreed in their infamous Hodes v. Nauser ruling, issued on April 19, 2019. Not only did that ruling allow live dismemberment abortions to proceed, but it also went much further …
Fairness in Women’s Sports Act SUCCESSUL VETO OVERRIDE The Senate voted 28-12 and the House 84-40 to override the Governor’s veto of this bill that simply says, biological girls will only compete in athletic competition against other biological girls. THIS IS NOW THE LAW IN KANSAS. Women’s Bill of Rights: SUCCESSFUL VETO OVERRIDE The Senate …
School Choice and Education There are many moving parts and bills that are designed to help protect our children and help provide them with the best education possible. The big ones we have been following and supporting have been HB 2138, HB 2236, and SB 83. HB 2138, is a combination of several bills. The …
BORN ALIVE INFANT PROTECTION ACT Both the House of Representatives and the Senate debated, voted and approved the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, also known as HB 2313. The bill simply states that if a child is born alive from an attempted abortion, that child deserves proper medical care and treatment for any child …
UPDATE 3/21 – REDUCING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF ADOPTIONS IN KANSAS SB 147, AN ACT concerning income taxation; relating to credits; increasing the tax credit amount for adoption expenses and making the credit refundable; amending K.S.A. 79-32,202a and repealing the existing section. We know many Kansas families are willing and able to adopt a child into …
UPDATE 2/20 – THE START OF “HATE WEEK” The infamous culture war raged in the Kansas Statehouse this past week.The Catholic Church in Kansas didn’t start the culture war, but we were compelled to enter the battle in defense of families, children and the basic dignity of the human person. Anything else would be an …
UPDATE 2/13 – RED MASS 2023 On January 23rd, the Kansas Bishops were in Topeka for the annual Red Mass. This Mass is celebrated for the legislature, other elected officials, and state employees, asking the Holy Spirit to provide them with wisdom and guidance in their roles. In years past, the Red Mass has been …
EFFORRTS TO SUPPORT WOMEN IN UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES are moving through the legislative process. HB 2135 and SB 96 are tax credit bills for pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) that passed out of committee and will soon be on the House and Senate floors for debate. The idea is to incentivize donations to these organizations so they can better …
