Senate Action for 3/26/2013

SB 29 - Brown - Requires authorization for certain labor unions to use dues and fees to make political contributions and requires consent for withholding earnings from paychecks
   LR: 0308S.08T    SS SCS SB 29
3/26/2013 -- H Second Read

SB 72 - Schaefer - Designates the month of May as "Motorcycle Awareness Month" and designates December 4th as "Pallister-Killian Syndrome (PKS) Day"
   LR: 0442S.01T    
3/26/2013 -- S Third Read and Passed
3/26/2013 -- H First Read

SB 89 - Munzlinger - Allows certain nursing home districts to establish senior housing and modifies provisions relating to health information organizations
   LR: 0113H.04T    HCS SCS SB 89
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Conducted H General Laws Committee
3/26/2013 -- HCS Voted Do Pass H General Laws Committee
3/26/2013 -- HCS Reported Do Pass H General Laws Committee
3/26/2013 -- Referred to H Rules Committee

SB 116 - Kraus - Modifies the law relating to uniformed military and overseas voters
   LR: 0630H.06T    HCS SS SCS SB 116
3/26/2013 -- Reported Truly Perfected S Rules Committee
3/26/2013 -- Referred S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

SB 125 - Nasheed - Modifies duties of boards of education
   LR: 0665S.04T    SS SCS SB 125
3/26/2013 -- H Second Read

SB 137 - Sater - Allows and establishes procedures for counties to decrease their annual budgets when faced with an unanticipated decline in funds
   LR: 0867S.01P    
3/26/2013 -- H Second Read

SB 170 - Chappelle-Nadal - Allows members of public governmental bodies to cast roll call votes in a meeting if the member is participating via videoconferencing
   LR: 0823S.01T    
3/26/2013 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

SB 191 - Lamping - Allows the Public Service Commission to publish certain papers, studies, reports, decisions and orders electronically
   LR: 1006S.02T    SCS SB 191
3/26/2013 -- H Second Read

SB 216 - Silvey - Prohibits political activity restrictions on first responders and modifies current political activity restrictions on the Kansas City Police Department
   LR: 1008S.02T    
3/26/2013 -- H Second Read

SB 224 - Curls - Modifies provisions relating to crimes and law enforcement officers and agencies
   LR: 0860S.07T    CCS SCS SB 224
3/26/2013 -- H Second Read

SB 237 - Emery - Exempts certain telecommunications companies from Public Service Commission price caps
   LR: 1304S.01T    
3/26/2013 -- H Second Read

SB 241 - Lager - Creates the Uniform Wireless Communications Infrastructure Deployment Act and modifies provisions relating to utility right-of-way
   LR: 0957S.07P    SS SCS SB 241
3/26/2013 -- H Second Read

SB 245 - Justus - Modifies the Sheriff's Retirement Fund court surcharge, and adds law school clinics to the list of entities who may qualify for a court cost waiver
   LR: 1182H.03C    HCS SS SB 245
3/26/2013 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

SB 253 - Justus - Modifies provisions relating to criminal law
   LR: 1290S.01I    
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Continued S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

SB 256 - Silvey - Modifies provisions relating to child abuse and neglect including the Safe Place for Newborns Act
   LR: 1371S.05T    CCS HCS SCS SB 256
3/26/2013 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Seniors, Families and Pensions Committee - (1371S.02C)

SB 268 - Nieves - Repeals authority for political subdivisions to regulate open carrying of firearms and requires certain local ordinances to incorporate statutory justifications
   LR: 1331S.01I    
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S General Laws Committee

SB 270 - Nieves - Prohibits state enforcement of provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
   LR: 1411S.01I    
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S General Laws Committee

SB 294 - Schmitt - Modifies provisions relating to utilities
   LR: 1534H.05C    HCS SB 294
3/26/2013 -- H Second Read

SB 297 - Lager - Modifies provisions related to water utilities
   LR: 1352S.05P    SCS SB 297
3/26/2013 -- SCS Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee - (1352S.05C)

SB 303 - Wasson - Adds four classes of pharmacy permits
   LR: 1536S.01P    
3/26/2013 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

SB 304 - Wasson - Allows the Board of Healing Arts to indefinitely restrict an athletic trainer's license or revoke a license
   LR: 1538S.01P    
3/26/2013 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

SB 327 - Dixon - Modifies provisions relating to electronic monitoring of criminal defendants and DWI courts
   LR: 1617S.02T    CCS SB 327
3/26/2013 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

SB 342 - Parson - Modifies provisions relating to agriculture
   LR: 1511S.04T    CCS HCS SB 342
3/26/2013 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

SB 357 - Romine - Modifies the law relating to mechanics' liens for rental machinery and equipment
   LR: 1410S.03T    SS SB 357
3/26/2013 -- Voted Do Pass S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 358 - Holsman - Exempts industrial hemp from the list of controlled substances and specifies that it is legal for anyone who has not been convicted of a drug-related crime to cultivate such hemp
   LR: 1748S.01I    
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S General Laws Committee

SB 367 - Walsh - Creates a right to unpaid leave for employees that are affected by domestic violence
   LR: 1717S.01I    
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Seniors, Families and Pensions Committee

SB 370 - Wasson - Adds additional causes for which the Board of Nursing may file a complaint, and allows the Board to request an emergency suspension of a license
   LR: 1535S.01I    
3/26/2013 -- Removed S Consent Calendar

SB 396 - Holsman - Creates the Electrical Corporation Net Metering and Easy Connection Act and modifies the renewable energy standard
   LR: 1078S.07C    SCS SB 396
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 401 - Rupp - Modifies provisions pertaining to health insurance
   LR: 1908H.06C    HCS SS SB 401
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 403 - Rupp - Allows health maintenance organizations to issue policies with deductibles and requires navigators to be licensed.
   LR: 1801S.02C    SCS SB 403
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SB 416 - Dixon - Modifies provisions relating to the Department of Natural Resources
   LR: 1893S.01I    
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 417 - Lager - Modifies provisions relating to the Department of Natural Resources
   LR: 1688S.05I    
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 420 - Lager - Modifies provisions relating to renewable energy
   LR: 1850S.03I    
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee

SB 430 - Chappelle-Nadal - Modifies provisions relating to adult day care programs
   LR: 1856S.01I    
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Seniors, Families and Pensions Committee

SB 432 - Cunningham - Modifies provisions relating to food preparation for charitable purposes
   LR: 1722S.05P    SS SCS SB 432
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Small Business, Insurance and Industry Committee

SCR 13 - Brown - Urges the U.S. Department of Defense to reconsider the reduction and realignment of Army forces at Fort Leonard Wood
   LR: 2048S.01I    
3/26/2013 -- Hearing Conducted S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee

SJR 14 - Schaefer - Modifies constitutional provisions regarding the right to keep and bear arms
   LR: 1027S.03P    SCS SJR 14
3/26/2013 -- SA 1 to SCS S offered & defeated (Chappelle-Nadal)--(1027S03.01S)
3/26/2013 -- Joint Resolution Placed on Informal Calendar
3/26/2013 -- SCS S adopted
3/26/2013 -- Perfected

SJR 16 - Kehoe - Imposes a temporary one cent sales and use tax for transportation purposes
   LR: 1261H.09C    HCS SS#2 SCS SJR 16
3/26/2013 -- H Second Read