Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2104

Introduced
1/28/25  
Refer
1/28/25  
Report Pass
2/14/25  

Caption

Standardizing firearm safety programs in school districts.

Impact

If enacted, HB2104 will influence education laws in the state by incorporating firearm safety as a formal component of school curricula. This act will require school boards to adopt and implement these standardized programs, promoting awareness and responsible behavior among students regarding firearms. The bill prescribes particular programs, such as the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program for younger students and Hunter Education for older students, potentially enhancing the state’s commitment to safety in relation to firearms.

Summary

House Bill 2104 is an act that aims to standardize firearm safety education programs across school districts in Kansas. The bill mandates that the state board of education develop curriculum guidelines that school districts must follow, ensuring that all students are offered the opportunity to participate in firearm safety training. The proposed programs are to be age-appropriate, with specific guidelines for different grade levels, facilitating consistency in the education provided to students regarding firearms.

Contention

While the bill may aim to promote safety, there are notable concerns regarding its implications for students’ education. Critics may argue that including firearm safety education in schools could normalize the presence of firearms in educational settings or distract from other critical educational topics. Additionally, the decision to align such programs with those offered by the National Rifle Association (NRA) may raise eyebrows among parents and educators who are wary of private organizations influencing public education policy.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SR1703

Recognizing November 14, 2024, as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS SR1702

A resolution honoring the life, career and trailblazing achievements of Kansas icon Ed Dwight.

Similar Bills

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