Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2164

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Report Pass
2/17/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Refer
2/26/25  

Caption

Senate Substitute for HB 2164 by Committee on Judiciary - Prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or attending school activities and creating criminal penalties for violation thereof.

Impact

The proposed legislation would amend existing statutes to facilitate the path towards law enforcement careers for younger individuals. This change could potentially lead to a more diverse applicant pool, as younger candidates may bring new perspectives and skills that align with contemporary law enforcement challenges. However, law enforcement agencies will need to ensure that these younger officers undergo rigorous training and meet other certification requirements related to physical and mental competencies.

Summary

House Bill 2164 seeks to amend the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act, allowing individuals who are 20 years of age or older to apply for certification as police officers or law enforcement officers. This bill represents a significant shift in the age requirement for law enforcement certification, which has been traditionally set at 21 years. By lowering the age threshold, HB2164 aims to attract younger candidates into law enforcement roles, which supporters argue could help address staffing shortages in various police departments across the state.

Contention

Some stakeholders may express concerns regarding the efficacy and readiness of younger individuals to handle the responsibilities that come with being a police officer. Opponents of the bill might argue that reducing the age requirement could lead to inadequate preparedness to tackle the challenges associated with law enforcement, including the need for mature decision-making under pressure. There may be a division of opinion on whether public safety will be enhanced or jeopardized by the implementation of this bill.

Considerations

If enacted, HB2164 could also necessitate the revision of training programs to accommodate younger trainees and address any potential gaps in maturity and experience. Ensuring a thorough vetting process for applicants, including background checks and psychological evaluations, will be crucial to maintaining public trust in law enforcement. Overall, the bill represents a proactive step toward adapting law enforcement hiring practices to meet the current demands of the community while also sparking an essential debate about age, responsibility, and public safety.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 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 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 SB8

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

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 SB6

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

KS SB3

Clarifying the procedures and restrictions on accepting a nomination for an elected office.

KS SCR1604

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for real property and personal property mobile homes.

KS HB2002

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

Similar Bills

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