Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2315

Introduced
2/6/25  

Caption

Designating every September 9 as Kansas fetal alcohol spectrum disorders day.

Summary

HB2315 designates every September 9 as Kansas fetal alcohol spectrum disorders day. The bill states that the observance is intended to promote awareness of prenatal exposure to alcohol, increase compassion for individuals affected by that exposure, and support healthier communities across Kansas. The measure is a commemorative designation rather than a regulatory or funding bill. It does not create a new program, impose reporting requirements, or alter criminal, health, or education statutes; instead, it adds a state-recognized day of commemoration tied to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).

Impact

HB2315 would amend Kansas law only to add an annual commemorative observance on September 9 for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders awareness. Its practical legal effect is limited to state recognition and public awareness, with no direct changes to benefits, services, enforcement, or agency duties. The bill may indirectly affect public health outreach and advocacy efforts by elevating attention to prenatal alcohol exposure and FASD.

Sentiment

The available context suggests broadly supportive and noncontroversial sentiment. The bill was requested on behalf of FASD advocacy organizations, indicating stakeholder support from groups focused on awareness and assistance for affected individuals and families. No committee debate, recorded votes, or opposition are provided, and the bill’s commemorative nature typically makes it a low-conflict measure.

Contention

No specific points of contention are shown in the available materials. If any concerns were raised, they are not reflected in the provided transcripts or vote history. In general, the only possible area of discussion would be whether a commemorative day meaningfully advances public health goals, but the record here does not show organized opposition or disagreement.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2002

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

KS SCR1602

Approving the creation of a port authority in Wyandotte County Kansas.

KS SR1702

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

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 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 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 SCR1603

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for residential property.

KS SR1703

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

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 SB8

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

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.