Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6021

Introduced
1/12/26  
Passed
1/12/26  
Enrolled
1/15/26  

Caption

Providing for the assignment of seats in the House of Representatives for the 2026 legislative session.

Impact

The adoption of HR6021 has a direct impact on the organizational structure of the House of Representatives, ensuring continuity in seating arrangements. It establishes an orderly process for seat assignments that maintains the precedent set in the previous legislative session, which is essential for the smooth operation of legislative proceedings. This can foster a sense of stability within the legislative body as members can anticipate their seating positions.

Summary

House Resolution No. 6021 addresses the assignment of seats in the House of Representatives for the upcoming 2026 regular legislative session. According to the resolution, the members will retain the same seating arrangements established in the previous session, specifically under House Resolution No. 6002, with some noted exceptions. This includes specific seating assignments for certain representatives, acknowledging the changes in membership after the appointment of a new representative for district 86.

Contention

While the resolution primarily functions as an administrative measure, discussions surrounding the seat assignments can highlight underlying issues such as political affiliations or shifts in representation due to vacancies. Notably, the appointment of Abi Boatman to district 86 replaces Representative Silas Miller, showcasing the dynamic nature of legislative memberships and potentially leading to discussions about representation and political alignment.

Notable_points

Sponsor Representatives Dan Hawkins, Chris Croft, and Brandon Woodard underscore bipartisan cooperation in undertakings such as HR6021. However, the resolution itself does not delve into policy or legislative changes but rather focuses on procedural elements, which may lead to less contentious discussions in contrast to more policy-driven bills.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HR6002

Providing for assignment of seats in the House of Representatives for the 2024 special session of the Legislature.

KS HR6001

Providing for the organization of the House of Representatives for the 2024 special session of the Legislature.

KS SR1701

Providing for the organization of the Senate for the 2024 special session of the Legislature.

KS HCR5002

Providing for the adjournment sine die of the 2024 special session of the Legislature.

KS SCR1601

Informing the Governor that the two houses of the Legislature are organized and ready to receive communications.

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 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 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 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 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.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.