Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HR6027

Introduced
2/4/26  
Passed
2/4/26  
Enrolled
2/10/26  

Caption

Honoring Kansas District Optimist for its commitment to hope, positive thinking and action.

Impact

The resolution details various accomplishments of the Kansas District over the past year, such as hosting essay contests, providing scholarships for graduating seniors, and distributing dictionaries to fourth-grade students. Furthermore, it acknowledges the substantial fundraising efforts of the organization, which has raised $320,000 to support children with cancer in attending camp. Such efforts are framed as vital contributions to community development and youth empowerment in Kansas.

Summary

House Resolution No. 6027 honors the Kansas District of Optimist International for its commitment to fostering hope, positive thinking, and action within the community. This resolution highlights the key values upheld by Optimist International, including optimism, respect, integrity, and global community. The Kansas District has made a significant impact by engaging volunteers to work with young people, helping them develop valuable skills and encouraging them to make a difference in others' lives.

Contention

Although there are no points of contention highlighted directly within the resolution, the nature of recognizing organizations like Optimist International can sometimes spark discussions surrounding government support for community programs versus individual or private initiatives. However, in this instance, the focus on positive achievements and community involvement remains the central theme of Resolution No. 6027.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SR1702

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

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 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 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 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 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

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