Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB354

Filed/Introduced
8/8/26  
Introduced
1/21/26  

Caption

Modifying member appointment, compensation and meeting requirements of the Kansas fire service training commission.

Impact

The modifications stipulated in SB354 will impact existing laws governing the Kansas fire service training commission. By altering the composition of the commission and clarifying the roles and appointment processes for its members, the bill aims to ensure that the commission better reflects the needs and perspectives of professionals involved in fire and rescue operations. This can lead to improved training programs and regulations in Kansas, fostering enhanced public safety through well-trained firefighters.

Summary

Senate Bill 354 aims to modify the operational structure of the Kansas fire service training commission. It proposes changes regarding member appointments, compensation, and meeting requirements within the commission. The bill emphasizes the need for a diverse representation within the commission, which would now include multiple stakeholders from various fire service organizations, thereby enhancing collaboration among professionals in the field.

Contention

Notable points of contention may arise surrounding the selection process of commission members and their compensation. While the bill seeks to create a more inclusive commission, there may be concerns regarding the potential for politicization in member selection. Additionally, the bill's provisions for compensation might lead to differing opinions on the appropriateness of state funding for these positions, especially in light of budget constraints.

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 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 SR1702

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

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 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 SCR1602

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

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 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 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.

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