Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SR1725

Introduced
2/3/26  
Passed
2/3/26  
Enrolled
2/4/26  

Caption

Recognizing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, for their outstanding service to the citizens of our state, our nation and the international community and their promotion of scholarship, service and advocacy

Summary

Senate Resolution 1725 is a ceremonial resolution recognizing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA) for its service, scholarship, and advocacy. The resolution highlights AKA’s history as the oldest Greek-letter organization founded by African American college-educated women, its international membership, and its mission to promote high scholastic and ethical standards, unity among college women, and service to all mankind. The resolution also notes AKA’s presence in Kansas through five graduate chapters and four undergraduate chapters at the University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Washburn University, and Wichita State University. It formally commends the organization for its contributions to local, state, national, and international communities and directs that an enrolled copy be sent to several chapter presidents, a co-chair, and the sponsoring senator.

Impact

SR 1725 does not change Kansas statutes, create new legal duties, or appropriate funds. Its effect is symbolic and commemorative, expressing the Senate’s appreciation for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and publicly acknowledging the organization’s Kansas chapters and community service. The resolution primarily affects the Senate’s official records and the recipients named in the resolution.

Sentiment

The sentiment around the resolution is strongly positive and supportive. The bill’s language is entirely laudatory, emphasizing AKA’s scholarship, sisterhood, service, and advocacy, and there is no recorded committee debate, opposition, or vote controversy in the provided materials. The sponsorship by Senator Oletha Faust Goudeau further suggests a favorable reception in the chamber.

Contention

There is no notable policy contention in the text or available history because the measure is a nonbinding honorary resolution. Any discussion would likely center only on the appropriateness of formally recognizing a specific organization, but no objections, amendments, or divided votes are shown. The resolution is focused on celebration and acknowledgment rather than legislative disagreement.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 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 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 SCR1601

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

KS SR1702

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

KS SB6

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

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 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.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.