Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SR1734

Introduced
3/12/26  
Passed
3/12/26  
Enrolled
3/13/26  

Caption

Congratulating and commending the Kansas Health Science University Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine for its inaugural commencement.

Summary

Senate Resolution 1734 is a ceremonial resolution congratulating and commending Kansas Health Science University’s Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (KansasCOM) on its inaugural commencement. The resolution recognizes KansasCOM as the first osteopathic medical school in Kansas and highlights the school’s mission to expand access to medical education and help address physician shortages, particularly in rural and underserved communities. The resolution also praises the inaugural class for its research, clinical work, community outreach, and leadership, and it notes the university’s emphasis on service, compassion, and whole-person care. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to send enrolled copies of the resolution to the president of the Kansas Health Science Center.

Impact

This resolution does not change Kansas statutes, create new legal duties, or appropriate funds. Its effect is symbolic and commemorative: it formally recognizes KansasCOM’s first graduating class and publicly affirms the state’s support for medical education, physician workforce development, and osteopathic medicine in Kansas.

Sentiment

The overall sentiment is strongly positive and congratulatory. The resolution frames KansasCOM as an important addition to Kansas higher education and healthcare infrastructure, and it reflects appreciation for the school’s role in training physicians for communities facing shortages. There is no recorded opposition, committee debate, or vote controversy in the provided materials.

Contention

No notable points of contention are reflected in the bill text or available legislative history. Because the resolution is honorary in nature, there is no evidence of disagreement over policy, funding, regulation, or implementation. The only identifiable focus is recognition of KansasCOM’s inaugural commencement and its broader contribution to healthcare access and medical training.

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 SR1702

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

KS SCR1602

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

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 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 SB8

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

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 SB6

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

Similar Bills

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