Kansas lawmakers approve 12 new laws Monday
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas lawmakers have successfully passed 12 new laws for the state on Monday.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced in a press release on April 7 that she has signed 12 new laws for the Sunflower State. A full list of bills approved by the governor can be found below:
- House Bill 2031 - provides that driving school instructors and motorcycle instructors may possess a driver's license or motorcycle driver's license from any state.
- House Bill 2037 - updates the membership of the Council on Travel and Tourism and modernizes grant requirements to allow the council to award funding to the most feasible projects in the application process.
- House Bill 2040 - extends the time in which the State Corporation Commission shall make a final order on a transmission line siting application.
- House Bill 2052 - streamlines the process for an individual with a provisional concealed carry license to request a standard license and addresses requirements that specifically identify off duty law enforcement officers that are conceal carrying.
- House Bill 2061 - amends the definition of a critical infrastructure facility to include telecommunications and broadband infrastructure to extend legal protections to these facilities to help ensure their security and limit service outages for Kansans.
- House Bill 2109 - exempts public utilities from civil liability to the attachment, access, operation, maintenance or removal of law enforcement equipment on any utility pole or other structure that is owned or operated by the public utility.
- House Bill 2107 - provides for a process for state residents to recover economic damages from wildfires and other fire-related events caused by electric public utilities.
- House Bill 2120 - authorizes the Kansas State Board of Regents to sell and convey certain real property in Riley County, Kansas and Douglas County, Nebraska on behalf of Kansas State University and Kansas State University's Veterinary Medical Center.
- House Bill 2195 - establishes the Kansas Technical College Operating Grant Fund administered by the Kansas State Board of Regents.
- House Bill 2304 - requires local governments to report certain local economic development incentive program information to the Kansas Department of Commerce so that information can be displayed publicly on the Economic Development Incentive Program Database.
- Senate Bill 117 - expands the property tax exemption for Strother Field Airport property.
- Senate Bill 137 - authorizes the sale or transfer of forfeited firearms under the Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act to a licensed firearm dealer.
“Kansas is no stranger to the risks and impacts of wildfires,” Kelly said when speaking about House Bill 2107. “The changes included in this bill will help better prepare utility companies to identify and mitigate wildfire risks. By taking reasonable measures, we can better protect Kansans and provide a path to recover from the financial impacts of wildfires.”
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