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Legistlative Update for February 25, 2024

TAX REFORM BILL FAILS OVERRIDE VOTE In a surprising development, the Kansas House failed to override Governor Kelly’s veto of a Republican-led tax reform plan.  84 votes are needed to override a veto.  The final tally in the House on HB 2284 was Yea: 81 Nay: 42. A Senate override vote has not been scheduled. …

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The Kansas Catholic Church and the 2024 Kansas Legislative Session

“Let us then pursue what leads to peace and to building up one another.”  Romans 14:19 Saint Paul’s appeal in his letter to the Romans is timeless.  Part of the Catholic Church’s response “to peace and building up one another” is involvement in public policymaking. It’s not easy in today’s toxic media and political environment. …

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More 2023 Legislative Session Results

Fairness in Women’s Sports Act SUCCESSUL VETO OVERRIDE The Senate voted 28-12 and the House 84-40 to override the Governor’s veto of this bill that simply says, biological girls will only compete in athletic competition against other biological girls. THIS IS NOW THE LAW IN KANSAS. Women’s Bill of Rights: SUCCESSFUL VETO OVERRIDE The Senate …

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Legislation we’ve been working on in the 2023 Session.

The Kansas Catholic Conference focuses on three main areas: Life, Marriage and Families, and Religious Liberty. Here is a brief list of other bills we have been supporting and/or following. · SB 118: Expanding the duties of the secretary of health and environment when investigating maternal deaths to include promoting continuity of care, helping develop performance …

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2019 Legislature in Review

The Kansas Catholic Conference 2019 Legislative Review If the 2019 Kansas Legislative “Veto Session” ended at 3:08 a.m. on Sunday, May 5, our next round of work at the Kansas Catholic Conference began at 3:09 a.m.! This may be a bit of an exaggeration, but not by much.  The point is that our work never …

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