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Bill Tracking Report
2007 Legislative Session-Kansas Fire Service Alliance

Revised 03/04/2008

Bills of Current Interest: 02/29/2008. Bold denotes new addition, new action, and/or new hearing.
To read bill click on the hyperlinked Bill Number.

Bill No.
Explanation
Committee
Hearing date
Status
HB 2003 Exception allowing day care homes to have double the amount of children licensed for during limiated time periods before & after school. House Federal & State Affairs Sub-committee on Children's Day Care Mon., 2/11/08, 1:30 pm, Rm 313-S No action by committee
HB 2053 Licensure of child care facilities by cities, counties, and school districts. House Federal & State Affairs Sub-committee on Children's Day Care size="1">Mon., 2/11/08, 1:30 pm, Rm 313-S No action by committee
HB 2076 Increase in earnings limitation for certain members of the Kansas police & firemen's retirement system receiving disability benefits. House Appropriations KPERS Sub-committee Mon., 3/12/07, 12 Noon, Rm 527-S No action by committee
HB 2077
KPERS, withdrawal of accumulated contributions & service credit between systems. House Appropriations KPERS Sub-committee Mon. 3/12/07, 12 Noon, Rm 527-S 03/27 Be passed over in House & retain a place on calendar
HB 2078
Federal nontaxable distributions from KPERS retirement benefits to provide retired public safety officers a source to pay for health insurance or long-term care insurance. House Appropriations KPERS Sub-committee Mon., 3/12/07, 12 Noon, Rm 527-S No action by committee
HB 2101 Income tax credit for certain services by volunteer firefighters or volunteer EMS providers. House Taxation 2/1/07, 9:00am, Rm 519-S Hearing held, no action by the committee.
HB 2131
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Interpretive guidelines for rules & regulations of state fire marshal. Transportation & Public Safety Budget Thu., 3/8/07, 1:30pm, Rm 527-S No action by committee
HB 2132 Education requirements for fire marshal employees & agents engaged in inspection or regulation of residences or businesses. Transportation & Public Safety Budget Thu., 3/8/07, 1:30pm, Rm 527-S No action by committee
HB 2148 Fire prevention education; joint opportunities for fire marshal personnel & health service providers. Transportation & Public Safety Budget Thu., 3/8/07 1:30pm, Rm 527-S No action by committee
HB 2149 Placing the office of state fire marshal within a board of fire services. Transportation & Public Safety Budget No hearing set. No action by committee
HB 2150 Registration with fire marshal required for businesses providing fire prevention services or products, certification for businesses providing fire sprinkler services required. Transportation & Public Safety Budget Thu., 3/8/07, 1:30pm, Rm 527-S No action by committee
HB 2151
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Increased maximum retirement benefit for KP&F members & increased employee contributions until the maximum retirement benefit is attained. House Appropriations (Sub. Comm.) Thu., 3/8/07, 5:00pm, Rm 527-S No action by committee
HB 2178 Public Employees Retirement System & systems thereunder. Select Committee on KPERS No hearing set  
HB 2201 City building code enforcement; unincorporated area. House Elections & Governmental Organization No hearing set  
HB 2238 Affiliation with the Kansas police & firemen's retirement system by adjutant general for membership of certain firefighters serving the 190th Kansas air national guard. House Appropriations KPERS Sub-committee 3/14/07, 5:00pm, Rm 527-S No action by committee
HB 2320 Increasing limitation on workers compensation burial expenses. House Commerce & Labor No hearing set  
HB 2486
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Fire departments, temporarily close highways. Transportation & Public Safety Budget Wed., 3/7/07, 1:30pm, Rm 527-S No action by committee
HB 2457 KPERS, investment standards & divestment procedures, service credit purchases, exemption from taxation of benefits & disability benefits. Senate Ways & Means Conference Committee No action by committee.
HB 2558 Enacting the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System Act of 2009. Select Committee on KPERS On General Orders of the House No action by committee.
HB 2573 Election of public employer-employee relations law by resolution of city or county voters. House Elections & Governmental Organization   03/22/07 H CR: Be passed by Elections & Governmental Organization
HB 2577 Authorizing the state fire marshal to recover hazardous material response team costs from responsible persons. House Appropriations Mon., 3/19/07 9:00am, Rm 514-S No action by committee
HB 2629 Fire districts in Johnson County; city annexation. Not assigned to committee yet. No hearing set.  
HB 2784 Sales tax exemption for Kansas State Firefighters Association. House Taxation No hearing set.  
HB 2811 Emergency powers of local government and other governmental entities. House Elections & Governmental Organization. No hearing set.  
HB 2832 KPERS, remove employment after retirement compensation limitations, and require employer payment of required employee and employer contributions. Select Committee on KPERS No hearing set.  
HB 2848 Workers compensation; bilateral scheduled injuries under permanent partial general liability. House Judiciary No hearing set.  
HB 2938 Sales tax exemption for certin 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. House Taxation Tue., 2/26/08, 9:00am, Rm 519-S Possible action, Thu., 3/6/08
SB 416 Creating a Kansas emergency response force. Senate Federal & State Affairs Commerce No hearing set.  
SB 429 Crimes; battery on a firefighter. Senate Judiciary Tue., 1/29/08, 9:30am, Rm 123-S  
SB 438 Job security for volunteer firefighters. House Elections & Government Organization No hearing set. Passed Senate as am. 40-0, 2/14/08
SB 512 AN ACT emergency medical services; relating to attendant's certificate requirements; House Health & Human Services No hearing set. Passed Senate as am. 40-0, 2/27/08
SB 513 Emergency medical services, fingerprinting, criminal history checks. Senate Federal & State Affairs Tue., 2/5/08, 10:30am, Rm 526-S No action by committee
SB 514 Emergency medical services board, authority to grant exemptions or waivers to rules and regulations in certain circumstances. House Federal & State Affairs No hearing set. Be passed as am by Senate 2/19/08, sent to House
SB 544 Fireless cigarettes; distribution and sale of. State Federal & State Affairs Tue., 2/19/08, 10:30am, Rm 526-S Hearing held; no action by committee
SB 574 Consolidation of fire departments and fire districts. House Elections & Government Organization No hearing set. Passed Senate as am. 34-6, 2/27/08

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