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Providing funding for the state historical society to issue a scope statement, plan the work to be accomplished and issue a request for proposals for a master plan for the Quindaro ruins archaeological park in Wyandotte county, Kansas, and implement such master plan.

Specifying that courts shall consider certain factors in determining whether a prior violation of law is comparable to any act described in certain driving under the influence crimes when calculating a person's criminal history score under the Kansas sentencing guidelines act.

Making application to the congress of the United States to call a convention of the states to establish term limits for members of congress.

Reviving repealed statutes related to estates of absentees and requiring nonresident fiduciaries to appoint an agent residing in this state.

Substitute for HB 2250 by Committee on Health and Human Services - Permitting the use of expedited partner therapy to treat sexually transmitted infections, authorizing a licensed private psychiatric hospital to maintain a stock supply of emergency medication kits for pharmaceutical emergencies, allowing expired emergency opioid antagonists to be used to treat an opioid overdose, permitting first responders to distribute and administer expired emergency opioid antagonists, permitting a pharmacist to distribute epinephrine delivery systems to a school for use in emergency medication kits and amending definitions related to medication in schools to allow for use of epinephrine delivery systems.

House Substitute for SB 229 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Providing amendments, suspensions or repeals of employment security law provisions should follow specified review procedures by the legislature, authorizing the secretary of labor to recognize and approve employer-sponsored supplemental unemployment benefit plans if such plans meet specific criteria and integrating such plans into the employment security law, updating and reorganizing statutory language, enhancing federal conformity by incorporating references to federal laws and guidelines, updating temporary unemployment provisions and providing for eight weeks of temporary unemployment benefits, eliminating debt relief provisions for negative balance employers and other updates to the employment security law.

Requiring an annual reimbursement to the Kansas department of wildlife and parks for lost revenue from free or discounted hunting and fishing licenses, permits or passes that were established by legislative enactment on or after July 1, 2027.

Senate Substitute for HB 2745 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Providing a protest petition to contest certain increases in property tax revenues and continuing reimbursements from the taxpayer notification costs fund for an additional five years.

Making the theft of livestock or implements of husbandry a severity level 5, nonperson felony.

Reorganizing the Clearwater cemetery district in Sedgwick county to remove Ohio township.

Recognizing the members of the Kansas Task Force 1 for their outstanding efforts as responders during Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Expanding the scope of practice of naturopathic doctors, specifying continuing education requirements, increasing the required amount of professional liability insurance and modifying certain provisions relating to the licensure and regulations of naturopathic doctors.

Requiring the state board of regents and postsecondary educational institutions to provide certain pre-service teachers with essential knowledge and skills to support children affected by fetal alcohol syndrome disorder.

Including operating a motor vehicle at a speed of 35 miles per hour over the posted speed limit under the crime of reckless driving.

Enacting the aviation and innovative manufacturing in Kansas act to attract businesses establishing a headquarters or engaged in aircraft assembly, electric or hydrogen-powered motor vehicle production, and other specified industries to Kansas by offering companies meeting certain employment and investment requirements an investment tax credit, retention of a percentage of total payroll tax, reimbursement of eligible employee training and education expenses and a sales tax exemption for construction costs.

Providing a KPERS working after retirement exemption from the employer contribution rate for retirants who are employed as teachers by a school district in a position for which a certificate to teach is required.

Updating public adjuster and insurance agent statutes pertaining to suspension, revocation, denial of licensure and licensure renewal.

Requiring the secretary for aging and disability services to grant physical environment waivers for certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care and establishing the south central regional mental health hospital.

Providing for the assignment of seats in the House of Representatives for the 2025 Legislative session.

Requiring firearms and stun guns to be stored in locked containers, establishing crimes for failure to store such weapons where a person under 18 years of age has access to such weapons and creating more severe penalties for firearms with large-capacity magazines.