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Cindy Holscher

Cindy Holscher

Democratic State Senate · District 8 · Kansas

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Sponsored bills (68)

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  • SB 486 Creating a civil cause of action for violations of the constitution or laws of the United States by any person acting under the color of law. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SCR 1619 Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to decrease the assessment percentage used to determine the assessed value of real property used for residential purposes and mobile homes used for residential purposes from 11½% to 9% for purposes of property taxation. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 123 Providing state general funds for school meals programs and prohibiting local boards from collecting money for such meals. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 218 Increasing the Kansas minimum wage of employees. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 143 Imposing term limits on members of the legislature but allowing additional terms conditioned on the vote in the next primary election. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 144 Invalidating restrictive covenants that limit or prohibit the installation of solar panels and allowing the adoption of reasonable rules by homeowners associations concerning solar panels. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 388 Setting a maximum fee for the late payment of rent under the residential landlord and tenant act. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 216 Establishing the Kansas paid sick time act, setting accrual, usage and employer obligations regarding earned paid sick time and making it unlawful for employers to retaliate against employees exercising rights under the act. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 118 Imposing conditional term limits on members of the legislature and requiring nomination for office by petition after such term limits have run. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 122 Prohibiting the use of an electronic communications device while operating a motor vehicle and providing penalties for violations thereof. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 220 Increasing the penalty for unlawful employment under child labor laws. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SCR 1609 Proposing to amend the Kansas Constitution to repeal section 12 of article 15, regarding membership and nonmembership in labor organizations. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 200 Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to plan special activities in observance thereof. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 420 Enacting the Holocaust education act to require school districts to provide instruction on Holocaust education and awareness as part of the social studies curriculum for students in grades six through 12. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 133 Enacting the responsible gun ownership act to establish the crime of unlawful storage of a firearm. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 195 Establishing the property tax task force that shall study the property tax system in Kansas and develop recommendations and suggest improvements to law. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 215 Excluding social security payments from household income and increasing the household income and appraised value thresholds for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax homestead claims. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 469 Enacting the safe and transparent arrest act to require all law enforcement agencies operating in Kansas to adopt a written policy regarding the use of facial coverings and prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing a facial covering that conceals or obscures their facial identity in the performance of their duties except as expressly authorized by law. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 141 Enacting the right to speak your truth act to prohibit defamation actions in certain circumstances. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 136 Limiting contributions under the campaign finance act made to political committees for the purpose of independent contributions and requiring the accounting, reporting and auditing of such independent contributions. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 189 Providing injured employees the freedom of choice to designate their healthcare provider and requiring the employer to pay for the services of such healthcare provider with regard to workers compensation. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 142 Authorizing each school district to include a teacher representative as a nonvoting member of such district's board of education. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 485 Providing that under rental agreements governed by the residential landlord tenant act, a landlord is required to count certain income when considering a tenant or prospective tenant's qualifications for housing, providing for the sealing and expungement of court records in eviction actions related to such rental agreements and requiring mediation in such eviction cases unless the court finds that mediation would not aid the parties materially. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SCR 1614 Urging the United States Congress to increase the penalties for violations of federal immigration laws and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prosecute employers who hire undocumented immigrants. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 484 Moving marijuana from schedule I to schedule III of the uniform controlled substances act. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 389 Providing a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products, diapers and incontinence products. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 483 Requiring all legislators and the spouses of legislators who are in leadership positions to disclose the amount of any salary they receive paid by public funds, providing that such information be published on the legislative website and requiring such information be provided in statements of substantial interest. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 468 Repealing the prohibition on municipal establishment of guaranteed income programs. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 347 Terminating the secretary of state's authority to appoint election commissioners and transferring the jurisdiction, powers and duties for conducting elections in counties with an election commissioner to the county clerk for such county. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 471 Increasing the Kansas minimum wage to $16 an hour and making such minimum wage applicable to employers and employees covered under the provisions of the federal fair labor standards act. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SB 467 Enacting the use of artificial intelligence in medical decisions transparency act and requiring that all medical necessity determinations be made by a competent licensed physician or healthcare professional. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SCR 1618 Proposing amendments to article 10 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to establish requirements for reapportioning congressional, state senatorial, state representative and board of education districts and prohibit the reapportionment thereof except when required by the constitution of the state of Kansas or when ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
  • SR 1724 Commemorating and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. · Introduced · Feb 4, 2026
  • SR 1706 Condemning the pardons and commutations of sentences for those individuals involved in the attack at the United States capitol building on January 6, 2021. · Introduced · Apr 11, 2025
  • SR 1717 Denouncing the planned satanic worship ritual scheduled to take place on March 28, 2025. · Introduced · Mar 26, 2025
  • SR 1715 Recognizing March 13, 2025, as Mental Health Advocacy Day at the capitol. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
  • SR 1714 Recognizing the members of the Kansas Task Force 1 for their outstanding efforts as responders during Hurricanes Helene and Milton. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
  • SR 1711 Honoring Michael Young for his outstanding work and contribution to our state as a talented artist and proud Kansas native. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
  • SR 1708 A resolution recognizing the need to invest in the future success of Kansas by supporting the wellbeing and education of our youngest residents. · Introduced · Feb 6, 2025
  • SR 1740 Proclaiming that the State of Kansas supports admitting Washington, D.C. into the Union as a state of the United States of America. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
  • SB 137 Creating the responsible gun ownership act and establishing the crime of unlawful storage of a firearm. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
  • SR 1733 Affirming the Kansas senate's unwavering support for free press in the state of Kansas. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
  • SB 432 Prohibiting advertising of sports wagering through internet websites and electronic device applications. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
  • SB 89 Providing for sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products and diapers. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
  • SB 185 Authorizing school districts to include a teacher representative and a student representative as non-voting members of its board of education. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
  • SB 140 Allowing cites, counties or other local units of government to raise the minimum wage by ordinance, resolution or law. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
  • SB 211 Abolishing the death penalty and creating the crime of aggravated murder. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
  • SB 197 Allowing voters to register on election day. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
  • SB 184 Requiring nonpublic schools to participate in certain assessments and publish on their website performance accountability reports and longitudinal achievement reports. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
  • SR 1736 Congratulating and commending the NCSL on its 50th anniversary. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 8, 2024
  • SR 1732 Congratulating and commending the members of the 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year team. · Passed One Chamber · Jan 25, 2024
  • SB 465 Enacting the responsible gun ownership act and creating the crime of unlawful storage of a firearm. · Introduced · May 23, 2022
  • SB 192 Requiring relinquishment of firearms pursuant to certain court orders related to domestic violence. · Introduced · May 23, 2022
  • SB 342 Providing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for sales of food and food ingredients and providing for the levying of taxes by cities and counties, providing an exemption from sales and use taxes for sales of farm products sold at farmers’ markets, and discontinuing the nonrefundable food sales tax credit. · Introduced · May 23, 2022
  • SCR 1623 Urging the President of the United States to stop importing oil and gas from Russia. · Passed Legislature · May 23, 2022
  • SB 467 Enacting the making work pay act to increase the Kansas minimum wage. · Introduced · May 23, 2022
  • SB 202 Enacting the COVID-19 taxpayer and small business owner relief act including the UI fraud protection act exempting unemployment compensation income attributable to identity fraud, the retail storefront small business owner rebate act providing a refundable credit for certain retail storefront property tax and the small business property tax increase relief act establishing a payment plan for certain extraordinary increases in property taxation. · Introduced · May 23, 2022
  • SB 156 Prohibiting the carrying of a concealed handgun in the state capitol. · Introduced · May 23, 2022
  • SB 157 Requiring election commissioners currently appointed by the secretary of state to be elected. · Introduced · May 23, 2022
  • SR 1733 Congratulating and commending the University of Kansas men's basketball team on their 2022 NCAA Division I national championship. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 27, 2022
  • SB 479 Authorizing a permanent memorial commemorating the Kansas suffragist movement to be placed in the state capitol and establishing the Kansas suffragist memorial fund. · Became Law · Apr 25, 2022
  • SB 330 Authorizing the construction of a memorial honoring Kansas gold star families. · Became Law · Apr 1, 2022
  • SB 385 Requiring registration as a sex offender for certain violations of the crimes of breach of privacy, internet trading in child pornography and aggravated internet trading in child pornography. · Passed Legislature · Mar 23, 2022
  • SR 1728 Designating February 10, 2022, as JAG-K Day at the Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 11, 2022
  • SR 1710 Honoring George Washington Carver. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 1, 2021
  • SR 1706 Honoring World War II Medal of Honor recipients · Passed One Chamber · Feb 3, 2021
  • SR 1713 Recognizing March 8, 2023, as International Women's Day.
  • SR 1722 Recognizing Dr. Sue K. Peterson Thomas for her service to the State of Kansas and Kansas State University.

Cosponsored bills (0)

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