Ken Collins

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HB 2029 Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. · Became Law · Apr 10, 2026
• HB 2005 Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals and discontinuing the sales tax exemption for purchases made by certain qualifying military veterans. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
• HCR 5006 Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
• HB 2265 Designating the polka as the state dance. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
• HB 2412 Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist, fascist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma. · Vetoed · Apr 10, 2026
• HB 2473 Requiring all persons to be 18 years of age to be eligible to give consent for marriage and eliminating exceptions to such requirement. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2026
• HR 6046 Honoring and supporting United States veterans who served in Honduras between 1981 and 1992. · Introduced · Apr 9, 2026
• HR 6043 Commemorating the life and service of Representative Melody McCray-Miller. · Introduced · Apr 9, 2026
• HR 6044 Commemorating the life and service of Representative Harold Lane. · Introduced · Apr 9, 2026
• HB 2444 Providing that jail credit when consecutive sentences are imposed shall not apply to more than one case, creating special sentencing rules when a felony is committed by certain offenders while on probation, parole or postrelease supervision for a prior felony and requiring secured minimum bonds for certain defendants who commit a new felony while on probation, parole, postrelease supervision or bond for a prior felony unless the court makes certain findings. · Became Law · Apr 9, 2026
• HR 6040 Commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman. · Introduced · Mar 24, 2026
• HR 6034 Commemorating the life and service of Representative Robert Tomlinson. · Introduced · Mar 13, 2026
• HR 6018 Recognizing March 29, 2025, as Vietnam War Veterans Day. · Introduced · Apr 10, 2025
• HCR 5004 Proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to require individuals to be citizens of the United States, at least 18 years of age and a resident of the voting area in which such person seeks to vote in order to vote in this state. · Passed Legislature · Apr 10, 2025
• HR 6016 Denouncing the planned satanic worship ritual scheduled to take place on March 28, 2025. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 27, 2025
• HR 6007 Recognizing the Kansas National Guard Best Warriors and Airmen of the Year. · Introduced · Feb 18, 2025
• HR 6008 Supporting the Kansas Air National Guard's 190th Air Refueling Wing on being a recipient finalist for a KC-46A Pegasus mission and accompanying aircraft. · Introduced · Feb 18, 2025
• HR 6047 Commemorating the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2024
• HB 2011 Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
• HB 2534 Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
• HB 2631 Directing the Kansas turnpike authority to establish a toll exemption program for current members of the armed forces whose orders direct a permanent place of duty within Kansas. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
• HB 2567 Establishing the Kansas national guard educational master's for enhanced readiness and global excellence (EMERGE) program. · Passed Legislature · Apr 30, 2024
• HCR 5020 Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
• HR 6039 Affirming the commitment to freedom of expression with integrity · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
• HCR 5014 Directing the joint committee on fiduciary financial institutions oversight to study and draft legislation relating to environmental, social and governance standards. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
• HR 6032 Affirming the Kansas house of representatives' unwavering support for the free press in the state of Kansas. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2024
• HCR 5026 Inclusion of AM radio in vehicles and endorsement of AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act · Passed Legislature · Apr 30, 2024
• HB 2036 Senate Substitute for HB 2036 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on July 1, 2024, and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district, abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund and providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund. · Vetoed · Apr 29, 2024
• HR 6044 Commemorating the celebration of St. Patrick's Day. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 20, 2024
• HR 6042 Celebrating the historic and immense contributions of the Hispanic and Latino communities to the Kansas economy. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 19, 2024
• HR 6034 Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 8, 2024
• HR 6031 Supporting the strengthening of Kansas' trade partnership with Ireland. · Passed One Chamber · Jan 22, 2024
• HR 6030 Condemning the October 7 attacks on the State of Israel. · Passed One Chamber · Jan 19, 2024
• HB 2313 Creating the born-alive infants protection act to provide legal protections for infants who are born alive regardless of the intent of the delivery. · Vetoed · Apr 26, 2023
• HB 2014 Designating a portion of United States highway 69 in Crawford county as the Robert Lessen memorial highway. · Became Law · Apr 24, 2023
• HB 2373 Establishing by statute when fireworks may be sold by seasonal retailers and expanding the time period for such sales. · Introduced · Feb 23, 2023
• HB 2609 Allowing restricted driver's license holders to drive to and from worship services for any religious organizations at age 15. · Passed Legislature · May 23, 2022
• HB 2475 Prohibiting the Kansas highway patrol from conducting commercial motor vehicle spot inspections on certain highways unless certain conditions exist. · Introduced · May 23, 2022
• HB 2291 Applying the net metering and easy connection act to electric cooperatives and municipal utilities, increasing compensation to customer-generators, authorizing larger renewable energy systems and increasing the total net metered facility cap. · Introduced · May 23, 2022
• HB 2529 Allowing veteran license plate applicants to use either a DD214 form, a military veteran identification card or veteran health identification card for proof of veteran status. · Passed Legislature · May 23, 2022
• HB 2540 Updating schedules I, II, IV and V of the uniform controlled substances act and excluding FDA-approved drug products from the definition of marijuana. · Became Law · May 23, 2022
• HB 2467 Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. · Introduced · May 23, 2022
• HB 2569 Establishing a new income tax credit for renovation of 50-year-old and older structures and amending the existing income tax credit for historic structures. · Introduced · May 23, 2022
• HCR 5034 Directing the joint committee on fiduciary financial institutions oversight to study and draft legislation relating to environmental, social and governance standards. · Introduced · May 23, 2022
• HCR 5007 Constitutional amendment reserving the powers of initiative and referendum to the people. · Introduced · May 23, 2022
• HR 6027 Congratulating and commending the 2021-2022 University of Kansas men's basketball team for winning the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 27, 2022
• HB 2458 Senate Substitute for HB 2458 by Committee on Transportation - Limiting the liability of optometrists and ophthalmologists who report information to the division of vehicles relating to a person's vision. · Became Law · Apr 25, 2022
• HCR 5030 Recognizing the growing problem of antisemitism in the United States. · Passed Legislature · Mar 31, 2022
• HR 6026 Honoring and recognizing the life and career of Representative J. Russell Jennings. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 30, 2022
• HR 6025 Commemorating the celebration of St. Patrick's Day · Passed One Chamber · Mar 22, 2022
• HR 6022 Honoring pregnancy maintenance resource centers in Kansas and across the United States. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 1, 2022
• HB 2238 Eliminating the dollar limitation for acceptance of gifts by donors to school districts or cities, or both, for library purposes. · Became Law · May 3, 2021
• HB 2107 Regulating funeral processions and creating a violation for not properly yielding to funeral processions. · Introduced · Mar 5, 2021
• HR 6015 Commemorating the celebration of St. Patrick's Day.
• HR 6008 Urging the President of the United States to honor surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipients with designated state funerals.
• HR 6013 Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan.
• HR 6012 Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of Friends University.
• HR 6014 Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan.
• HR 6006 Congratulating and commending the 2023 Kansas Teacher of the Year team.

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

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