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1140 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE Journal of the Senate FIRST DAY SENATE CHAMBER, TOPEKA, KANSAS Monday, January 13, 2020, 2:00 p.m. In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Kansas and by the virtue of her office as President of the Senate, President Susan Wagle declared the 2020 Senate to be in session. President Wagle welcomed Reverend Cecil T. Washington, who will again serve as the Senate Chaplain. Reverend Washington delivered the invocation: Gracious Father and God of all mercies, once again, we thank You for Your faithfulness. We thank You for the summer break, for safe travel and for a new opportunity to serve. Lord, what we need as we begin this new session, in this new year and in this new decade, is a new fresh awareness of Your presence. You said in Lamentations 3:22-23, that Your love and mercies are new every day; as fresh as the morning and as sure as the sunrise. So Lord, let all that we do in this new season of serving be a reflection of Your precious renewed guidance. Now, having faith in Your unfailing support, I thank You in the Name of Jesus for how You’re going to bless this new session. Amen and Amen The Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Wagle. President Wagle introduced Heidi Farnsworth, who will serve as Reading Clerk for the 2020 Session. The roll was called with 39 senators present. Senator Suellentrop was excused. District District 1. Dennis Pyle 21. Dinah H. Sykes 2. Marci Francisco 22. Tom Hawk 3. Tom Holland 23. Rob Olson 4. David Haley 24. Randall R. Hardy 5. Kevin Braun 25. Mary Ware 6. Pat Pettey 26. Dan Kerschen 7. Barbara Bollier 27. Gene Suellentrop 8. Jim Denning 28. Mike Petersen 9. Julia Lynn 29. Oletha Faust-Goudeau 10. Mary Pilcher-Cook 30. Susan Wagle 11. John Skubal 31. Carolyn McGinn 12. Caryn Tyson 32. Larry W. Alley 13. Richard Hilderbrand 33. Mary Jo Taylor JANUARY 13, 2020 1141 14. Bruce Givens 34. Ed Berger 15. Dan Goddard 35. Rick Wilborn 16. Ty Masterson 36. Elaine S. Bowers 17. Jeff Longbine 37. Molly Baumgardner 18. Vic Miller 38. Bud Estes 19. Anthony Hensley 39. John Doll 20. Eric Rucker 40. Richard (Rick) Billinger INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS President Wagle introduced Dr. Sheryl Beard, President of the Kansas Academy of Family Physicians. Following her service in the United States Air Force, private practice and on an academic appointment, Dr. Beard joined Ascension Medical Group to provide health care services to Spirit Aerosystems employees. The Academy sponsors the doctor of the day program each session and provides daily assistance for health concerns in the Capitol. President Wagle thanked Dr. Beard and the Academy for their support of the program and for their outstanding assistance during session. INTRODUCTION OF ORIGINAL MOTIONS AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS Senators Wagle, Denning and Hensley introduced the following Senate resolution, which was read: SENATE RESOLUTION No. 1746― A RESOLUTION relating to the organization of the Senate. Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas: That the Secretary of the Senate notify the House of Representatives that the Senate is organized with the following officers: Susan Wagle, president, Jeff Longbine, vice-president, Jim Denning, majority leader, Anthony Hensley, minority leader, Corey Carnahan, secretary, Don Cackler, sergeant at arms, and awaits the pleasure of the House of Representatives. On emergency motion of Senator Denning SR 1746 was adopted unanimously. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS The following bills were introduced and read by title: SB 242, AN ACT concerning property taxation; relating to agricultural improvement destroyed or substantially destroyed by natural disaster; amending K.S.A. 79-1613 and repealing the existing section, by Senator Holland. SB 243, AN ACT concerning cities, counties and property owners' associations; prohibiting the regulation of lemonade or other nonalcoholic beverage stands operated by minors in certain areas, by Senator Hilderbrand. SB 244, AN ACT concerning administrative rules and regulations; relating to a sunset, by Senator Hilderbrand. SB 245, AN ACT enacting the Kansas anti-red flag act; prohibiting the enactment or 1142 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE enforcement of extreme risk protection orders against individuals regarding firearms; establishing criminal penalty for violation, by Senator Hilderbrand. SB 246, AN ACT concerning medical assistance; expanding eligibility therefor; establishing the KanCare bridge to a healthy Kansas program; amending K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 40-3213 and repealing the existing section, by Senators Hensley, Bollier, Faust- Goudeau, Francisco, Hawk, Holland, Pettey, Sykes and Ware. SB 247, AN ACT regulating traffic; concerning the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems; prohibition of use by cities and counties, by Senator Hilderbrand. SB 248, AN ACT concerning zoning and subdivision regulations; amending K.S.A. 12-715b, 12-749, 12-750 and 12-754 and repealing the existing sections, by Senator Holland. SB 249, AN ACT concerning insurance; relating to coverage of mental illness and substance use disorders; limiting utilization review under certain circumstances; enacting the Kristi L. Bennett mental health parity act; amending K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 40-2,105 and 40-2,105a and repealing the existing sections, by Senators Holland, Baumgardner, Bollier, Hensley, Sykes and Ware. SB 250, AN ACT concerning the Kansas act against discrimination; relating to race; hair texture and protective hairstyles; amending K.S.A. 44-1015 and K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 44-1002 and repealing the existing sections, by Senator Faust-Goudeau. SB 251, AN ACT concerning business entities; relating to secretary of state filing requirements; amending K.S.A. 17-1513, 17-1618, 17-2037, 17-4677, 17-5902, 17- 7507, 17-7509, 17-7511, 53-601, 56-1a605, 75-446 and 75-447 and K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 17-2036, 17-2718, 17-4634, 17-6014, 17-7002, 17-7503, 17-7504, 17-7505, 17-7506, 17-7510, 17-7512, 17-76,136, 17-76,139, 17-76,146, 17-76,147, 17-7903, 17-7904, 17- 7905, 17-7906, 17-7910, 17-7936, 56-1a606, 56-1a607, 56a-1201 and 56a-1202 and repealing the existing sections, by Senator Olson. SB 252, AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to health insurance coverage; expanding medical assistance eligibility; implementing a health insurance plan reinsurance program; directing the department of health and environment to study certain medicaid expansion topics; adding meeting days to the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell joint committee on home and community based services and KanCare oversight to monitor implementation; making and concerning appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2022; amending K.S.A. 65-6207, 65- 6208, 65-6209, 65-6210, 65-6211, 65-6212, 65-6217 and 65-6218 and K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 39-7,160 and 40-3213 and repealing the existing sections, by Senators Denning, Hensley, Baumgardner, Berger, Bollier, Bowers, Doll, Faust-Goudeau, Francisco, Givens, Goddard, Haley, Hardy, Hawk, Holland, Longbine, Miller, Pettey, Skubal, Sykes, Taylor and Ware. SB 253, AN ACT concerning service of process; relating to the secretary of state; nonresident drivers or their representatives; domestic or foreign business entities; amending K.S.A. 8-402 and K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 60-304 and repealing the existing sections, by Senator Denning. SB 254, AN ACT concerning requirements of publication of certain documents by the secretary of state; relating to session laws, the Kansas register, proposed amendments to the constitution of the state of Kansas, and Kansas administrative rules and regulations and guidance documents; amending K.S.A. 45-315, 64-103, 75-430, 75- 433, 77-417, 77-430, 77-430a, 77-431 and 77-438 and K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 45-107 and JANUARY 13, 2020 1143 repealing the existing sections, by Senator Denning. SB 255, AN ACT concerning the university of Kansas medical center; relating to the financing thereof; creating the cancer research and public information trust fund, by Senators Denning, Alley, Berger, Billinger, Bowers, Doll, Estes, Faust-Goudeau, Francisco, Givens, Goddard, Haley, Hardy, Hawk, Hensley, Holland, Kerschen, Longbine, Lynn, McGinn, Olson, Petersen, Pettey, Skubal, Sykes, Taylor, Wagle, Ware and Wilborn. SB 256, AN ACT repealing K.S.A. 25-1709, 25-1710, 25-4506, 25-4507 and 25- 4508 and K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 25-4502, 25-4503 and 25-4505; concerning elections; relating to presidential preference primary; election-related contributions by certain corporations and stockholders, by Senator Denning. SB 257, AN ACT concerning census data; relating to data used in adopting senatorial and representative district boundaries; conforming law with certain amendments to the Kansas constitution and repealing certain obsolete provisions; making conforming revisions to certain references; amending K.S.A. 11-210 and K.S.A. 2019 Supp. 11-201, 17-2205 and 45-229 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 11-204, 11-205, 11-206, 11-207, 11-208, 11-301, 11-302, 11-303, 11-304, 11-305, 11-306 and 11-307, by Senator Denning. SB 258, AN ACT concerning the legislative division of post audit; removing the requirement to submit certain reports thereto; amending K.S.A. 22-4514a, 75-3728c, 76-721 and 79-3233b and repealing the existing sections, by Committee on Legislative Post Audit. MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR April 22, 2019 To the Senate of the State of Kansas: Submitted herewith for confirmation by the Senate are appointments made by me as the Governor of the State of Kansas, pursuant to law. LAURA KELLY Governor State Fire Marshal, Office of the State Fire Marshal, Doug Jorgensen, Topeka, (R) pursuant to the authority vested in me by KSA 75-1510 and effective upon the date of confirmation by the Senate, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor, to succeed himself.
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