Proposed Kansas Firearm Legislation SB541
Legislation Overview
Title: Prohibiting a governmental entity or public official from ordering or otherwise requiring a person to wear a face mask as a response to a contagious or infectious disease and from restricting worship services or activities; providing that orders and similar actions by public officials relating to gathering limitations and business restrictions shall not exceed 30 days in duration at a time before being renewed or allowed to expire; prohibiting school officials from issuing or requiring use of a COVID-19 vaccination passport or discriminating against a student based upon COVID-19 vaccination status; requiring schools to recognize exemptions from vaccination requirements; prescribing powers, duties and functions of the board of education of each school district, the governing body of each community college and the governing body of each technical college related to contagious or infectious disease and modifying judicial review provisions related thereto; and removing the sunset provision in the COVID-19 contact tracing privacy act.
Description: Prohibiting a governmental entity or public official from ordering or otherwise requiring a person to wear a face mask as a response to a contagious or infectious disease and from restricting worship services or activities; providing that orders and similar actions by public officials relating to gathering limitations and business restrictions shall not exceed 30 days in duration at a time before being renewed or allowed to expire; prohibiting school officials from issuing or requiring use of a COVID-19 vaccination passport or discriminating against a student based upon COVID-19 vaccination status; requiring schools to recognize exemptions from vaccination requirements; prescribing powers, duties and functions of the board of education of each school district, the governing body of each community college and the governing body of each technical college related to contagious or infectious disease and modifying judicial review provisions related thereto; and removing the sunset provision in the COVID-19 contact tracing privacy act.
Session: 2021-2022 Regular Session
Last Action: House Died in House Committee
Last Action Date: May 23, 2022
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Federal and State Affairs
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 23, 2022 | House Died in House Committee |
| House | Mar 28, 2022 | House Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| House | Mar 28, 2022 | House Received and Introduced |
| Senate | Mar 23, 2022 | Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 24 Nay: 14 |
| Senate | Mar 22, 2022 | Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Steffen |
| Senate | Mar 22, 2022 | Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Pettey |
| Senate | Mar 22, 2022 | Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Pettey was rejected |
| Senate | Mar 22, 2022 | Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended |
| Senate | Mar 22, 2022 | Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Steffen was adopted Yea: 23 Nay: 11 |
| Senate | Mar 22, 2022 | Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted |
| Senate | Mar 22, 2022 | Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Hilderbrand |
| Senate | Mar 22, 2022 | Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Hilderbrand was adopted |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2022 | Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2022 | Senate Hearing: Monday, March 7, 2022, 10:30 AM Room 346-S |
| Senate | Mar 2, 2022 | Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2022 | Senate Introduced |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | not available | state link | bill text |
| Amended | not available | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Mar 1, 2022 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Hilderbrand) | Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Hilderbrand) | Mar 22, 2022 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Steffen) | Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Steffen) | Mar 22, 2022 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Pettey) | Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Pettey) | Mar 22, 2022 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Committee on Judiciary Report | Senate Committee on Judiciary Report | Mar 11, 2022 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Steffen was adopted - Yea: 23 Nay: 11 | 03/22/2022 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 5 | Yes |
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| Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 24 Nay: 14 | 03/23/2022 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
