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Commerce, Labor and Economic Development


Meeting Day: Daily Time: 1:30 pm Location: 112-N

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SB27 - House Substitute for SB 27 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Providing for a maximum of 26 weeks of unemployment insurance benefits and compensation for the pre-payment waiting period.
HB2044 - Income tax credit for taxpayer purchases of certain goods and services from qualified vendors providing employment for blind or disabled individuals.
HB2076 - Removing a restriction for purposes of employment security law on the leasing of certain employees by businesses from lessor employing units.
HB2118 - Providing income tax credits for aerospace and aviation program graduates and their employers.
HB2147 - Increasing bond maturity limitations in the Kansas rural housing incentive district act.
HB2167 - Establishing a system for the transfer of certain deer hunting permits to nonresidents.
HB2174 - Extending the sunset date of the state use law for five years.
HB2175 - Enacting the fair share act.
HB2223 - Adopting economic development program evaluation and information disclosure regimes and expanding economic development incentive financing to address housing shortages.
HB2260 - Updating the per diem for injured employees when away from their residence for medical treatment.
HB2280 - Amendments to the Kansas expanded lottery act relating to racetrack gaming and Wyandotte county horse racing.
HB2313 - Increasing workers compensation treatment expense limits from $500 to $2,000 for injured workers prior to claim approval.
HB2314 - Rehabilitation of abandoned property by cities.
HB2315 - Unemployment benefits for privately contracted school bus drivers.
HB2354 - Substitute for HB 2354 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Resolving liability concerns regarding high school apprenticeships and on-the-job training programs.
HB2355 - Granting federal law enforcement officers who work with state task forces arrest authority.
HB2356 - Motor vehicle sales tax sourced to registration of vehicle.
HB2416 - Substitute for HB 2416 by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Enacting the Kansas targeted employment act to provide tax credits for the employment of persons with developmental disabilities.
HB2454 - Self-storage unit rentals; sales and towing of property for nonpayment of rent or abandonment; contractual value of property.
HB2455 - Awarding a state contract preference for businesses that partner with the job corps to employ or train workers.
HB2506 - Substitute for HB 2506 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Expanding the military spouse and service member's expedited licensure law to all applicants who have established or intend to establish residency in Kansas.
HB2515 - Creating the Kansas promise scholarship program.
HB2529 - Amending STAR bonds by adding rural redevelopment projects and major business and medical facilities, increasing certain project investment and sales requirements, adding a return on investment analysis and other requirements and approvals by the secretary and extending the sunset date.
HB2586 - Affording public employees and professional employees certain rights with respect to withholding of public employee organization and professional employee organization dues.
HB2625 - Preempting cities and counties from prohibiting or regulating paper or plastic carryout bags and other single-use plastic items.
HB2642 - Substitute for HB 2642 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Removing a restriction, for purposes of employment security law, on leasing of certain employees by client lessees of lessor employing units.
HB2653 - Clarifying inspection, permit, certification and fee requirements for amusement rides under the Kansas amusement ride act.
HB2689 - Amending the angel investor tax credit with respect to the definition of qualified securities, tax credit limitations and amounts, investor requirements and extending the date that credits may be allowed.
HB2701 - Providing an employment preference for persons with a disability for state government positions.
HB2702 - Enacting the Kansas taxpayer protection act; establishing notice and public hearing requirements prior to approval by a governing body to exceed its revenue neutral rate for the imposition of property tax and discontinuing the city and county tax lid; providing a waiver of interest and fees on certain delinquent property taxes for a period of time and delaying preparation of delinquent real estate tax list and notice; prohibiting valuation increase for real property solely as the result of normal repair, replacement or maintenance of existing structure; providing for county treasurers to establish a payment plan for the payment of delinquent or nondelinquent taxes; requiring the state board of tax appeals to serve orders and notices by electronic means if requested by the party; prohibiting county appraisers and the state board of tax appeals from increasing the valuation of county appraised property in valuation appeals
HB2703 - Preempting local building and construction codes more stringent than national model codes, with certain exceptions.
HB2704 - Amending unemployment insurance disqualification provisions relating to dates disqualification begins, illness or injury, pension or retirement pay and employment for an educational institution.
HB2705 - Exempting petroleum landmen from the provisions of employment security law.
HB2706 - Establishing the public employee safety and health program within the department of labor, permitting investigations of public employee deaths and injuries and updating the provisions of public employee safety and health law.
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