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Representative Dennis "Boog" Highberger

District 46 - Democrat

District: Map - Profile             Voting Record: 2021 2022

Committees

Committee Leadership
Vice-chair Rules and Journal - Day: On Call - Time: On Call - Room: On Call
Ranking minority member Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Day: Daily - Time: 1:30 pm - Room: 546-S
Committees
Judiciary - Day: Daily - Time: 3:30 pm - Room: 582-N
Federal and State Affairs - Day: Daily - Time: 9:00 am - Room: 346-S
Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight - Day: On Call - Time: On Call - Room: On Call
2022 Special Committee on Medical Marijuana - Day: - Time: - Room:
House Select Investigating Committee - Day: On Call - Time: On Call - Room: On Call

Bills and Resolutions

Sponsored Bills
HB2002 - Enacting the national popular vote interstate compact for electing the president of the United States.
HB2006 - Changing the designation of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day.
HB2117 - Providing for adjusted income tax rates and sales tax treatment for food and food ingredients and feminine hygiene products.
HB2140 - Prohibiting the carrying of a concealed handgun in the state capitol.
HB2300 - Abolishing the death penalty and creating the crime of aggravated murder.
HB2473 - Removing the requirement that all district court judges in Douglas county serve on the board of trustees of the law library.
HB2474 - Allowing a court to change a spouse's name to a name that is different than a maiden or former name during a divorce proceeding.
HB2487 - 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 for an exemption from sales and use taxes for sales of farm products sold at farmers' markets, and discontinuing the nonrefundable food sales tax credit.
HB2540 - Updating schedules I, II, IV and V of the uniform controlled substances act and excluding FDA-approved drug products from the definition of marijuana.
HB2626 - Regarding the teacher service scholarship program; making and concerning appropriations for the program for fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, for the state board of regents.
HB2666 - Allowing an individual to have a gender designation of "X" on driver's licenses and allowing an individual to change the gender designation on a driver's license, instruction permit or nondriver's identification card.
HB2671 - Requiring statutory due process procedures for a school district's non-renewal or termination of a teacher contract.
Sponsored Resolutions
HCR5002 - Amending the Joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for 2021-2022 relating to conference committee reports and floor amendments to bill making appropriations.
HCR5024 - Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas to provide medical assistance eligibility to the extent authorized under federal law.
HCR5025 - Constitutional amendment legalizing the recreational use of marijuana on July 1, 2023.
HCR5026 - Constitutional amendment authorizing the medicinal use of marijuana on July 1, 2023.
HCR5030 - Recognizing the growing problem of antisemitism in the United States.
HR6005 - Amending the rules of the House of Representatives for 2021-2022 relating to committee appointments and election of chairpersons.
HR6006 - Amending changes to the rules of the House of Representatives for 2021-2022, relating to committee procedure, introduction of bills, content and tracking of certain bills and time of meeting.
HR6008 - Urging the President of the United States to honor surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipients with designated state funerals.
HR6016 - Designating May 3, 2021, as Michael Mosher Day.
HR6023 - Condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
HR6024 - Congratulating and commending the 2020 and 2022 Kansas Master Teachers.
HR6026 - Honoring and recognizing the life and career of Representative J. Russell Jennings.
HR6027 - Congratulating and commending the 2021-2022 University of Kansas men's basketball team for winning the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
HR6028 - Designating May 11, 2022 as School Nurse Day.