Kansas State Senator

Dinah Sykes 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB302

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/13/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes.
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Kansas Senate Bill SCR1622

Introduced
2/18/26  
Passed
2/18/26  
Engrossed
2/19/26  
Passed
2/19/26  
Enrolled
2/26/26  
Providing for the adjournment of the senate and the house of representatives for a period of time during the 2026 regular session of the legislature.
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Kansas Senate Bill SCR1626

Introduced
4/10/26  
Passed
4/10/26  
Engrossed
4/10/26  
Passed
4/10/26  
Enrolled
4/10/26  
Providing for the adjournment sine die of the 2026 regular session of the Legislature.
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Kansas Senate Bill SB215

Introduced
2/5/25  
Excluding social security payments from household income and increasing the household income and appraised value thresholds for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax homestead claims.
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Kansas Senate Bill SB200

Introduced
2/5/25  
Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to plan special activities in observance thereof.
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Kansas Senate Bill SB202

Introduced
2/5/25  
Transferring teachers from the KPERS 3 cash balance plan to the KPERS 2 plan and defining teachers for purposes of KPERS.
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Kansas Senate Bill SB216

Introduced
2/5/25  
Establishing the Kansas paid sick time act, setting accrual, usage and employer obligations regarding earned paid sick time and making it unlawful for employers to retaliate against employees exercising rights under the act.
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Kansas Senate Bill SB218

Introduced
2/5/25  
Increasing the Kansas minimum wage of employees.
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Kansas Senate Bill SB217

Introduced
2/5/25  
Increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SR1736

Introduced
3/26/26  
Passed
3/26/26  
Enrolled
3/26/26  
Strengthening the sister-state relations between the State of Kansas and Taiwan.
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Kansas Senate Bill SB180

Introduced
2/4/25  
Requiring previous convictions to be considered in determining bond when a person is arrested for certain sex offenses.
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Kansas Senate Bill SB189

Introduced
2/4/25  
Providing injured employees the freedom of choice to designate their healthcare provider and requiring the employer to pay for the services of such healthcare provider with regard to workers compensation.
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Kansas Senate Bill SB195

Introduced
2/4/25  
Establishing the property tax task force that shall study the property tax system in Kansas and develop recommendations and suggest improvements to law.
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Kansas Senate Bill SB179

Introduced
2/4/25  
Establishing a child income tax credit.
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Kansas Senate Bill SR1708

Introduced
2/5/25  
Passed
2/5/25  
Enrolled
2/6/25  
A resolution recognizing the need to invest in the future success of Kansas by supporting the wellbeing and education of our youngest residents.