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SB 104 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Granting the Shawnee county board of county commissioners the discretion to create a citizens commission on local government.

SB 104 changes Kansas law to give every county's board of commissioners the discretion to create a citizens commission on local government, removing the previous requirement that such commissions only be mandatory in counties with populations between 170,000 and 200,000. The bill repeals the existing population threshold in K.S.A. 19-2670 and replaces it with a system allowing all counties to choose whether to establish the commission. If created, the commission would include county officials, city leaders, school board chairs, and 18 appointed county residents. This policy shift directly affects all 105 Kansas counties by expanding their local governance options.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Apr 10, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized and certified as an enrolled act, moving from its initial introduction to its final approved version. The substantive policy content regarding the creation of citizens commissions on local government in Kansas counties with populations between 170,000 and 200,000 remains unchanged. The primary difference is the addition of official signatures and certification language required for the bill to become law.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's policy application remains unchanged; only the procedural status of the document changed from a draft to an enacted law.
TECHNICAL

Added certification language, signature lines for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Governor, and Chief Clerk to formally certify the bill as passed by both legislative chambers and approved by the Governor.

Removed the original committee attribution ('By Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics') and the initial page numbering and line numbers used during the drafting process.

Replaced the introductory header with the formal 'AN ACT' title and the standard legislative enactment clause ('Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas').

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 1, 2025
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 119, Nay 4, Absent 2
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Local Government
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Local Government
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Consent Calendar Passed
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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