R Kansas Senate · District 1

Sen. Dennis Pyle

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Total votes

1,513

all sessions

Attendance

96%

39 missed

Lower than 80% of chamber peers

With party

80%

of cast votes

Lower than 98% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

11%

some cross-party votes

Higher than 95% of chamber peers

Sponsored

31

bills & resolutions

Lower than 98% of chamber peers

Committees

0

assignments

Biography

About Sen. Dennis Pyle

Sen. serving Kansas District 1. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 20 years.

Sworn in

Jan 10, 2005

20 years

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Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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SR 1730Amending the rules of the Senate, 2021-2024. died

2 years ago

SB 385Designating the members of the Kansas senate as delegates to a convention of the states called pursuant to article V of the constitution of the United States. died

2 years ago

SCR 1618Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard. died

2 years ago

SCR 1605Proposing a constitutional amendment imposing term limits for state legislators. died

2 years ago

SCR 1616Proposing an amendment to the constitution of the state of Kansas to add a senate confirmation requirement for supreme court justices and to change the membership of the supreme court nominating commission. died

2 years ago

Voted Yea

SCR 1615A Concurrent Resolution rejecting the rates of compensation for members of the Legislature set by the Legislative Compensation Commission.

2 years ago

Voted Yea

SB 331Removing the definition of lead-free and an exception for leaded joints in the public water supply systems law and updating terminology relating to hazardous waste generated by certain persons.

2 years ago

Voted Yea

SB 15Increasing the maximum amount of yearly income tax credits available for purchases under the disability employment act from qualified vendors, continuing in existence such credits beyond tax year 2023 of eligible purchases available for such credit and further defining qualifying vendors and employees eligible for the credit, establishing a grant program to facilitate transitions by employers to minimum wage employment for persons with disabilities and creating the Kansas sheltered workshop transition fund.

2 years ago

Voted Nay

HB 2284Providing an income tax rate of 5.25% for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the standard deduction by a cost-of-living adjustment, increasing the Kansas personal exemption, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on April 1, 2024, and increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy.

2 years ago

Voted Yea

HB 2284Providing an income tax rate of 5.25% for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the standard deduction by a cost-of-living adjustment, increasing the Kansas personal exemption, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on April 1, 2024, and increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy.

2 years ago