Governor Kelly signs four bills into law
Gov. Laura Kelly signed four bills covering optometry practice, veterans' benefits, construction contracts and electric cooperative regulation.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday signed four pieces of legislation into law, including measures expanding optometrists' scope of practice, aiding homeless veterans, modifying public construction contracts and exempting certain electric cooperative subsidiaries from state regulatory oversight.
The governor approved two House bills — HB 2223, which modifies optometry scope of practice, definitions and credentialing requirements, and HB 2274, which designates Kansas as a Purple Heart state and allows homeless veterans to use alternative identification when applying for nondriver ID cards — and two Senate bills — SB 335, which requires public construction contracts to include a mutual waiver of consequential damages, and SB 348, which exempts certain nonprofit electric cooperative subsidiaries from State Corporation Commission jurisdiction.
The action clears the deck for the governor as dozens of other bills, including major policy and budget items, continue to work their way through the legislative process.
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