Senate sends child endangerment, tax incentive bills to governor
The Senate gave final approval to a package of House bills, including one that toughens penalties for child endangerment, sending them to Gov. Laura Kelly's desk for consideration.
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Senate on Wednesday passed eight House bills, advancing legislation on topics ranging from criminal justice and transportation to economic development. The measures, which now go to the governor, received broad — and in many cases unanimous — support from the chamber.
Among the most significant bills was HB 2412, which increases penalties for endangering a child younger than 6, passing 40-0. The Senate also unanimously approved HB 2647, authorizing the Kansas Department of Transportation to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic broadband connections. Another bill, HB 2763, enacting the athletic trainer licensure compact to allow interstate practice privileges, passed 39-1.
A bill aimed at spurring local growth, HB 2737, concerning an alternative method of tax increment financing through taxpayer agreements, passed 34-6. A proposal to extend the Supreme Court's authority to impose a charge funding non-judicial personnel costs, HB 2393, proved more divisive, passing 25-15.
Gov. Laura Kelly has 10 days to sign the bills, veto them or allow them to become law without her signature.
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