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Kansas Senate finalizes conference reports, confirmations and gaming-compact resolution on final day
Summary
On the last day of the 2025 regular session the Kansas Senate approved a series of conference committee reports, confirmations and a gaming-compact resolution, including measures on insurance, sales tax distribution, property taxes and a tribal gaming compact.
On April 11 the Kansas Senate approved several conference committee reports, confirmations and resolutions as the Legislature concluded the 2025 regular session.
Major floor actions recorded on the final day included:
- Senate Resolution 17-20 (Washburn University men's basketball recognition): adopted by voice vote after a sponsor speech and presentation of the team. - Senate Resolution 17-16 (gaming-compact amendment with the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska): adopted on a roll call reported as 39 yeas and 1 nay. Sponsor described it as a request by the tribe to allow a sportsbook in its casino. - House Bill 23-35 (insurance; conference committee report): adopted (39 yeas, 1 nay). - Senate Bill 24 (conference committee report containing Promise Act changes): adopted (40 yeas, 0 nays). On the floor, the sponsor said the conference changes moved the date for adding eligible institutions to July 1, 2026, added Wichita Technical Institute and Heartland Welding Academy as eligible institutions and raised a maximum appropriation from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000; the appropriation is subject to future appropriations. - House Bill 22-75 (sales and compensating use tax; county sales tax authority and mill levy distribution freeze for certain municipalities): adopted (40 yeas, 0 nays). The Senate sponsor said the conference report included county sales-tax authority for several counties, removed a custom-meat-processing requirement and froze the distribution formula so municipalities could lower mill levies without reducing sales-tax shares. - Senate substitute for House Bill 21-25 (property taxation; conference committee report): adopted (39 yeas, 1 nay). The Senate had debated changes including municipal budget deadlines, revenue-neutral notice timing, and a change tying BOTA appeals fees to the parcel rather than an individual filer. - Confirmation of Rebecca Dickinson to the Kansas Crime Victims Compensation Board: adopted (40 yeas, 0 nays). - Senate substitute for substitute for House Bill 2,007 (statutory reconciliation/reviser bill): adopted (40 yeas, 0 nays).
Earlier in the day the Senate also adopted the conference committee report on House Bill 22-89 (low-income housing tax credit reform) and later approved the conference report on Senate Bill 98 (data center incentives) after separate floor debates; those measures are the subject of separate coverage.
Why it matters: The set of votes wraps up the 2025 session and includes a mix of policy changes (tax distribution, property-tax deadlines), state program modifications, a tribal gaming-compact amendment and confirmations. Several conference reports included technical and substantive changes that will require administrative steps or future appropriations to implement.
Final procedural note: the Senate adopted the House concurrent resolution to adjourn sine die and recessed/adjourned after concluding these actions.
