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Several senators invoke Rule 11b to withdraw bills from committee, set votes for next day
Summary
Multiple senators moved under Senate Rule 11b to withdraw bills from committee, including measures on right-to-work language, a child tax credit, minimum wage, and paid family leave; the motions were required to lay over for one day and will be voted on the following day.
At the opening of the March 26, 2025 floor session, several senators used Senate Rule 11b to move that selected bills be withdrawn from committee for immediate consideration. Under Rule 11b, such motions must lay over for one day and be voted on the next legislative day.
Motions announced and their stated rationales on the floor included:
- A motion to withdraw "SCR 16 o 9" from the Commerce Committee, accompanied by remarks that Kansas’s right-to-work language weakens unions and that the measure would "support the right to unionize by repealing harmful right to work language from the Kansas Constitution." (Presenter: Senator Johnson.)
- A motion to withdraw SB 179 from Assessment and Taxation, with the stated reason that "a state child tax credit would help Kansas families to make ends meet." (Presenter: Senator Johnson.)
- A motion to withdraw SB 218 from the Commerce Committee to raise the Kansas minimum wage to $15 per hour, with the presenter noting the current minimum wage of $7.25 per hour and comparing it unfavorably with surrounding states. (Presenter: Senator Corson.)
- A motion to withdraw SB 216 from the Commerce Committee to establish a system of paid family leave for Kansas workers. The presenter said paid leave benefits families, businesses and gender equality in the workforce. (Presenter: Senator Johnson.)
The presiding officer noted that those motions are in order and, according to the rule, they must lay over for one day; each will be brought up for a vote tomorrow (the next legislative day). No final action on the underlying bills occurred on March 26; the motions merely move the bills out of committee for possible floor consideration the following day.
