House approves multiple Senate bills on final action; roll calls recorded

The Kansas House on March 17 recorded final action on a series of Senate bills covering real-property covenants, insurance regulation, bank supervision and related topics, with roll-call votes announced and recorded on the House floor.

The clerk announced final action and opened the roll for each bill. Senate Bill 194, described as an act concerning restrictive covenants on real property owned by state educational institutions, was declared passed after a roll call showing 122 in favor and 0 opposed. The clerk recorded the vote and the bill was declared passed.

The House also recorded passage of Senate Bill 27, concerning the powers and duties of the insurance commissioner, with a recorded tally of 100 in favor and 22 opposed. Senate Bill 28, covering licensing requirements for insurance agents and public adjusters, passed with 101 voting in favor and 21 opposed. Senate Bill 32, addressing insurance premium tax rates and remittance rules, passed with 104 in favor and 18 opposed. Senate Bill 42, to create a web-based motor-vehicle insurance verification system, passed with 102 in favor and 20 opposed.

Later in the day, additional financial-institutions bills were taken up; the clerk announced final action on Senate Bill 139 (state banking code updates) and Senate Bill 166 (state employment hiring rules), and each was declared passed after roll calls were taken and recorded. Where members changed votes during the roll call, the clerk noted individual changes before final tallies were read.

All roll-call tallies and final-passage declarations were recorded by the clerk on the House floor and announced by the Speaker as required by chamber procedure.