Committee advances several veterans items to floor, including death-certificate, memorial kiosk and preference bills
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Summary
The Committee on Veterans and Military moved multiple bills to the House floor: HB 26-26 (government hiring preference) and HB 26-27 (private hiring preference) were both advanced as amended, and HB 27-58 and HB 27-32 passed favorably without substantive debate. HB 22-14 (Save Act) was also advanced as amended after extensive debate.
The Committee on Veterans and Military moved several measures to the House floor during today's session:
- House Bill 26-26 (government employment preference): Passed favorably as amended to include National Guard members and eligible spouses; the committee adopted language removing the unit-commander signature requirement.
- House Bill 26-27 (private employment preference): Advanced favorably as amended after the committee adopted a substitute replacing 'certification' with 'evidence' for service members and changing the spouse verification to 'proof of living in Kansas.'
- House Bill 27-58 (capital preservation registry kiosk): Passed favorably with no amendments.
- House Bill 27-32 (veterans death-certificate language): Passed favorably with no amendments; would direct the state registrar to provide death certificates noting service-connected disability relationships when applicable.
- House Bill 22-14 (Save Act): Passed favorably as amended after extended debate and several amendments (fee caps, preservation of private causes of action, and other guardrails); some proposed registration and disclosure requirements were debated and failed on division.
Committee members indicated they expect additional floor amendments and continued scrutiny of HB 22-14 on matters related to litigation and consumer protections.