Bill Sponsor
Brenda Dietrich
Kansas · State Senator · District 20 · Republican
Overview
Bills
Votes
Address
State Capitol Room 223-E, Kansas Building 300 SW 10th St., Topeka, KS 66612
Phone
785-296-7648
Address
6110 SW 38th Terrace, Topeka, KS 66610
Phone
785-861-7065
Address
State Capitol Room 223-E, Kansas Building 300 SW 10th St., Topeka, KS 66612
Phone
785-296-7648
Address
6110 SW 38th Terrace, Topeka, KS 66610
Phone
785-861-7065
Featured Bills
Apr 04, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Bill 359
Providing for the Kansas City Chiefs, sporting Kansas City, Sedgwick county zoo, Kansas City royals, Kansas City current, Topeka zoo, support the troops and the first city of Kansas distinctive license plates and requiring certain license plates to have the county of registration for the motor vehicle identified on the license plate.
Active
Apr 04, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Resolution 1753
Recognizing Chuck Torrence for his outstanding service to the state of Kansas and congratulating him on his retirement.
Active
Apr 03, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Resolution 1751
Recognizing Success Learning Inclusion and its President and CEO, Lisa Jackson.
Active
Feb 21, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Resolution 1743
Congratulating and commending the award-winning educators of the Milken Educator Award Program and the Kansas Horizon Awards Program.
Active
Feb 06, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Resolution 1736
Congratulating and commending the NCSL on its 50th anniversary.
Active
Recent Votes
Jan 31, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
Motion to withdraw from Committee on Ways and Means not adopted;
Passed
Kansas Senate Concurrent Resolution 1615
A Concurrent Resolution rejecting the rates of compensation for members of the Legislature set by the Legislative Compensation Commission.
Jan 31, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
Conference Committee Report was adopted;
Passed
Kansas Senate Bill 15
Increasing the maximum amount of yearly income tax credits available for purchases under the disability employment act from qualified vendors, continuing in existence such credits beyond tax year 2023 of eligible purchases available for such credit and further defining qualifying vendors and employees eligible for the credit, establishing a grant program to facilitate transitions by employers to minimum wage employment for persons with disabilities and creating the Kansas sheltered workshop transition fund.
Jan 31, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
Consent Calendar Passed
Passed
Kansas Senate Bill 331
Removing the definition of lead-free and an exception for leaded joints in the public water supply systems law and updating terminology relating to hazardous waste generated by certain persons.
Jan 17, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
Conference Committee Report was adopted;
Passed
Kansas House Bill 2284
Providing an income tax rate of 5.25% for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the standard deduction by a cost-of-living adjustment, increasing the Kansas personal exemption, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on April 1, 2024, and increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy.
Jan 17, 2024
Voted No
No
Motion to adopt the CCR. Substitute motion to not adopt, send back to conference committee and appoint a new conference. Motion failed.
Failed
Kansas House Bill 2284
Providing an income tax rate of 5.25% for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the standard deduction by a cost-of-living adjustment, increasing the Kansas personal exemption, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on April 1, 2024, and increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy.
Jan 8, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
Emergency Final Action - Adopted;
Passed
Kansas Senate Resolution 1729
Condemning the October 7 attacks on the State of Israel.