Bill Sponsor
Caryn Tyson
Kansas · State Senator · District 12 · Republican
Overview
Bills
Votes
Address
P.O. Box 191, Parker, KS 66072
Phone
913-898-2366
Address
State Capitol Room 123-E, Kansas Building 300 SW 10th St., Topeka, KS 66612
Phone
785-296-6838
Address
P.O. Box 191, Parker, KS 66072
Phone
913-898-2366
Address
State Capitol Room 123-E, Kansas Building 300 SW 10th St., Topeka, KS 66612
Phone
785-296-6838
Featured Bills
Feb 15, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Resolution 1737
Affirming Texas Governor, Greg Abbott's right to defend the state of Texas from unrestrained illegal immigration.
Active
Jan 24, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Resolution 1732
Congratulating and commending the members of the 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year team.
Active
Jan 08, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Resolution 1729
Condemning the October 7 attacks on the State of Israel.
Active
Feb 09, 2023
Passed House
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Concurrent Resolution 1602
Disapproving the designation of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species in Kansas by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Active
May 23, 2022
Failed in Senate
Cosponsor
Kansas Senate Bill 393
Requiring school districts to annually publish on the internet a list of learning materials and activities used for student instruction at each school of the school district and providing a penalty for violations thereof.
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.