Bill Sponsor
Dinah Sykes
Kansas · State Senator · District 21 · Democrat
Overview
Bills
Votes
Address
State Capitol Room 318-E, Kansas Building 300 SW 10th St., Topeka, KS 66612
Phone
785-296-3245
Address
State Capitol Room 318-E, Kansas Building 300 SW 10th St., Topeka, KS 66612
Phone
785-296-3245
Featured Bills
Apr 10, 2026
Failed in Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Bill 118
Imposing conditional term limits on members of the legislature and requiring nomination for office by petition after such term limits have run.
Active
Apr 10, 2026
Failed in Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Concurrent Resolution 1609
Proposing to amend the Kansas Constitution to repeal section 12 of article 15, regarding membership and nonmembership in labor organizations.
Active
Apr 10, 2026
Failed in Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Bill 179
Establishing a child income tax credit.
Active
Apr 10, 2026
Failed in Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Bill 195
Establishing the property tax task force that shall study the property tax system in Kansas and develop recommendations and suggest improvements to law.
Active
Apr 10, 2026
Failed in Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Bill 180
Requiring previous convictions to be considered in determining bond when a person is arrested for certain sex offenses.
Active
Recent Votes
Jan 31, 2024
Voted Other
Other
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 No
No
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 Yes
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Yes
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 No
No
Emergency Final Action - Adopted;
Passed
Kansas Senate Resolution 1729
Condemning the October 7 attacks on the State of Israel.