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
10227 Theden Circle, Lenexa, KS 66220
Address
State Capitol Room 318-E, Kansas Building 300 SW 10th St., Topeka, KS 66612
Phone
785-296-3245
Address
10227 Theden Circle, Lenexa, KS 66220
Featured Bills
Apr 03, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Resolution 1752
Congratulating SevenDays on its 10th anniversary of teaching kindness and making a ripple to change the world.
Active
Mar 07, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Resolution 1745
Congratulating Goodwill of Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas on its 130th anniversary in 2024.
Active
Feb 22, 2024
Passed House
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Concurrent Resolution 1619
Providing for the first adjournment of the Senate and House of Representatives for a period of time during the 2024 regular session of the Legislature.
Active
Feb 06, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Kansas Senate Resolution 1736
Congratulating and commending the NCSL on its 50th anniversary.
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
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.