Bill Sponsor
Dennis "Boog" Highberger
Kansas · State Representative · District 46 · Democrat
Overview
Bills
Votes
Address
Room 174-W Kansas State Capitol Building 300 SW 10th St. Topeka, KS 66612
Phone
785-296-7122
Address
Room 174-W Kansas State Capitol Building 300 SW 10th St. Topeka, KS 66612
Phone
785-296-7122
Featured Bills
Mar 07, 2024
Passed House
Sponsor
Kansas House Resolution 6042
Celebrating the historic and immense contributions of the Hispanic and Latino communities to the Kansas economy.
Active
Jan 17, 2024
Passed House
Sponsor
Kansas House Resolution 6031
Supporting the strengthening of Kansas' trade partnership with Ireland.
Active
Apr 28, 2023
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Kansas House Bill 2010
Senate Substitute for HB 2010 by Committee on Judiciary - Updating a statutory cross reference to provide proper jury instruction in cases when a defendant lacks the required mental state to commit a crime; increasing the penalty for certain violations of criminal discharge of a firearm when a person was present in the dwelling, building, structure or motor vehicle at which the offender discharged a firearm; enacting the reduce armed violence act to increase the criminal penalties for certain violations of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon that involve firearms; providing that the service of postrelease supervision period shall not toll except as otherwise provided by law; and allowing certain nondrug offenders to participate in a certified drug abuse treatment program.
Became Law
Apr 24, 2023
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Kansas House Bill 2065
Allowing a court to change a spouse's name to a name that is different than a maiden or former name during a divorce proceeding.
Became Law
May 23, 2022
Failed in House
Cosponsor
Kansas House Bill 2002
Enacting the national popular vote interstate compact for electing the president of the United States.
Active
Recent Votes
Feb 6, 2024
Voted Other
Other
Final Action - Passed;
Passed
Kansas House Bill 2545
Providing for the sale of property not retrieved by an occupant after notice, allowing electronic signatures and delivery for rental agreements, defining property that has no commercial value, providing for the deemed effectiveness of rental agreements not signed or delivered by an owner or occupant and specifying custody of abandoned or towed property under the self-service storage act.
Feb 1, 2024
Voted Other
Other
Final Action - Substitute passed;
Passed
Kansas House Bill 2103
Substitute for HB 2103 by Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions - Eliminating the statutory 15% alternative investment limit for the KPERS fund and requiring the KPERS board to establish an alternative investment percentage limit.
Jan 31, 2024
Voted Other
Other
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 18, 2024
Voted Other
Other
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 8, 2024
Voted No
No
Emergency Final Action - Adopted;
Passed
Kansas House Resolution 6030
Condemning the October 7 attacks on the State of Israel.
Apr 28, 2023
Voted Yes
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Yes
Concurred with amendments in conference;
Passed
Kansas House Bill 2010
Senate Substitute for HB 2010 by Committee on Judiciary - Updating a statutory cross reference to provide proper jury instruction in cases when a defendant lacks the required mental state to commit a crime; increasing the penalty for certain violations of criminal discharge of a firearm when a person was present in the dwelling, building, structure or motor vehicle at which the offender discharged a firearm; enacting the reduce armed violence act to increase the criminal penalties for certain violations of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon that involve firearms; providing that the service of postrelease supervision period shall not toll except as otherwise provided by law; and allowing certain nondrug offenders to participate in a certified drug abuse treatment program.