Bill Sponsor
Mary Ware
Kansas · State Senator · District 25 · Democrat
Overview
Bills
Votes
Address
State Capitol Room 135-E, Kansas Building 300 SW 10th St., Topeka, KS 66612
Phone
785-296-7391
Address
1444 N. Perry, Wichita, KS 67203
Address
State Capitol Room 135-E, Kansas Building 300 SW 10th St., Topeka, KS 66612
Phone
785-296-7391
Address
1444 N. Perry, Wichita, KS 67203
Featured Bills
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
May 23, 2022
Failed in Senate
Cosponsor
Kansas Senate Bill 192
Requiring relinquishment of firearms pursuant to certain court orders related to domestic violence.
Active
May 23, 2022
Failed in Senate
Cosponsor
Kansas Senate Bill 202
Enacting the COVID-19 taxpayer and small business owner relief act including the UI fraud protection act exempting unemployment compensation income attributable to identity fraud, the retail storefront small business owner rebate act providing a refundable credit for certain retail storefront property tax and the small business property tax increase relief act establishing a payment plan for certain extraordinary increases in property taxation.
Active
May 23, 2022
Failed in Senate
Cosponsor
Kansas Senate Bill 76
Establishing the golden years homestead property tax freeze act to provide a refund for certain increases in residential property taxes.
Active
May 23, 2022
Failed in Senate
Cosponsor
Kansas Senate Bill 342
Providing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for sales of food and food ingredients and providing for the levying of taxes by cities and counties, providing an exemption from sales and use taxes for sales of farm products sold at farmers’ markets, and discontinuing the nonrefundable food sales tax credit.
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 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 31, 2024
Voted Other
Other
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.