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House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
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AN ACT concerning agriculture; relating to pesticides; permitting federal pesticide warning or labeling requirements to satisfy any state pesticide warning or labeling requirements.“Sponsoring committee of the bill”AN ACT concerning agriculture; relating to the application of swine waste; prohibiting certain applications except with low-pressure drop nozzles within an average height of three feet and using secretary-approved methods; requiring contour buffer strips for application on land with slopes of 3% or greater; establishing setback rules for property lines, road rights-of-way, habitable structures, refuges and parks; requiring applicators to prevent nuisance conditions; amending K.S.A. 65-1,182 and repealing the existing section.AN ACT concerning agriculture; establishing the ethanol grant program fund; requiring the secretary of agriculture to administer such fund; transferring an amount of not to exceed $5,000,000 from the state general fund to the ethanol grant program fund on July 1, 2026, and each July 1 thereafter; establishing the ethanol grant program; allowing approved retailers to receive a reimbursement grant at a rate of not to exceed $.05 per gallon of higher ethanol blend sold; setting a $500,000 cap per fiscal year for each approved retailer; requiring the secretary to prorate the total amount of grant moneys distributed to each approved retailer if the total amount of the approved grants for a fiscal year exceeds the amount transferred; abolishing the ethanol grant program fund on September 1, 2030.AN ACT concerning the Kansas department of agriculture; relating to weights and measures; consolidating chapter 83 definitions into a single section; defining device for weighing, measuring or both; increasing the minimum fee per invoice from $50 to $70; authorizing licensed service companies and city or county departments of weights and measures to remove rejection tags for test or repair purposes; requiring any such entity to replace the rejection tag with a substitute if the device or equipment cannot be repaired and notify the secretary; requiring persons desiring to operate as a service company to obtain a license; establishing fees and procedures for such licensure; requiring nonresident service companies to designate a resident agent; requiring technical representatives to be licensed, attend continuing education seminars and pass an examination; authorizing the secretary to charge a fee for continuing education seminars; prohibiting service companies from receiving or renewing a license until their weights or measures, or both, are tested and sealed; authorizing the secretary to accept a calibration certificate in lieu of a test; authorizing the secretary to revoke, suspend, decline to renew or decline to issue a service company or technical representative license after notice and hearing for certain violations; requiring weights or measurers, or both used commercially to be tested and inspected annually by a licensed technical representative, an authorized city or county representative or the secretary; requiring test weights or equipment used in grain elevators to be approved and sealed annually, or every three years for those with a nominal capacity of 250 pounds or greater; requiring reports of tests and inspections to be furnished to the owner or operator and the secretary within 10 days; relating to the Kansas conservation reserve enhancement program; increasing the acreage cap for CREPs from 40,000 to 60,000 acres; clarifying the county acreage cap for CREPs and that the last eligible offer for enrollment exceeding applicable acreage caps may be approved; removing the limitation on acres eligible for CREP enrollment based on expired federal contracts; adding a general ineligibility criterion based on federal ineligibility; allowing CREP contracts for dryland farming or limited irrigation for water quantity goals; removing the prohibition on participation in CREP for government-owned water rights; clarifying current CREP criteria related to water right usage, sanctions and reporting; allowing exceptions to eligibility criteria based on factors such as location in high-priority water conservation areas, high-flow capacity wells, circumstances like bankruptcy or probate and enrollment in other water conservation programs; modifying the reporting requirements to cover the preceding five years; amending K.S.A. 2-1933, 83-201, 83-202, 83-207, 83-208, 83-214, 83-215, 83-216, 83-217, 83-218, 83-219, 83-220, 83-221, 83-222, 83-224, 83-225, 83-304, 83-305, 83-404, 83-405 and 83-501 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 83-149, 83-154, 83-155, 83-301, 83-302, 83-303, 83-308, 83-311, 83-326, 83-401, 83-402, 83-403, 83-407, 83-409, 83-410, 83-411 and 83-502.AN ACT concerning attorneys at law; relating to the practice of law in rural Kansas; enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act; providing stipends to law students who meet certain requirements and agree to practice law in rural areas; providing loan forgiveness to lawyers who meet certain requirements and practice law in rural areas; establishing the attorney training program for rural Kansas fund.AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to theft of property; providing that the violation the theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony; allowing for the forfeiture of property used in the commission of theft of an implement of husbandry; amending K.S.A. 21-5801 and 22-4807a and repealing the existing sections.AN ACT concerning animals; relating to the pet animal act; authorizing animal shelters to move neonate animals needing treatment or care to a foster home; requiring shelters to display photographs of animals at a location other than the shelter during a holding period; amending K.S.A. 47-1710 and repealing the existing section.AN ACT concerning animal care; relating to veterinary services for food animals in rural Kansas; establishing the developing veterinary medicine in rural Kansas program within the Kansas department of agriculture; providing financial assistance and support to veterinarians practicing in rural communities; establishing an advisory committee; providing for administration and contracting for program management and support; establishing the developing veterinary medicine in rural Kansas program fund.AN ACT concerning the environment; enacting the safe battery collection and recycling act; prohibiting the sale of covered batteries or battery-containing products unless the producer is part of a battery stewardship organization with an approved plan; requiring battery stewardship organizations to submit a battery stewardship plan to the secretary of health and environment for approval; providing the responsibilities of battery stewardship organizations, including cost coverage and reimbursement to local governments; mandating the collection of covered batteries and setting criteria for collection sites and events; promoting the implementation of the battery stewardship plan through education, outreach and safety training; requiring annual reports from battery stewardship organizations, detailing financials, collection data and outreach efforts; mandating the department to publish approved plans and reports on its website, while protecting proprietary information; providing liability protection for compliance with an approved battery stewardship plan; allowing independent fee-based collection services under certain conditions; prohibiting improper disposal of covered batteries and outlining responsibilities for waste facilities; establishing penalties for violations of the act, including false statements and fee nonpayment; directing the department to review studies on expanding coverage to other products or batteries; allowing battery stewardship organizations to recover costs from noncompliant producers through civil actions; establishing the battery stewardship fund for administering the act; authorizing the secretary to adopt rules and regulations for the administration of the act; limiting the number of full time equivalent positions that the department can fill to administer and enforce the act; amending K.S.A. 65-3427 and repealing the existing section.
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- Connected billsAN ACT concerning agriculture; relating to pesticides; permitting federal pesticide warning or labeling requirements to satisfy any state pesticide warning or labeling requirements., AN ACT concerning agriculture; relating to the application of swine waste; prohibiting certain applications except with low-pressure drop nozzles within an average height of three feet and using secretary-approved methods; requiring contour buffer strips for application on land with slopes of 3% or greater; establishing setback rules for property lines, road rights-of-way, habitable structures, refuges and parks; requiring applicators to prevent nuisance conditions; amending K.S.A. 65-1,182 and repealing the existing section., AN ACT concerning agriculture; establishing the ethanol grant program fund; requiring the secretary of agriculture to administer such fund; transferring an amount of not to exceed $5,000,000 from the state general fund to the ethanol grant program fund on July 1, 2026, and each July 1 thereafter; establishing the ethanol grant program; allowing approved retailers to receive a reimbursement grant at a rate of not to exceed $.05 per gallon of higher ethanol blend sold; setting a $500,000 cap per fiscal year for each approved retailer; requiring the secretary to prorate the total amount of grant moneys distributed to each approved retailer if the total amount of the approved grants for a fiscal year exceeds the amount transferred; abolishing the ethanol grant program fund on September 1, 2030. (+6 more)
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- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning agriculture; relating to pesticides; permitting federal pesticide warning or labeling requirements to satisfy any state pesticide warning or labeling requirements.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning agriculture; relating to the application of swine waste; prohibiting certain applications except with low-pressure drop nozzles within an average height of three feet and using secretary-approved methods; requiring contour buffer strips for application on land with slopes of 3% or greater; establishing setback rules for property lines, road rights-of-way, habitable structures, refuges and parks; requiring applicators to prevent nuisance conditions; amending K.S.A. 65-1,182 and repealing the existing section.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning agriculture; establishing the ethanol grant program fund; requiring the secretary of agriculture to administer such fund; transferring an amount of not to exceed $5,000,000 from the state general fund to the ethanol grant program fund on July 1, 2026, and each July 1 thereafter; establishing the ethanol grant program; allowing approved retailers to receive a reimbursement grant at a rate of not to exceed $.05 per gallon of higher ethanol blend sold; setting a $500,000 cap per fiscal year for each approved retailer; requiring the secretary to prorate the total amount of grant moneys distributed to each approved retailer if the total amount of the approved grants for a fiscal year exceeds the amount transferred; abolishing the ethanol grant program fund on September 1, 2030.
- Apr 10, 2025State BillAN ACT concerning the Kansas department of agriculture; relating to weights and measures; consolidating chapter 83 definitions into a single section; defining device for weighing, measuring or both; increasing the minimum fee per invoice from $50 to $70; authorizing licensed service companies and city or county departments of weights and measures to remove rejection tags for test or repair purposes; requiring any such entity to replace the rejection tag with a substitute if the device or equipment cannot be repaired and notify the secretary; requiring persons desiring to operate as a service company to obtain a license; establishing fees and procedures for such licensure; requiring nonresident service companies to designate a resident agent; requiring technical representatives to be licensed, attend continuing education seminars and pass an examination; authorizing the secretary to charge a fee for continuing education seminars; prohibiting service companies from receiving or renewing a license until their weights or measures, or both, are tested and sealed; authorizing the secretary to accept a calibration certificate in lieu of a test; authorizing the secretary to revoke, suspend, decline to renew or decline to issue a service company or technical representative license after notice and hearing for certain violations; requiring weights or measurers, or both used commercially to be tested and inspected annually by a licensed technical representative, an authorized city or county representative or the secretary; requiring test weights or equipment used in grain elevators to be approved and sealed annually, or every three years for those with a nominal capacity of 250 pounds or greater; requiring reports of tests and inspections to be furnished to the owner or operator and the secretary within 10 days; relating to the Kansas conservation reserve enhancement program; increasing the acreage cap for CREPs from 40,000 to 60,000 acres; clarifying the county acreage cap for CREPs and that the last eligible offer for enrollment exceeding applicable acreage caps may be approved; removing the limitation on acres eligible for CREP enrollment based on expired federal contracts; adding a general ineligibility criterion based on federal ineligibility; allowing CREP contracts for dryland farming or limited irrigation for water quantity goals; removing the prohibition on participation in CREP for government-owned water rights; clarifying current CREP criteria related to water right usage, sanctions and reporting; allowing exceptions to eligibility criteria based on factors such as location in high-priority water conservation areas, high-flow capacity wells, circumstances like bankruptcy or probate and enrollment in other water conservation programs; modifying the reporting requirements to cover the preceding five years; amending K.S.A. 2-1933, 83-201, 83-202, 83-207, 83-208, 83-214, 83-215, 83-216, 83-217, 83-218, 83-219, 83-220, 83-221, 83-222, 83-224, 83-225, 83-304, 83-305, 83-404, 83-405 and 83-501 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 83-149, 83-154, 83-155, 83-301, 83-302, 83-303, 83-308, 83-311, 83-326, 83-401, 83-402, 83-403, 83-407, 83-409, 83-410, 83-411 and 83-502.
- Apr 9, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning attorneys at law; relating to the practice of law in rural Kansas; enacting the attorney training program for rural Kansas act; providing stipends to law students who meet certain requirements and agree to practice law in rural areas; providing loan forgiveness to lawyers who meet certain requirements and practice law in rural areas; establishing the attorney training program for rural Kansas fund.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; relating to theft of property; providing that the violation the theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony; allowing for the forfeiture of property used in the commission of theft of an implement of husbandry; amending K.S.A. 21-5801 and 22-4807a and repealing the existing sections.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning animals; relating to the pet animal act; authorizing animal shelters to move neonate animals needing treatment or care to a foster home; requiring shelters to display photographs of animals at a location other than the shelter during a holding period; amending K.S.A. 47-1710 and repealing the existing section.
- Feb 19, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning animal care; relating to veterinary services for food animals in rural Kansas; establishing the developing veterinary medicine in rural Kansas program within the Kansas department of agriculture; providing financial assistance and support to veterinarians practicing in rural communities; establishing an advisory committee; providing for administration and contracting for program management and support; establishing the developing veterinary medicine in rural Kansas program fund.
- Apr 10, 2026State BillAN ACT concerning the environment; enacting the safe battery collection and recycling act; prohibiting the sale of covered batteries or battery-containing products unless the producer is part of a battery stewardship organization with an approved plan; requiring battery stewardship organizations to submit a battery stewardship plan to the secretary of health and environment for approval; providing the responsibilities of battery stewardship organizations, including cost coverage and reimbursement to local governments; mandating the collection of covered batteries and setting criteria for collection sites and events; promoting the implementation of the battery stewardship plan through education, outreach and safety training; requiring annual reports from battery stewardship organizations, detailing financials, collection data and outreach efforts; mandating the department to publish approved plans and reports on its website, while protecting proprietary information; providing liability protection for compliance with an approved battery stewardship plan; allowing independent fee-based collection services under certain conditions; prohibiting improper disposal of covered batteries and outlining responsibilities for waste facilities; establishing penalties for violations of the act, including false statements and fee nonpayment; directing the department to review studies on expanding coverage to other products or batteries; allowing battery stewardship organizations to recover costs from noncompliant producers through civil actions; establishing the battery stewardship fund for administering the act; authorizing the secretary to adopt rules and regulations for the administration of the act; limiting the number of full time equivalent positions that the department can fill to administer and enforce the act; amending K.S.A. 65-3427 and repealing the existing section.