SCR 1613 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Providing for the first adjournment of the senate and the house of representatives for a period of time during the 2025 regular session of the legislature.

This bill establishes a scheduled break for the Kansas legislature during its 2025 regular session, requiring both the Senate and House to stop meeting on February 20, 2025, and resume on February 25, 2025. While the lawmakers are not in session, essential staff will continue working to handle messages from the governor and other necessary tasks. During this five-day gap, excluding Sundays, legislators will not receive their daily pay unless they are attending specific authorized meetings or conference committees. The resolution also clarifies that members attending these special meetings are eligible to receive travel expenses and subsistence allowances as usual.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Feb 28, 2025
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
0
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted without roll call
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted without roll call
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
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