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2015 Bill(s)
* SB 271 Sponsor:Silvey, Ryan Status: S Education Description: Require passing a civics test prior to being awarded a high school graduation in public or private schools or being granted a high school equivalency certificate. Reuire the state use the same 100 questions given to applicants for U.S. citizenship.
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SB 281 Sponsor:Silvey, Ryan Status: S Veterans' Affairs & Health Description: Add providers of behavioral, social and psychophysiological services under Medicaid, subject to appropriation.
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* SB 287 Sponsor:Silvey, Ryan Status: S Veterans' Affairs & Health Description: Expand Medicaid coverage to 138 percent of the federal poverty for veterans and their spouses and dependent children. Also expand eligiblity for the surviving spouse and dependent children of deceased veterans.
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HCS SCS SB 300 Sponsor:Silvey, Ryan Status: Conference Description: Allow rollover of retirement benefits by a non-spouse beneficiary in the Kansas City retirement system. The House version includes various issues involving other retirement systems, local government taxes
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SB 301 Sponsor:Silvey, Ryan Status: S Veterans' Affairs & Health Description: A number of provisions imposing additional disclosure requirements on health care providers. The bill also includes several Medicaid changes. Expand eligibility. Allow subsidies for a Medicaid recipient purchase private health insurance. Require an automatic system for determining eligibility of applicants.
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SB 353 Sponsor:Silvey, Ryan Status: S Ways & Means Description: Provide tax breaks for new or expanded large-data storage centers. Let local government enter into financial agreements for technology projects.
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HCS SB 389 Sponsor:Silvey, Ryan Status: H 3rd Read (IN BUDGET) Description: Require the Revenue Department to follow a state law on competitive bidding for a license fee office contract. Prohibit awarding points for a return-to-the-state provision offer.
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SB 397 Sponsor:Silvey, Ryan Status: S Ways & Means Description: Expand the right of a community improvement district in Clay County of Kansas City to impose a sales tax as well as a property tax, upon voter approval. Expand powers involving renovation of existing buildings to include building new ones.
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* SB 419 Sponsor:Silvey, Ryan Status: S Veterans' Affairs & Health Description: Require the state to seek federal approval to operate Medicaid under a block grant program rather than federal matching funds based on specific Medicaid coverage claims.
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* SB 460 Sponsor:Silvey, Ryan Status: S Governmental Accountability Description: Require legislative or voter approval for bonds to be issued to pay the state's share of the plan to build a new football stadium in St. Louis.
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SB 483 Sponsor:Silvey, Ryan Status: S Transport., Infrastructure & Safety Description: Expand the law requiring children to wear life vests on a boat. Raise the maximum age from seven to 12 years of age and expand from boats to include wading or swimming in public waters, unless supervised by a lifeguard.
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SB 507 Sponsor:Silvey, Ryan Status: S Jobs, Economic & Local Gov't Description: Impose a cap on the maximum amount of tax credits that can be authorized. Initially set it to $575 million with a three percent reduction for the next five fiscal years.
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SB 566 Sponsor:Silvey, Ryan Status: S Veterans' Affairs & Health Description: Establish a low-cost health insurance plan for the uninsured.
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Note: The descriptions of bills, amendments and roll-call votes are written by MDN journalists. MDN's database may not include committee assignments of bills made on the last day of the session since it is too late for the committee to act on the bill and, thus, the delayed assignment has no practical effect.