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2016 Bill(s)

* SB 594
Sponsor: Kraus, Will
Status: S Financial, Gov't Organ. & Elections
Description: Require a photo ID to vote. Would require voter approval of a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to require a photo ID to vote. The state Supreme Court struck down the old law requiring a photo ID to vote, finding that the legislature did not have constitutional authority to require it.
See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 595
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: IN SCS SB 789
    Description: Various changes in requirements and restrictions of construction management services that oversee contracts awarded to other companies for construction.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SCS SB 596
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Expand what is covered by classification of agricultural property for a vinyard to include processing plants. Agriculture property is assessed for property taxes at a lower rate.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * CCS SB 786
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Give the secretary of state and state attorney general power to investigate election crimes along with local prosecutors. Limit the local prosecutor to offenses that occured within the prosecutor's jurisdiction.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 787
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: S Financial, Gov't Organ. & Elections
    Description: Expand when a political party challenger can be present at a polity place to include until all equipment is closed and taken down and other required procedures are completed.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SCS SB 798
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Require the Revenue Department pay the attorney fees for a tax payer who wins a tax case against the department in a court or administrative hearing commission case.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • HCS SS SB 799
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: Conference
    Description: Waive various business and organization filing fees charged by the Secretary of State if the majority shareholder, officer or director is a military veteran. The House added a number of unrelated provisions.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 811
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: S Judiciary
    Description: Require a warrant to use a device that capitures cell phone calls within an area. Require the warrant request cite a specific number and person.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * CCS SB 823
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Exempt costs for Internet access from the sales tax.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 870
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: S Ways & Means
    Description: Provide a tax deduction for income generated by providing dental care to Medicaid patients if the income is placed in a retirement plan.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • CCS SB 988
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED
    Description: Prohibit the Health Department from requiring a fence or other barrier around a hospital helicopter landing site. The House added some unrelated issues involving emergency medical care.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SB 1025
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: GOVERNOR VETOED: OVERRIDDEN
    Description: Exempt from the sales tax membership, training or class fees various types of recreational places such as gyms and dance studios. Legislative staff put the tax-revenue loss for the state "Unknown, could exceed $100,000." The governor puts the cost at $8 million in lost taxes for the state and another $8 million for local government in the same fiscal year.
    See: 
  • Senate roll call - SB 1025 (09/14/2016): Adoption of a motion to override the governor's veto of a bill providing a sales tax exemption for various types of phyiscal-activity training classes.
  • House roll call - SB 1025 (09/14/2016): Passage of the motion overriding the governor's veto of a bill providing a sales tax exemption for various types of phyiscal-activity training classes.
  • Get the veto letter
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SB 1040
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: S Transport., Infrastructure & Safety
    Description: Restrict to 30 days the amount of time that data from an automated license plate reader can be retained without a warrant. Impose other restrictions on the information.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • * SJR 20
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: S Financial, Gov't Organ. & Elections
    Description: Authorize the legislature to require a government-issued photo ID to vote.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • SCS SJR 35
    Sponsor: Kraus, Will
    Status: S Perfection
    Description: Exempt from the property tax personal property of a person older than age 71. Exempt property tax for schools on the residency owned by a persons older than age 71.
    See: 
  • The Fiscal Note(s)
  • Official legislative description and status

    • 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.