Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 7 — Increasing the statutory limits on bonds issued by a township based on township population and purpose of the bond issuance.

Last action — Approved by Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on March 24, 2025.

Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

65 added · 54 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Senate Bill No. 7 increase the bonding authority for townships based on their population size. Specifically, townships with populations up to 5,000 can issue bonds up to 1% of their assessed valuation, those between 5,000 and 10,000 can issue up to 5%, and for townships over 10,000, the limit is 10%. This is important because it allows for greater funding opportunities for essential services and infrastructure improvements, particularly for fire departments, enhancing the safety and quality of life in those communities.

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Session of 2025 SENATE BILLNo.
SENATE BILL No.
7 By Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics 1-14 AN ACT concerning townships;
7 AN ACT concerning townships;
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
80- 113.
80-113.
80-1909, and amendments thereto, and outstanding at any time shall not exceed one- half of one percent 5% of the assessed tangible valuation of all property in such township.
80- 1909, and amendments thereto, and outstanding at any time shall not exceed one-half of one percent 5% of the assessed tangible valuation of all property in such township.
Such bonds shall be issued serially to mature in approximately equal amounts over a period of not to exceed fifteen (15) 20 years from the date of issue and shall be a lien upon all taxable property SB 7 2 in such township.
Such bonds shall be issued serially to mature in approximately equal amounts over a period of not to exceed fifteen (15) 20 years from the date of issue and shall be a lien upon all taxable property in such township.
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SENATE BILL No.
7—page 2 Sec.
I hereby certify that the above ILLoriginated in the SENATE, and passed that body _________________________ _________________________ President of the Senate.
_________________________ Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the H OUSE ________________________ _________________________ Speaker of the House.
_________________________ Chief Clerk of the House.
A PPROVED ____________________________ _________________________ Governor.
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 14, 2025

  3. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  4. Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  5. Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 116, Nay 5, Absent 4

  6. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Local Government

  7. Received and Introduced

  8. Referred to House Committee on Local Government

  9. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  10. Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1

  11. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics

  12. Referred to Senate Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics

  13. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Transparency and Ethics Committee on Local Government · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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SB 7 is sponsored by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics.
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