Schools & Education
HB 114: Age requirements for kindergarten admission This bill would change the age requirements for kids starting kindergarten and also includes a fix for a scoring error found on the 2024-2025 science exam.
Proposed by: 8 Total (7 Republicans, 1 Democrat)
Sponsors: Adam Bird (R), Kevin Ritter (R)
Current Status: Active (HB 114)
HB 129: School property tax millage reallocation This proposal adjusts how "fixed-sum" levies are counted toward a school's "millage floor," which basically impacts how much local tax money a school district can pull in.
Proposed by: 12 Total (12 Republicans, 0 Democrats)
Sponsors: David Thomas (R), Andrew Brenner (R)
Current Status: Active (HB 129)
HB 186: School district property taxes & funding formula This bill wants to lower school property taxes in areas hit by the millage floor and would cap tax increases based on the rate of inflation.
Proposed by: 12 Total (11 Republicans, 1 Democrat)
Sponsors: James Hoops (R), David Thomas (R)
Current Status: Active (HB 186)
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Property Taxes & Local Government
HB 124: Property tax sales-assessment ratio studies This bill changes the technical way the state handles sales-assessment ratio studies, which are the tools used to figure out property tax valuations.
Proposed by: 14 Total (14 Republicans, 0 Democrats)
Sponsors: David Thomas (R), Thomas Hall (R)
Current Status: Active (HB 124)
HB 309: County budget commissions and property tax funds This legislation would modify the rules that county budget commissions have to follow and changes how certain property tax funds are managed.
Proposed by: 10 Total (10 Republicans, 0 Democrats)
Sponsors: David Thomas (R), Jerry Cirino (R)
Current Status: Active (HB 309)
Health & Public Safety
HB 29: Inmates' access to hygiene products and showers This bill would require jails and prisons to make sure inmates have regular access to showers and basic feminine hygiene products.
Proposed by: 20 Total (9 Republicans, 11 Democrats)
Sponsors: Latyna Humphrey (D), Marilyn John (R)
Current Status: Active (HB 29)
HB 247: Revise dog law (Avery's Law) This proposal, named Avery's Law, would overhaul the state's rules on how "dangerous" and "vicious" dogs are handled and labeled.
Proposed by: 22 Total (15 Republicans, 7 Democrats)
Sponsors: Kevin Miller (R), Meredith Lawson-Rowe (D)
Current Status: Active (HB 247)
Industry & Labor
HB 246: E-Verify for construction industry employers The "E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act" would require construction companies to use the federal E-Verify system to check the legal work status of their hires.
Proposed by: 15 Total (13 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
Sponsors: D. J. Swearingen (R), Tex Fischer (R)
Current Status: Active (HB 246)
HB 10: Regulate imitation meat and egg products This bill sets up specific labeling and regulation rules for food products that are marketed as "imitation" or plant-based meat and eggs.
Proposed by: 13 Total (12 Republicans, 1 Democrat)
Sponsors: Roy Klopfenstein (R), Jack Daniels (R)
Current Status: Active (HB 10)
HB 184: Intercollegiate athlete contracts This would put specific limits on the types of contracts college athletes can sign and updates authorizations for several other state programs.
Proposed by: 10 Total (7 Republicans, 3 Democrats)
Sponsors: Brian Stewart (R), Ty Mathews (R)
Current Status: Active (HB 184)
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