Kansas · Current officeholder
Megan Steele
Republican Kansas House, District 51
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Sponsored legislation
22 bills in the current data (22 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCR 5034 | Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas by revising article 11 by establishing the freedom from taxes fund, establishing the Kansas citizens freedom review board, authorizing the board to review tax exemptions and approve or eliminate such exemptions and eliminating the motor vehicle property taxes and fees, state-mandated and state-imposed property taxes and state-imposed income and privilege taxes. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HCR 5006 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2599 | Exempting minor-owned businesses from paying sales tax on the first $10,000 of sales from tangible personal property sold each calendar year and from local taxes, licenses, permits and other local government permissions. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2503 | Repealing the mail ballot election act. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2473 | Requiring all persons to be 18 years of age to be eligible to give consent for marriage and eliminating exceptions to such requirement. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2421 | Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during school hours, prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes and requiring school districts to report on the amount of screen time that certain students experience during a typical school day. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2187 | Requiring government agencies, public utilities and other entities when exercising the power of eminent domain to make a good faith offer for the property prior to filing an eminent domain action, providing the good faith offer, if greater than the appraiser's award, shall be deposited with the court, allowing appeals from that amount, prohibiting the exercise of eminent domain for recreational trails and park and recreational facilities and deleting the power of the legislature to condemn property for economic development. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2029 | Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2005 | Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals and discontinuing the sales tax exemption for purchases made by certain qualifying military veterans. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HR 6044 | Commemorating the life and service of Representative Harold Lane. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 9, 2026 |
| HR 6043 | Commemorating the life and service of Representative Melody McCray-Miller. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 9, 2026 |
| HB 2444 | Providing that jail credit when consecutive sentences are imposed shall not apply to more than one case, creating special sentencing rules when a felony is committed by certain offenders while on probation, parole or postrelease supervision for a prior felony and requiring secured minimum bonds for certain defendants who commit a new felony while on probation, parole, postrelease supervision or bond for a prior felony unless the court makes certain findings. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 9, 2026 |
| HB 2413 | Enhancing the criminal penalty for an offense committed with the intent to commit transnational repression, requiring the development of transnational repression recognition and response training, providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony, providing that the theft of grain or hay is a severity level 6, nonperson felony and providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 9, 2026 |
| HR 6040 | Commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 24, 2026 |
| HR 6034 | Commemorating the life and service of Representative Robert Tomlinson. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 13, 2026 |
| HB 2420 | Requiring school districts to obtain parental consent prior to providing certain school-based mental health services to a student. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| HR 6018 | Recognizing March 29, 2025, as Vietnam War Veterans Day. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 10, 2025 |
| HCR 5004 | Proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to require individuals to be citizens of the United States, at least 18 years of age and a resident of the voting area in which such person seeks to vote in order to vote in this state. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 10, 2025 |
| HR 6016 | Denouncing the planned satanic worship ritual scheduled to take place on March 28, 2025. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 27, 2025 |
| HR 6010 | Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 7, 2025 |
| HR 6009 | Honoring Michael Young for his outstanding work and contribution to our state as a talented artist and proud Kansas native. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 28, 2025 |
| HR 6007 | Recognizing the Kansas National Guard Best Warriors and Airmen of the Year. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 18, 2025 |