Kansas · Current officeholder
Dinah Sykes
Democratic Kansas Senate, District 21
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Sponsored legislation
45 bills in the current data (45 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCR 1626 | Providing for the adjournment sine die of the 2026 regular session of the Legislature. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 10, 2026 |
| SCR 1609 | Proposing to amend the Kansas Constitution to repeal section 12 of article 15, regarding membership and nonmembership in labor organizations. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 474 | Enacting the Kansas short-term, limited duration insurance act; establishing definitions, disclosure, premiums, renewal and underwriting requirements relating thereto and authorizing the commissioner of insurance to adopt rules and regulations to implement and oversee the act. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 444 | Authorizing interior inspections of residential property without the consent of the occupant pursuant to an administrative warrant or if there is probable cause of imminent danger related to health and safety and allowing cities to abate certain interior code violations or delegate such authority to the county. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 443 | Requiring cause for evictions from residential property, modifying the petition and notice requirements for eviction cases and removing the requirement to post bond before the court may grant a continuance. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 442 | Increasing the criminal penalties for exposing another to a communicable disease and modifying the elements of such crime to include otherwise lawful or unlawful sexual intercourse or sodomy. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 423 | Requiring certain cost-sharing assistance be applied toward a covered individual's deductible or annual out-of-pocket limit under the individual's health benefit plan. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 371 | Requiring landlords to offer to sell certain rental properties to the tenants of such properties before offering such properties for sale to the public. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 370 | Modifying how a rental agreement terminates in the case of material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 369 | Requiring certain disclosures to be made to prospective tenants and providing restrictions on fees for the late payment of rent under the residential landlord and tenant act. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 302 | Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 220 | Increasing the penalty for unlawful employment under child labor laws. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 219 | Imposing certain health insurance coverage requirements for screening and diagnostic examinations for breast cancer. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 218 | Increasing the Kansas minimum wage of employees. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 217 | Increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 216 | Establishing the Kansas paid sick time act, setting accrual, usage and employer obligations regarding earned paid sick time and making it unlawful for employers to retaliate against employees exercising rights under the act. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 215 | Excluding social security payments from household income and increasing the household income and appraised value thresholds for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax homestead claims. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 212 | Enacting the prescription drug cost and affordability review act to establish the prescription drug pricing board and prescription drug affordability stakeholder council to review the cost of prescription medications and establish upper payment limits for certain prescription drugs. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 202 | Transferring teachers from the KPERS 3 cash balance plan to the KPERS 2 plan and defining teachers for purposes of KPERS. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 200 | Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to plan special activities in observance thereof. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 195 | Establishing the property tax task force that shall study the property tax system in Kansas and develop recommendations and suggest improvements to law. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 189 | Providing injured employees the freedom of choice to designate their healthcare provider and requiring the employer to pay for the services of such healthcare provider with regard to workers compensation. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 180 | Requiring previous convictions to be considered in determining bond when a person is arrested for certain sex offenses. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 179 | Establishing a child income tax credit. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 118 | Imposing conditional term limits on members of the legislature and requiring nomination for office by petition after such term limits have run. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SR 1736 | Strengthening the sister-state relations between the State of Kansas and Taiwan. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 26, 2026 |
| SCR 1622 | Providing for the adjournment of the senate and the house of representatives for a period of time during the 2026 regular session of the legislature. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 26, 2026 |
| SR 1724 | Commemorating and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 4, 2026 |
| SR 1722 | Providing for the assignment of seats in the Senate for the 2026 legislative session. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 13, 2026 |
| SR 1721 | Providing for the organization of the Senate for the 2026 session of the Legislature. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 13, 2026 |
| SR 1709 | Commending Senator Jerry Moran for his unwavering support of Kansas farmers. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 11, 2025 |
| SR 1706 | Condemning the pardons and commutations of sentences for those individuals involved in the attack at the United States capitol building on January 6, 2021. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 11, 2025 |
| SR 1717 | Denouncing the planned satanic worship ritual scheduled to take place on March 28, 2025. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 26, 2025 |
| SR 1715 | Recognizing March 13, 2025, as Mental Health Advocacy Day at the capitol. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 14, 2025 |
| SR 1714 | Recognizing the members of the Kansas Task Force 1 for their outstanding efforts as responders during Hurricanes Helene and Milton. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 14, 2025 |
| SR 1712 | Congratulating and commending the 2025 Kansas Master Teachers. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 7, 2025 |
| SR 1711 | 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 |
| SCR 1613 | Providing for the first adjournment of the senate and the house of representatives for a period of time during the 2025 regular session of the legislature. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 28, 2025 |
| SR 1710 | Congratulating and commending the award-winning educators in Kansas. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 19, 2025 |
| SR 1708 | A resolution recognizing the need to invest in the future success of Kansas by supporting the wellbeing and education of our youngest residents. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| SR 1704 | Adopting the permanent rules of the Senate for the 2025-2028 term. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | January 28, 2025 |
| SR 1703 | Providing temporary rules for the Senate until permanent rules are adopted. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2025 |
| SR 1702 | Providing for the assignments of seats in the Senate for the 2025 Legislative session. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2025 |
| SR 1701 | Providing for the organization of the Senate for the 2025 legislative session. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2025 |
| SCR 1601 | Informing the Governor that the two houses of the Legislature are organized and ready to receive communications. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2025 |