Kansas · Current officeholder
Cindy Holscher
Democratic Kansas Senate, District 8
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Sponsored legislation
39 bills in the current data (39 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCR 1619 | Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to decrease the assessment percentage used to determine the assessed value of real property used for residential purposes and mobile homes used for residential purposes from 11½% to 9% for purposes of property taxation. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SCR 1618 | Proposing amendments to article 10 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to establish requirements for reapportioning congressional, state senatorial, state representative and board of education districts and prohibit the reapportionment thereof except when required by the constitution of the state of Kansas or when ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SCR 1614 | Urging the United States Congress to increase the penalties for violations of federal immigration laws and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to prosecute employers who hire undocumented immigrants. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | 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 486 | Creating a civil cause of action for violations of the constitution or laws of the United States by any person acting under the color of law. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 485 | Providing that under rental agreements governed by the residential landlord tenant act, a landlord is required to count certain income when considering a tenant or prospective tenant's qualifications for housing, providing for the sealing and expungement of court records in eviction actions related to such rental agreements and requiring mediation in such eviction cases unless the court finds that mediation would not aid the parties materially. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 484 | Moving marijuana from schedule I to schedule III of the uniform controlled substances act. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 483 | Requiring all legislators and the spouses of legislators who are in leadership positions to disclose the amount of any salary they receive paid by public funds, providing that such information be published on the legislative website and requiring such information be provided in statements of substantial interest. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 471 | Increasing the Kansas minimum wage to $16 an hour and making such minimum wage applicable to employers and employees covered under the provisions of the federal fair labor standards act. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 469 | Enacting the safe and transparent arrest act to require all law enforcement agencies operating in Kansas to adopt a written policy regarding the use of facial coverings and prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing a facial covering that conceals or obscures their facial identity in the performance of their duties except as expressly authorized by law. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 468 | Repealing the prohibition on municipal establishment of guaranteed income programs. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 467 | Enacting the use of artificial intelligence in medical decisions transparency act and requiring that all medical necessity determinations be made by a competent licensed physician or healthcare professional. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 420 | Enacting the Holocaust education act to require school districts to provide instruction on Holocaust education and awareness as part of the social studies curriculum for students in grades six through 12. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 389 | Providing a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products, diapers and incontinence products. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 388 | Setting a maximum fee for the late payment of rent under the residential landlord and tenant act. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 347 | Terminating the secretary of state's authority to appoint election commissioners and transferring the jurisdiction, powers and duties for conducting elections in counties with an election commissioner to the county clerk for such county. | 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 218 | Increasing the Kansas minimum wage of employees. | 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 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 144 | Invalidating restrictive covenants that limit or prohibit the installation of solar panels and allowing the adoption of reasonable rules by homeowners associations concerning solar panels. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 143 | Imposing term limits on members of the legislature but allowing additional terms conditioned on the vote in the next primary election. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 142 | Authorizing each school district to include a teacher representative as a nonvoting member of such district's board of education. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 141 | Enacting the right to speak your truth act to prohibit defamation actions in certain circumstances. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 136 | Limiting contributions under the campaign finance act made to political committees for the purpose of independent contributions and requiring the accounting, reporting and auditing of such independent contributions. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 133 | Enacting the responsible gun ownership act to establish the crime of unlawful storage of a firearm. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 123 | Providing state general funds for school meals programs and prohibiting local boards from collecting money for such meals. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| SB 122 | Prohibiting the use of an electronic communications device while operating a motor vehicle and providing penalties for violations thereof. | 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 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 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 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 |
| 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 |