Kansas · Current officeholder
Melissa Oropeza
Democratic Kansas House, District 37
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Sponsored legislation
32 bills in the current data (32 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6028 | A RESOLUTION condemning the violent, aggressive, and hostile presence of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HCR 5030 | Urging Congress to enact immigration reform. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HCR 5023 | Proposing to amend the constitution of the state of Kansas to provide that property tax exemptions be approved by the electors of the state. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2707 | Modifying the definition of abuse in the protection from abuse act to include certain acts or threats related to pets and specifying that courts may include orders relating to pets in protection from abuse act orders. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2689 | Enacting the Kansas tri-share child care act for the sharing of child care costs among employers, employees and the state, establishing the Kansas tri-share child care matching program to be administered by the director of the Kansas office of early childhood and creating the Kansas tri-share child care matching program fund. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2679 | Enacting the adult use cannabis regulation act to regulate the cultivation, manufacturing, possession and sale of cannabis in this state. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2678 | Enacting the Kansas medical cannabis act to authorize the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and use of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2656 | Establishing the no kid hungry in schools program to reimburse school districts for the cost of providing certain meals to students attending public school. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2632 | Increasing the household income and appraised value thresholds for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2631 | Increasing the extent of property tax exemption from the statewide school levy for residential property. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2630 | Providing the authority for counties and cities to levy an additional liquor enforcement tax for property tax reduction. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2629 | Increasing the amount of the standard deduction for Kansas income tax purposes. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2628 | Establishing a refundable income tax credit for tuition payments and fees made to postsecondary educational institutions. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2620 | Increasing the eligible credit amount for the earned income tax credit. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2600 | Establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program to expand medicaid eligibility. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2598 | Enacting the Kansas paid family leave act. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2597 | Establishing a right to paid sick leave for Kansas employees and setting forth minimum requirements and rules for the provision of such sick leave. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2436 | Defining emergency opioid antagonist as including an expired emergency opioid antagonist for a person rendering aid to another in reasonable need of medical assistance. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2432 | Providing an excise tax on large employers for certain federal benefits paid to employees. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2431 | Enacting the student secular bill of rights to establish statutory protections against religious coercion and discrimination in public schools. | 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 2296 | Requiring that certain health insurance plans impose a no-cost sharing requirement for a diagnostic or supplemental breast cancer examination for breast cancer imposed on an insured. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2278 | Increasing the extent of property tax exemption from the statewide school levy for residential property. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2123 | Increasing the minimum wage for employees that receive tips and gratuities. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2074 | Including homestead renters as eligible to participate in certain homestead property tax refund claims. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2073 | Providing a sales tax exemption for feminine hygiene products and diapers. | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 2029 | Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | 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 |
| 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 |
| HR 6014 | Recognizing March 13, 2025, as Mental Health Advocacy Day at the Capitol. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | March 14, 2025 |