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SB199Introduced in the Senate

Designating the existing fallen firefighters memorial within the Kansas firefighters museum in Wichita as the official fallen firefighters memorial of the state of Kansas and replacing the Kansas firefighters memorial advisory committee with the Kansas firefighter memorial council; defining the fireworks sales season for seasonal retailers of consumer fireworks, providing for year-round sales by permanent retailers of consumer fireworks, requiring permanent retailers to register with the state fire marshal.

Passed

Introduced by Commerce

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Designating the existing fallen firefighters memorial within the Kansas firefighters museum in Wichita as the official fallen firefighters memorial of the state of Kansas and replacing the Kansas firefighters memorial advisory committee with the Kansas firefighter memorial council; defining the fireworks sales season for seasonal retailers of consumer fireworks, providing for year-round sales by permanent retailers of consumer fireworks, requiring permanent retailers to register with the state fire marshal.

Where it stands

Senate Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025

April 10, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 28 Nay: 12 · March 26, 2025

28

Yes

12

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Craig Bowser1Yes
Marci Francisco2No
Rick Kloos3Yes
David Haley4Yes
Jeff Klemp5Yes
Pat Pettey6No
Ethan Corson7Yes
Cindy Holscher8Yes
Beverly Gossage9Yes
Mike Thompson10Yes

Bill history

  1. Senate Introduced

  2. Senate Referred to Committee on Commerce

  3. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 159-S

  4. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce

  5. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  7. Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 27 Nay: 13

  8. House Received and Introduced

  9. House Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  10. House Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 346-S

  11. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  12. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  13. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  14. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  15. House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 75 Nay: 45

  16. Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Alley , Senator Owens and Senator Ware as conferees

  17. House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Turk and Representative Sawyer Clayton appointed as conferees

  18. House Conference committee report now available

  19. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 68 Nay: 53

  20. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 28 Nay: 12

  21. Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025

  22. Senate Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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