Eliminating the cap on nonpecuniary loss in a wrongful death action when the action is brought against a person convicted of murder and extending the statute of limitations for wrongful death actions from two years to five years.
Establishing fentanyl poisoning awareness week for public middle schools and high schools to educate students on the abuse of and addiction to fentanyl and other opioids.
Imposing an excise tax on each transaction by a money transmitter by wire, establishing an income tax credit for excise taxes paid, allowing the state bank commissioner to assess penalties for the nonpayment of such excise tax, providing for the distribution of such excise tax and penalty moneys, establishing the criminal litigation fund, wire transfer fee fund and prosecutor and law enforcement grant fund and creating a misdemeanor crime of unlawful transmission of a wire transfer and providing criminal penalties therefor.
Enacting the countries of concern divestment act, increasing the statutory alternative investment percentage limitation for the KPERS trust fund, increasing the amount of KPERS retirant compensation subject to the statutory employer contribution rate to the first $40,000 earned in a calendar year, providing a KPERS working after retirement exemption for retirants employed by a community developmental disability organization or a community service provider in a licensed professional nurse, licensed practical nurse or direct support position and increasing the working after retirement earnings limit for members of the Kansas police and firemen's retirement system.
Prohibiting dental health insurance contracts from limiting the fee a dentist may charge for a noncovered service, disallowing an otherwise covered service or preventing a dentist from billing and collecting for a service that is a dental necessity.
Reducing the number of appointed board members on certain insurance-related governing boards and the frequency of meetings of the committee on surety bonds and insurance.
Expanding the duties of the secretary of health and environment when investigating maternal deaths to include promoting continuity of care, helping develop performance measures and establishing an external review committee to study cases and make recommendations to prevent maternal deaths.
Extending the time that school districts may provide notice to parents of the administration of any nonacademic test, questionnaire, survey or examination and requiring school districts to contact parents if any such test, questionnaire, survey or examination indicates concerns.
Permitting beekeepers who meet certain requirements to sell packaged honey and honeycombs without holding a food establishment or food processing plant license under the Kansas food, drug and cosmetic act.