Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB104 Latest Draft

Bill / Enrolled Version Filed 03/25/2025

                            SENATE BILL No. 104
AN ACT concerning counties; relating to citizens commissions on local government; 
granting certain boards of county commissioners discretion to create such 
commission; amending K.S.A. 19-2670 and repealing the existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 19-2670 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
19-2670. There shall may be created and established a citizens 
commission on local government in every county in this state having a 
population of more than one hundred seventy thousand (170,000) and 
not more than two hundred thousand (200,000). Such commission shall 
consist of:
(1)(a) The board of county commissioners of the county;
(2)(b) the governing body of all cities of the first class located in 
such county;
(3)(c) the trustee of each township in such county;
(4)(d) the chairmen of the boards of education of all school 
districts located in such county;
(5)(e) the chairmen of boards of public utilities of all cities located 
in such county;
(6)(f) the chairmen of boards of all drainage districts located 
within such county;
(7)(g) the mayors of all cities of the second and third class located 
in such county; and
(8)(h) eighteen (18) persons who shall be selected and appointed 
by the members hereinbefore provided described in paragraphs (a) 
through (g). Such persons shall be residents of the county and shall not 
be officers or employees of the county or any city, school district, 
township, board of public utilities or drainage district.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 19-2670 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its 
publication in the statute book.
I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the
SENATE, and passed that body
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President of the Senate.  
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Secretary of the Senate.  
         
Passed the HOUSE ________________________
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Speaker of the House.  
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Chief Clerk of the House.  
APPROVED  ____________________________
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Governor.