Stephen Owens

KS Senate District 31

Republican Kansas since Jan 13, 2025

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Topics in their record

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Government Operations & Budget 3 Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Defense & Military 2 Economy & Taxes 2 Elections & Voting 2 Veterans Affairs 2 Banking & Finance 1 Criminal Justice & Policing 1 Education 1 Gun Policy 1 Other 1 Technology & Privacy 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
KS Senate District 31 current Kansas	Republican	Jan 13, 2025	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (687 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
SB 269 Providing that future income tax and privilege tax rate decreases be contingent on exceeding…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 30 Nay: 10	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529659	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1529659 LegiScan-ToS
SB 250 Enacting the right to try for individualized treatments act to permit a manufacturer to make an…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1528575	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1528575 LegiScan-ToS
SB 218 Increasing the Kansas minimum wage of employees.	Senate Citing Rule 11(b), motion to withdraw from committee failed. - Yea: 9 Nay: 30	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529000	Mar 27, 2025	fail	LegiScan API legiscan-1529000 LegiScan-ToS
SB 216 Establishing the Kansas paid sick time act, setting accrual, usage and employer obligations…	Senate Citing Rule 11(b), motion to withdraw from committee failed. - Yea: 9 Nay: 30	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1528900	Mar 27, 2025	fail	LegiScan API legiscan-1528900 LegiScan-ToS
SB 179 Establishing a child income tax credit.	Senate Citing Rule 11(b), motion to withdraw from committee failed. - Yea: 10 Nay: 29	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529054	Mar 27, 2025	fail	LegiScan API legiscan-1529054 LegiScan-ToS
SB 126 House Sub for SB 126 - Establishing an advance universal newborn screening program, providing for…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529215	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1529215 LegiScan-ToS
SB 125 Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2025 and appropriations for…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 24 Nay: 16	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529684	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1529684 LegiScan-ToS
SB 64 Adjusting certain internal KPERS act statutory references, extending the time for filing…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 39 Nay: 1	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1528561	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1528561 LegiScan-ToS
SB 50 Establishing uniform interest rate provisions for service scholarship programs administered by the…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1528770	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1528770 LegiScan-ToS
SB 45 Substitute for SB 45 by Committee on Education - Requiring the state board of education to…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1528718	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1528718 LegiScan-ToS
SB 42 Providing for the establishment of a web-based online insurance verification system for the…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 39 Nay: 1	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529272	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1529272 LegiScan-ToS
SB 35 Discontinuing the state property tax levies for the Kansas educational building fund and the state…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529496	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1529496 LegiScan-ToS
SB 21 Amending the Kansas parimutuel racing act regarding qualifications for an organization license, the…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 37 Nay: 3	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529409	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1529409 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2371 Amending the Kansas revised limited liability company act, the business entity transactions act and…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1528934	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1528934 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2347 Changing the culpability required for certain types of theft and increasing the criminal penalty…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529726	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1529726 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2342 Authorizing the attorney general and the state gaming agency to receive certain additional criminal…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529676	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1529676 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2334 Enacting the Kansas protected cell captive insurance company act, providing for the redomestication…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529195	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1529195 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2280 Adding a citation to the code of federal regulations to the definition of veteran and disabled…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529662	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1529662 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2183 Modifying elements in the crimes of sexual exploitation of a child, unlawful transmission of a…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 30 Nay: 10	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1528910	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1528910 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2169 Providing for an exemption from remediation costs or other liability from prior commercial…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 30 Nay: 10	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529128	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1529128 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2164 Senate Substitute for HB 2164 by Committee on Judiciary - Prohibiting certain sex offenders from…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 36 Nay: 4	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529041	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1529041 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2122 Increasing the annual license fees of electric and hybrid passenger vehicles, trucks and electric…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1528688	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1528688 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2054 Senate Substitute for HB 2054 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Increasing the limits on…	Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 26 Nay: 14	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1529016	Mar 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1529016 LegiScan-ToS
HCR 5011 Senate Substitute for HCR 5011 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Proposing to amend section…	Senate Motion to not adopt Conference Committee Report passed - Yea: 26 Nay: 14	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1528011	Mar 26, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1528011 LegiScan-ToS
SB 227 Providing for different credit percentages for the tax credit for expenditures for the restoration…	Senate Concurred with amendments in conference - Yea: 31 Nay: 9	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1527577	Mar 26, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1527577 LegiScan-ToS

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (687 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (17 as lead sponsor)