Stephen Owens

KS Senate District 31

Republican Kansas since Jan 13, 2025

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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

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
HB 2124 Providing cities the authority to allow the driving of golf carts upon sidewalks and permitting…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 39 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1517000	Mar 12, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1517000 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2117 Modifying certain business filing and fee requirements for business trusts, foreign corporations…	Senate Consent Calendar Passed - Yea: 39 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1516999	Mar 12, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1516999 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2092 Setting the time for professional employer organization registration expiration, renewal and the…	Senate Consent Calendar Passed - Yea: 39 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1516998	Mar 12, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1516998 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2062 Providing for child support orders for unborn children from the date of conception, including the…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 30 Nay: 9	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1516997	Mar 12, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1516997 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2029 Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 37 Nay: 2	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1516996	Mar 12, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1516996 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2027 Reorganizing subsections of the public assistance statute.	Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 31 Nay: 8	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1517495	Mar 12, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1517495 LegiScan-ToS
SCR 1611 Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for direct election of supreme court justices and…	Senate Final Action - Adopted as amended by required 2/3 Majority - Yea: 27 Nay: 13	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1507336	Mar 6, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1507336 LegiScan-ToS
SB 269 Providing that future income tax and privilege tax rate decreases be contingent on exceeding…	Senate Consent Calendar Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1507820	Mar 6, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1507820 LegiScan-ToS
SB 237 Authorizing law enforcement officers to conduct investigations of violations of the scrap metal…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1507984	Mar 6, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1507984 LegiScan-ToS
SB 194 Providing that covenants, conditions or restrictions established between January 1, 1948, and…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1507780	Mar 6, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1507780 LegiScan-ToS
SB 4 Requiring the return of advance voting ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election.	Senate Concurred with amendments in conference - Yea: 30 Nay: 10	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1507695	Mar 6, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1507695 LegiScan-ToS
HB 2261 Providing that Kansas highway patrols officers majors are to be within the unclassified service…	Senate Consent Calendar Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1507822	Mar 6, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1507822 LegiScan-ToS
SCR 1604 Making application to the United States congress to call a convention of the states for the purpose…	Senate Final Action - Adopted - Yea: 29 Nay: 11	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1501456	Feb 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1501456 LegiScan-ToS
SB 137 Authorizing the sale or transfer of forfeited firearms under the Kansas standard asset seizure and…	Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 39 Nay: 1	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1501584	Feb 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1501584 LegiScan-ToS
SB 33 House Substitute for Substitute for SB 33 by Committee on Taxation - Providing that countywide…	Senate Final Action - Substitute passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1501356	Feb 27, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1501356 LegiScan-ToS
SB 260 Relating to campaign finance; concerning a vacancy in the joint candidacy of the governor and…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 36 Nay: 4	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1493320	Feb 19, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1493320 LegiScan-ToS
SB 250 Enacting the right to try for individualized treatments act to permit a manufacturer to make an…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 36 Nay: 4	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1494485	Feb 19, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1494485 LegiScan-ToS
	Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Holscher was rejected - Yea: 9 Nay: 31	Nay	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1493542	Feb 19, 2025	fail	LegiScan API legiscan-1493542 LegiScan-ToS
SB 244 House Substitute for SB 244 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring the designation of…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 37 Nay: 3	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1494209	Feb 19, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1494209 LegiScan-ToS
SB 241 Providing that restrictive covenants in certain contracts are enforceable and not considered a…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1493696	Feb 19, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1493696 LegiScan-ToS
SB 227 Providing for different credit percentages for the tax credit for expenditures for the restoration…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 31 Nay: 9	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1494434	Feb 19, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1494434 LegiScan-ToS
SB 222 Prohibiting deference to a state agency's interpretation of a statute, rule or regulation or…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 31 Nay: 9	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1493498	Feb 19, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1493498 LegiScan-ToS
SB 204 Providing that the attorney members of the board of trustees of the county law library in certain…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1494263	Feb 19, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1494263 LegiScan-ToS
SB 199 Designating the existing fallen firefighters memorial within the Kansas firefighters museum in…	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 27 Nay: 13	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1493099	Feb 19, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1493099 LegiScan-ToS
SB 197 House Substitute for Substitute for SB 197 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development…	Senate Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended - Yea: 32 Nay: 8	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1494345	Feb 19, 2025	pass	LegiScan API legiscan-1494345 LegiScan-ToS

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (687 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (17 as lead sponsor)