2024 Veto Session Preview

April 25, 2024

The Kansas House and Senate reconvened today at 10 am for the 2024 Veto Session. The Legislature is scheduled to adjourn Sine Die on Tuesday, April 30^th, concluding the 2024 Legislative Session.

To date, Governor Kelly has signed 84 bills, vetoed 16 bills, and allowed three bills to become law without her signature. In addition, the Governor line-item vetoed 24 provisions in the budget bill. The SALT Parity bill has been signed by the Governor.

On Thursday, the House and Senate budget committees met to assemble the omnibus budgets, which include budget changes from consensus revenue estimates, Medicaid caseload estimates, the budget needs of passed or potentially passed bills and possible provisos to authorize legislative changes for one year.

During the Veto Session, the House and Senate will work to override HB 2036, the global tax bill that includes the elimination of the income tax on social security benefits, a reduction in the individual income tax rates, as well as other measures. The Legislature will also work to override the Governor’s Veto on HB 2098, which includes sales tax exemptions for disabled veterans, telecommunications infrastructure and others. To read the Governor’s explanation for the vetoes, click here.

Several of the line-item vetoes in SB 28 will also be considered. Key vetoed items include funding to protect the southern border, airport development funding, IDD waiver enhancements, BUILD KS fund changes, the use of STAR bonds at Kansas universities, a youth career exploration pilot and a childcare pilot. To read the Governor’s explanation for the line-item vetoes, click here.

The Legislature will also continue its work to adopt several key conference committee reports, including K-12 education funding, changes to the Governor’s Council on Tourism, adoption of a permanent STAR Bonds Sales Tax Reduction Fund, reinstatement of suspended driver’s license, enactment of a film tax credit, the purchase of land by foreign adversaries within 100 miles of military bases and allowing the discovery of third parties financing of lawsuit in the state.

We will keep you updated on these issues and send a report after final adjournment next week.