Mike Petersen

This bill requires school districts to include a fetal development presentation in any course covering human growth, development, or sexuality and updates compensation rules for state board of education members. CPAC believes that abortion is always a human tragedy. CPAC supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-04-10 by a vote of 31-9. The bill later became law.

This bill lets election officials use funeral home online obituaries to remove deceased voters, requires all poll workers to be U.S. citizens living in Kansas while protecting the ability of active-duty military and their families to serve, and tightens rules on soliciting advance ballot applications. It strengthens the chain of custody around advance voting while prioritizing citizen-run elections. CPAC supports secure, citizen-centered elections and strengthened voter roll maintenance and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-26 by a vote of 40-0. The bill later became law.

This bill bans foreign nationals from contributing to campaigns supporting or opposing amendments to the Kansas Constitution. It ensures that only Americans shape changes to the state’s founding document. CPAC supports safeguarding self-government from foreign influence and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-13 by a vote of 39-0. The bill later became law.

This resolution urges the governor to fully cooperate with federal authorities in enforcing immigration law. It pushes Kansas away from de facto sanctuary attitudes and toward the rule of law. CPAC supports strong immigration enforcement and an end to any sanctuary-style obstruction and supported this resolution. The Senate passed the resolution on 2025-01-29 by a vote of 31-9, and both chambers of the Kansas Legislature adopted the measure.

This bill requires local governments to report details on economic development incentive programs to the secretary of commerce and mandates that such data be posted online in a searchable format. It exposes special tax breaks and subsidies to public scrutiny. CPAC believes government should not pick winners and losers and supports transparency on corporate incentives and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-20 by a vote of 28-12. The bill later became law.

This bill sets firm deadlines for local governments to issue building permits and requires the health and environment department to respond within 45 days to stormwater discharge notices for construction. It curbs bureaucratic delays that drive up housing and project costs. CPAC supports streamlining permitting to unleash private development and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-19 by a vote of 30-10. The bill later became law.

This bill requires special elections to be held either on the standard March election date or alongside primary or general elections. It curbs low-turnout, off-cycle elections that favor insiders. CPAC supports consolidating elections on predictable dates to increase turnout and reduce manipulation and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-26 by a vote of 29-11. The bill later became law.

This bill requires colleges to regularly review accreditation policies, forbids accrediting agencies from forcing institutions to violate state law, and creates a cause of action if they do. It gives Kansas schools tools to resist ideological or unlawful demands from unaccountable national accreditors. CPAC supports defending state sovereignty and academic freedom from politicized accreditation bodies and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-02-19 by a vote of 38-2. The bill later became law.

This bill bans the use of DeepSeek and other AI platforms controlled by countries of concern on state devices and networks and prohibits use of genetic sequencers and related software produced by foreign adversaries. It aims to keep sensitive state data out of Beijing’s and other adversaries’ hands. CPAC supports robust cybersecurity and technological independence from foreign adversaries and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-20 by a vote of 37-3. The bill later became law.

This bill requires specific intent for the crime of falsely representing an election official, forces nominees for office to sign a notarized acceptance, and limits candidates to accepting only one nomination per election cycle. It shores up election integrity while preventing gamesmanship with multiple nominations. CPAC supports clear standards for election crimes and responsible candidate qualification rules and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-03-26 by a vote of 34-6. The bill later became law.

This bill directs the state to seek a federal waiver so SNAP benefits cannot be used to buy candy and soft drinks. It ensures taxpayer-funded assistance pays for real food, not junk. CPAC supports common-sense limits on welfare spending to promote health and personal responsibility and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-04-10 by a vote of 29-11. The Governor vetoed this bill.

This bill allows child support orders for unborn children from conception, factors in the mother’s pregnancy-related expenses, creates an income tax exemption for unborn and stillborn children, and allows retirement account assets to be used to satisfy child support obligations. It legally acknowledges unborn children as persons with rights and support needs. CPAC believes that abortion is always a human tragedy. For that reason, CPAC supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-04-10 by a vote of 31-9. The bill later became law.

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for conducting elections or election-related activities unless the legislature approves. It prevents Washington from using grant dollars to impose its preferred election practices on Kansas without legislative oversight. CPAC supports state legislative control over election funding and opposes stealth federal influence and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-04-10 by a vote of 31-9. The bill later became law.

This bill orders the department of administration to adopt written policies for negotiating and procuring managed care organizations that administer Medicaid services. It aims to bring more structure and transparency to how billion-dollar Medicaid contracts are awarded. CPAC supports clear procurement rules that limit insider deals and protect taxpayers and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-04-10 by a vote of 30-10. The bill later became law.

This bill prohibits the use of ranked-choice voting methods in Kansas elections. It protects voters from convoluted ballot-counting schemes that undermine trust and clarity. CPAC supports straightforward, one-person-one-vote election systems and opposed ranked-choice gimmicks and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-02-05 by a vote of 29-10. The bill later became law.

This bill increases the Kansas minimum wage for employees. It forces small businesses to absorb higher labor costs, which will reduce job opportunities, especially for young and low-skill workers. CPAC opposes government-mandated wage hikes that destroy entry-level jobs and opposed this bill. The Senate defeated this bill on 2025-03-27 by a vote of 9-30. The bill did not become law.