46-801: Prefiling of bills and resolutions; time and procedure for filing.
(a) At the times specified in this act, committees and members of the legislature may
prefile legislative bills and resolutions for introduction in the next
succeeding regular legislative session.
(b) Bills and resolutions may be prefiled at the following times:
(1) In the case of both
senators-elect and representatives-elect, from the time
that a member-elect has received such member-elect's
certificate of election from the
secretary of state until 5:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the day of the
convening of the next succeeding regular legislative
session;
(2) in the case of both senators and representatives, from the
adjournment of the regular legislative session in odd-numbered years
until 5:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the day of the convening of the
regular legislative session in even-numbered
years;
(3) in the case of senators, from the date of each general election
of representatives at which senators are not regularly elected until 5:00
p.m. on the Friday preceding the day of convening of the
next regular legislative session; and
(4) in the case of special committees, when authorized by the
legislative coordinating council.
(c) Bills and resolutions which are prefiled under the provisions of
this act shall be in such final and correct form for introduction in the
legislature as is required by the constitution, laws, and rules of the
respective houses of the legislature and no change shall be made in the
sponsorship of any bill or resolution during the time such bill or
resolution remains in the possession of the secretary of the senate
or the chief clerk of the house of representatives.
(d) The original copy of every bill and resolution prefiled shall
be accompanied by a statement of inspection of the form of the bill
signed by the revisor of statutes or an assistant revisor of statutes.
(e) Any bill or resolution prefiled under this act shall be delivered
to the secretary of the senate, if a senate bill or resolution, or
to the chief clerk of the house of representatives, if a house bill or
resolution, by a member of the
legislature who is one of the authors of the bill or resolution or by the
office of the revisor of statutes
upon written authorization of one of the authors.
(f) Any standing committee may prefile a bill or resolution at
any time when an individual member of
that house of the legislature is authorized to prefile bills
and resolutions under this section. Bills or resolutions filed under
authority of this subsection (f) shall be filed by the chairperson or
vice-chairperson of the standing committee in
the same manner as that prescribed for the prefiling of bills and resolutions
by
individual members or members-elect of the legislature. Before prefiling
any bill or resolution under authority of
this subsection, the chairperson or
vice-chairperson shall be authorized to
make such prefiling by a majority vote of the members of the committee.
History: L. 1969, ch. 253, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 209, § 1;
L. 1988, ch. 182, § 1;
L. 1996, ch. 82, § 1; July 1.
46-802: Same; numbering of bills and resolutions;
filing; copies; charges for; list of bills and resolutions, open to
public.
The secretary of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of
representatives shall instruct the revisor of statutes regarding the
appropriate numbering of prefiled bills
and resolutions. In accordance with such instruction the revisor of statutes
shall give
each prefiled bill and resolution its
appropriate number before delivery of a copy to the division of printing. The
originals of all prefiled bills and resolutions shall be in the
possession of the
secretary of the senate, if a senate bill or resolution, or the chief clerk
of the house of representatives, if a house bill or
resolution. Upon
the prefiling of any bill or
resolution under the provisions of this act, the secretary of the
senate, if a senate bill or resolution, or the chief clerk of the house of
representatives, if a house bill or resolution, shall
make copies thereof available to any person, upon request, at a cost of
$.50 per page until the same have been printed, as provided
herein. All moneys received under this section from such charges shall be
remitted to the state treasurer in accordance
with
the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each
such remittance, the state
treasurer shall
deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the
credit of the legislative special
revenue fund. The secretary of the senate, in the case of senate
bills and resolutions, and the chief clerk
of the house of representatives, in the case of house bills or resolutions,
shall maintain a current list, by title and
sponsor, of all bills and resolutions which have been prefiled, and such lists
shall be open to public inspection.
History: L. 1969, ch. 253, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 209, § 2;
L. 1988, ch. 182, § 2;
L. 1996, ch. 82, § 2;
L. 2001, ch. 5, § 155; July 1.
46-803: Same;
printing and distribution.
The revisor of statutes shall
deliver a copy of each bill or resolution prefiled to the division
of printing to be printed in accordance with instructions of the legislative
coordinating
council. Printed copies of each such bill or resolution shall be returned
by the division of printing to the director of legislative administrative
services for distribution in accordance with instructions of the legislative
coordinating
council.
History: L. 1969, ch. 253, § 3; L. 1973, ch. 209, § 3;
L. 1988, ch. 182, § 3; July 1.
46-804: Introduction of prefiled bills and resolutions, effect.
On the first
day of the regular session of
the legislature following prefiling, all such bills and resolutions shall be deemed
properly introduced. Such bills and
resolutions shall be read in the same manner
as other bills and resolutions introduced after the convening of the
legislature.
When any prefiled bill or resolution has been delivered to the secretary
of the senate or the chief
clerk of the house of representatives as herein provided and the same is
read, any prior failure to comply with any of the
procedural requirements of this act shall have no effect on the validity of
such bill or resolution.
History: L. 1969, ch. 253, § 4; L. 1973, ch. 209, § 4;
L. 1988, ch. 182, § 4;
L. 1996, ch. 82, § 3; July 1.