Second Sunday Monthly Town Halls with Senator Sykes at the Lenexa Public Market at 2:00pm
Serving District 17 on the House Federal and State Affairs, Children and Seniors, and K-12 Education Budget Committees
Served on the 2021 Special Committee on Education
Carried an amendment on the House Floor to fully fund the State Early Literacy/Dyslexia Program Manager – the position is fully funded with State General Funds thanks to bipartisan efforts!
Voted NO on the anti-abortion Value Them Both constitutional amendment in the House Federal and State Affairs Committee, on the House Floor, and at the polls on Aug. 2, 2022
Carried an amendment on the House Floor to prohibit instructors from using, demonstrating, or possessing firearms or live ammunition in K-12 schools as part of the NRA’s Eddie Eagle training for elementary students – thankfully this bill did not become law
Carried an amendment on the House Floor to create equity groups for medical marijuana permits and licenses and provide a 15% discount to Black or African American, American Indian, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, or low income individuals – medical marijuana has stalled in the Senate
Legislative Post Audit request on the Tax Credit Scholarship Program exposing the lack of oversight and accountability: 2 out of 9 Scholarship Granting Organizations are in noncompliance with state statutes, and there isn’t a process in place should the $10 million threshold for taxpayer dollars set aside to pay the tax credits be exceeded
HB 2251 – requiring the relinquishment of firearms upon conviction of domestic violence misdemeanors, stalking, or restraining orders – these individuals are already prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms so we must enforce this by making sure there’s a process for them to turn in guns that they may already have – we still have work to do to get this bill to the finish line
HB 2639 – expanding the public workforce by changing the assessment threshold for KPERS employees working after retirement – this bill passed out of the House Insurance and Pensions Committee but will require additional work next year