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Senator Dinah Sykes - Senate Minority Leader

District 21 - Democrat

District: Map - Profile             Voting Record: 2023 2024

Committees

Committee Leadership
Vice-chair Confirmation Oversight - Day: - Time: On Call - Room: On Call
Ranking minority member Education - Day: Daily - Time: 1:30 pm - Room: 144-S
Committees
2024 Special Committee on Legislative Budget - Day: - Time: - Room:
2024 Special Committee on Budget Process and Development - Day: - Time: - Room:
Legislative Coordinating Council - Day: On Call - Time: On Call - Room: On Call
2021 Redistricting Advisory Group - Day: On Call - Time: On Call - Room: On Call
2022 Special Committee on Education - Day: - Time: - Room:
2023 Special Committee on Education - Day: - Time: - Room:
2021 Special Committee on Education - Day: - Time: - Room:

Bills and Resolutions

Sponsored Bills
SB139 - Expanding newborn screening services and increasing transfer from the medical assistance fee fund to the Kansas newborn screening fund.
SB140 - Allowing cites, counties or other local units of government to raise the minimum wage by ordinance, resolution or law.
SB211 - Abolishing the death penalty and creating the crime of aggravated murder.
Sponsored Resolutions
SCR1601 - Informing the Governor that the two houses of the Legislature are organized and ready to receive communications.
SCR1612 - Providing for the adjournment of the Senate and House of Representatives for a period of time during the 2023 regular session of the legislature.
SCR1619 - Providing for the first adjournment of the Senate and House of Representatives for a period of time during the 2024 regular session of the Legislature.
SR1701 - Providing for the organization of the Senate for the 2023 session of the Legislature.
SR1702 - Assigning seats in the Senate for the 2023 session.
SR1703 - Amending the rules of the Senate to increase the number of members on the committee on assessment and taxation.
SR1712 - Recognizing the Kansas Small Business Development Center's 2023 Businesses of the Year.
SR1713 - Recognizing March 8, 2023, as International Women's Day.
SR1722 - Recognizing Dr. Sue K. Peterson Thomas for her service to the State of Kansas and Kansas State University.
SR1723 - Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the bilateral relations between Kansas and the Republic of Armenia.
SR1724 - Congratulating and commending the 2022-2023 University of Kansas women's basketball team on their 2023 WNIT Championship.
SR1728 - Providing for the organization of the Senate for the 2024 session of the Legislature.
SR1730 - Amending the rules of the Senate, 2021-2024.
SR1732 - Congratulating and commending the members of the 2024 Kansas Teacher of the Year team.
SR1733 - Affirming the Kansas senate's unwavering support for free press in the state of Kansas.
SR1736 - Congratulating and commending the NCSL on its 50th anniversary.
SR1740 - Proclaiming that the State of Kansas supports admitting Washington, D.C. into the Union as a state of the United States of America.
SR1745 - Congratulating Goodwill of Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas on its 130th anniversary in 2024.
SR1752 - Congratulating SevenDays on its 10th anniversary of teaching kindness and making a ripple to change the world.
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