Summary#
SCR-1626 is a Kansas Senate Concurrent Resolution, not a bill amending an existing Act. It requires the 2026 regular session to adjourn at the close of business on April 10, 2026, and requires certain legislators who attend specified April meetings to receive compensation and expense allowances. Its stated goal, as reflected in its title, is to provide for the session’s adjournment. The supplied status says it was signed into law.
- The Legislature must adjourn sine die (end the session without setting another day to resume) at the close of business on April 10, 2026.
- Legislators attending meetings of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations and the Education Funding Task Force held in April 2026 must receive compensation, travel expenses, and subsistence allowances as provided by law.
- That payment rule applies notwithstanding section 26 of 2026 House Bill No. 2513. The supplied material does not explain what that section says.
What it means for you#
- Legislators: The session’s adjournment date is set. Legislators who attend the specified April meetings must receive the listed payments and allowances.
- Kansas residents: The resolution does not directly change your rights, taxes, or access to public services.
Money#
The resolution requires payments, but no publicly available information in the supplied material gives their total cost.
- The amount is set “as provided by law”; the resolution gives no dollar figures.
- The supplied material does not identify the funding source or estimate how many legislators will qualify.
What is unclear#
- What section 26 of House Bill No. 2513 says, and how this resolution’s exception changes its effect.
- How many legislators attended qualifying meetings, and what payments they received.
- What process confirms attendance and calculates the allowances; the resolution does not describe one.
Case for#
- A fixed adjournment date makes clear when the 2026 regular session must end.
- A possible argument for the payment provision is that it clearly addresses compensation for legislators attending the named meetings, despite section 26 of House Bill No. 2513.
Case against#
- The resolution requires compensation and expenses but provides no cost estimate.
- Because the supplied material does not include section 26, readers cannot assess the practical effect of overriding it.
- The resolution does not state a dollar cap or explain how eligible attendance and payments will be handled.