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Stephen Owens
KS Senate District 31
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Issue areas
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS Senate District 31 current
Kansas |
Republican | Jan 13, 2025 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (687 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 8 — Requiring drivers to proceed with due caution when passing stationary vehicles displaying hazard warning lights. | Yea | Feb 6, 2025 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 6 — Prohibiting the use of ranked-choice voting methods for conducting elections. | Yea | Feb 5, 2025 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 4 — Requiring the return of advance voting ballots by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election. | Yea | Feb 5, 2025 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| HCR 5003 — Providing for the Joint Rules of the House of Representatives and the Senate for the 2025-2026 biennium. | Yea | Jan 30, 2025 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SCR 1602 — Encouraging the governor to fully cooperate with federal enforcement of immigration laws. | Yea | Jan 29, 2025 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SCR 1602 — Encouraging the governor to fully cooperate with federal enforcement of immigration laws. | Nay | Jan 29, 2025 | fail | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SCR 1602 — Encouraging the governor to fully cooperate with federal enforcement of immigration laws. | Yea | Jan 29, 2025 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 63 — Enacting the help not harm act, restricting use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibiting healthcare providers from… | Yea | Jan 29, 2025 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 35 — Discontinuing the state property tax levies for the Kansas educational building fund and the state institutions building fund and providing… | Yea | Jan 29, 2025 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 10 — Providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized… | Yea | Jan 29, 2025 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SB 10 — Providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized… | Nay | Jan 28, 2025 | fail | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
| SR 1704 — Adopting the permanent rules of the Senate for the 2025-2028 term. | Yea | Jan 22, 2025 | pass | LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS |
Sponsored legislation (17 as lead sponsor)
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SB 118
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Imposing conditional term limits on members of the legislature and requiring nomination for office by petition after such term limits have run.
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SR 1715
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Recognizing March 13, 2025, as Mental Health Advocacy Day at the capitol.
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SR 1711
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Honoring Michael Young for his outstanding work and contribution to our state as a talented artist and proud Kansas native.
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SCR 1620
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Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and the threat to national security that such debt poses.
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SB 200
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Designating Kansas as a purple heart state, requiring the governor to proclaim August 7 of each year as purple heart day and urging veterans organizations to…
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SCR 1615
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Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk and recognizing October 14 as Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day.
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SR 1732
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Commending Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and acknowledging the patriotic commitment of all Kansas employers who support their employees serving in…
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SR 1727
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Congratulating the 2026 Kansas Master Teachers.
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SB 302
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Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school…
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SB 304
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Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for the distribution of…
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