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Jun 14

[ARCHIVED] Special Session

The original item was published from June 14, 2016 1:31 PM to June 29, 2020 2:55 PM

A Special Session has been called and will begin on June 23rd.  The Legislative Procedure Manual states “the Governor may call a special session if the legislature whenever the Governor believes it warranted.”  They usually are called to address one or two important matters.  This year, the governor has called a Special Session to address school finance.


Important things to know:

  1. There is no specific time limit on a Special Session, but they typically take 2 to 3 days.
  2. New bill numbers will be introduced.  It is possible that the subject matter of a previous bill could come up, but the bill number will be different.
  3. Even though the Special Session is called to address school finance, other topics can come up.
  4. Legislators will not have office staff to answer questions and take messages. 
  5. During Special Session, the legislators are not allowed to accept campaign contributions.

KSA 25-4153a  



If you have any questions, please contact the State Library’s Legislative Hotline at 1-800-432-3924 


Special Sessions are permitted by the Kansas Constitution under Article One, Section 5:

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