§ 46-125 Privileges of members of the legislature in court proceedings
§ 46-126 Continuance of cases
§ 46-127 Judicial notice of personnel of legislature; waiver of privilege
§ 46-127a When judgment and order to be null and void
§ 46-128 Deposition; power of judge to prevent abuse of privileges
§ 46-134a Senate ways and means and house appropriations committees; continuing committees; meetings; visiting state institutions; compensation and expense allowances
§ 46-137a Compensation and expenses of legislators; increases
§ 46-137b Same; additional compensation for legislative officers; increases
§ 46-137c Same; warrants for payment of compensation and expenses
§ 46-137d Application of K.S.A. 46-137a, 46-137b, 46-137e and 75-3212
§ 46-137e Additional compensation and allowances for certain officers and members of the legislature
§ 46-142 Preorganizational meetings of members-elect; selection of candidates for offices of senate and house; election of majority and minority leaders; secretary of state as temporary chairperson of each house; election of officers, when
§ 46-143 Same; notice by secretary of state, when; exception
§ 46-144 Same; compensation and expenses
§ 46-145 Authority of candidates for offices of president of senate and speaker of house and of majority and minority leaders; compensation and expenses
§ 46-146a Orientation meetings for members-elect; leadership conferences; compensation and expenses
§ 46-150 Employment of certain legislative officers and employees; compensation
§ 46-152 Preparation of vouchers and payrolls of legislators and legislative officers and employees in certain cases; selection of certain employees
§ 46-153 Approval of vouchers for payment from legislative appropriations
§ 46-155 Items of appropriation; limitations and exceptions
§ 46-156 Terms of members of the legislature; commencement
§ 46-157 Convening of legislature
§ 46-158 Legislative pages; compensation
§ 46-159 Legislator’s absence from employment to be treated as continuous service for retirement purposes
§ 46-160 Resignation of member of senate or house of representatives; filing of notice; duty of secretary of state
§ 46-161 Compensation; expense allowances and mileage of legislators attending meetings of senate or house

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes > Chapter 46 > Article 1 - General Provisions

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Adjournment sine die: The end of a legislative session "without day." These adjournments are used to indicate the final adjournment of an annual or the two-year session of legislature.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Oath: includes an affirmation in all cases where an affirmation may be substituted for an oath, and in similar cases "swear" includes affirm. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Residence: means the place which is adopted by a person as the person's place of habitation and to which, whenever the person is absent, the person has the intention of returning. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.