Stephen Owens, Stephen

Sponsored bills

• SB307: Requiring veterans with a condition from military service to be offered diversion for certain offenses and expanding the mitigating factor for departure at sentencing for veterans (primary sponsor)
• SB304: 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 informational materials regarding certain government-administered savings accounts
• SB302: Requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for official school purposes
• SB200: 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 plan special activities in observance thereof
• SB118: Imposing conditional term limits on members of the legislature and requiring nomination for office by petition after such term limits have run
• SB10: Providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers
• SR1732: Commending Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and acknowledging the patriotic commitment of all Kansas employers who support their employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve
• SR1727: Congratulating the 2026 Kansas Master Teachers
• SCR1615: Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk and recognizing October 14 as Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day
• SCR1620: Recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and the threat to national security that such debt poses
• SR1717: Denouncing the planned satanic worship ritual scheduled to take place on March 28, 2025
• SR1715: Recognizing March 13, 2025, as Mental Health Advocacy Day at the capitol
• SR1714: Recognizing the members of the Kansas Task Force 1 for their outstanding efforts as responders during Hurricanes Helene and Milton
• SR1712: Congratulating and commending the 2025 Kansas Master Teachers
• SR1711: Honoring Michael Young for his outstanding work and contribution to our state as a talented artist and proud Kansas native
• SCR1610: Proposing a constitutional amendment to amend section 4 of the Kansas bill of rights to recognize the right to bear arms as a fundamental right that includes the possession and use of ammunition, firearm accessories and firearm components, and that any restrictions on such right are subject to the strict scrutiny standard
• SCR1608: Proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to require individuals to be citizens of the United States, at least 18 years of age and a resident of the voting area in which such person seeks to vote in order to vote in this state