Kansas Senate

Dinah Sykes

Democratic. Senate, district 21.

Emaildinah.sykes@senate.ks.gov

Official record 1https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/members/sen_sykes_dinah_1/

Official record 2https://www.kslegislature.gov/senators/sen_sykes_dinah_1/

Official record 3https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2019_20/members/sen_sykes_dinah_1/

Official record 4https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/members/sen_sykes_dinah_1/

Official record 5https://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2023_24/members/sen_sykes_dinah_1/

Bills they sponsored

11 bills sponsored this session

Enacting the Kansas short-term, limited duration insurance act; establishing definitions, disclosure, premiums, renewal and underwriting requirements relating thereto and authorizing the commissioner of insurance to adopSB 474 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2026

Died: Died in Committee

Authorizing interior inspections of residential property without the consent of the occupant pursuant to an administrative warrant or if there is probable cause of imminent danger related to health and safety and allowinSB 444 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Died: Died in Committee

Requiring cause for evictions from residential property, modifying the petition and notice requirements for eviction cases and removing the requirement to post bond before the court may grant a continuanceSB 443 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Died: Died in Committee

Increasing the criminal penalties for exposing another to a communicable disease and modifying the elements of such crime to include otherwise lawful or unlawful sexual intercourse or sodomySB 442 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Died: Died in Committee

Requiring certain cost-sharing assistance be applied toward a covered individual's deductible or annual out-of-pocket limit under the individual's health benefit planSB 423 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2026

Died: Died in Committee

Requiring landlords to offer to sell certain rental properties to the tenants of such properties before offering such properties for sale to the publicSB 371 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026

Died: Died in Committee

Modifying how a rental agreement terminates in the case of material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreementSB 370 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026

Died: Died in Committee

Requiring certain disclosures to be made to prospective tenants and providing restrictions on fees for the late payment of rent under the residential landlord and tenant actSB 369 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026

Died: Died in Committee

Imposing certain health insurance coverage requirements for screening and diagnostic examinations for breast cancerSB 219 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

Died: Died in Committee

Enacting the prescription drug cost and affordability review act to establish the prescription drug pricing board and prescription drug affordability stakeholder council to review the cost of prescription medications andSB 212 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

Died: Died in Committee

Requiring previous convictions to be considered in determining bond when a person is arrested for certain sex offensesSB 180 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025

Died: Died in Committee

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