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HB2631 - Directing the Kansas turnpike authority to establish a toll exemption program for current members of the armed forces whose orders direct a permanent place of duty within Kansas.
Nathan Butler, Douglas Blex, Lewis Bloom
Last updated 5 months ago
26 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Failed
HR6006 - Congratulating and commending the 2023 Kansas Teacher of the Year team.
Adam Thomas, John Alcala, Mike Amyx
Last updated over 1 year ago
125 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HB2036 - Senate Substitute for HB 2036 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on July 1, 2024, and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district, abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund and providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund.
Assessment and Taxation, Patrick Proctor, Douglas Blex
Last updated 5 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Vetoed
HB2011 - Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces.
Patrick Proctor, Carrie Barth, Douglas Blex
Last updated 5 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Failed
HR6017 - Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Will G. Carpenter, Douglas Blex, John Carmichael
Last updated over 1 year ago
21 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HB2514 - Revising school district open enrollment procedures and requirements to prioritize students who are residents of Kansas over students who are residents of another state, providing for continued enrollment of students who attended a school district of nonresidence in school year 2023-2024, authorizing school districts to deem students as not in good standing prior to enrollment and requiring publication of nonresident student transfer policies on the school district website.
Kristey S. Williams, Emil Bergquist, Tory Marie Arnberger-Blew
Last updated 5 months ago
27 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Failed
HB2567 - Establishing the Kansas national guard educational master's for enhanced readiness and global excellence (EMERGE) program.
Adam Turk, Blake Carpenter, Mike Amyx
Last updated 5 months ago
48 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Failed
HCR5014 - Directing the joint committee on fiduciary financial institutions oversight to study and draft legislation relating to environmental, social and governance standards.
Michael Murphy, Francis Awerkamp, Carrie Barth
Last updated 5 months ago
56 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Failed
HR6030 - Condemning the October 7 attacks on the State of Israel.
Stephen Owens, Avery Anderson, Brian Bergkamp
Last updated 8 months ago
61 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HR6013 - Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan.
Dan Hawkins, Les Mason, Avery Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
82 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Kansas district HD-012
COMMITTEES
Kansas House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Douglas Blex is from Townville, MA. He attended Local University where he received a degree in business administration. In 1998, Blex started his own auto parts manufacturing company which grew into one of the largest employers in Townville. He served on the Townville City Council from 2005-2010 where he focused on economic development. In 2018, Blex ran for U.S. Congress on a platform of supporting small businesses. He lives in Townville with his wife and two children.read less
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