SB 101 – Allows constitutional charter cities that have 100,000 or more inhabitants to enact certain types of ordinances

• Sponsor: LeVota
• LR Number: 0465S.01I
• Committee: Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government
• Last Action: 2/4/2015 - Hearing Conducted S Jobs, Economic Development and Local Government Committee
• Effective Date: August 28, 2015

Current Bill Summary

SB 101 - Under current law, Kansas City may enact ordinances for various specified purposes that carry penalties of up to $1,000 fines and imprisonment for up to a year. Kansas City may also enact an ordinance requiring industrial users of publicly owned treatment works to comply with pretreatment standards that carries a fine of $1,000 to $5,000.

This act provides the same authority to enact ordinances to all cities with a population of 100,000 or more, which includes the cities of Columbia, Springfield, Independence, and St. Louis.

This act is identical to SB 780 (2014).

MEGHAN LUECKE