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SB 46

Kansas Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 22, 2025.

SB46 - Establishing the blind information access act to require the state library to provide on-demand information access services to persons who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind or print disabled.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-SB-46
Session 2025-2026
Status in_committee
Committee Utilities
Senate in_committee 2025-01-22
Infrastructure / Utilities
Summary

AN ACT concerning disability services; relating to telecommunications and information access services; establishing the blind information access act; requiring the state librarian to contract with an organization to provide on-demand information access services to persons who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind or print disabled; establishing the blind information access fund; requiring the transfer of moneys from the Kansas universal service fund to provide for such services; amending K.S.A. 66-2010 and repealing the existing section.

Sponsor
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-01-21 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-01-22 Status in_committee
2025-01-22 Latest Action Referred to Committee on Utilities
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