Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 46-1202 (2026)

Legislative coordinating council; general powers and functions; rules; majority vote of five members required, exceptions

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46-1202. Legislative coordinating council; general powers and functions; rules; majority vote of five members required, exceptions. The legislative coordinating council shall have general authority over all legislative services and such authority shall be exercised by such council as it shall determine, except as otherwise provided by chapter 46 of Kansas Statutes Annotated. The legislative coordinating council shall represent the legislature when the legislature is not in session. The legislative coordinating council may adopt and amend rules applicable to its affairs or to the meetings and activities of special committees, standing committees or advisory committees, except that such rules shall not apply to standing committees meeting while the legislature is in session. When the legislature is not in session, the legislative coordinating council shall govern the mechanics and procedure of all legislative committee work and activities, except that of the interstate cooperation commission, legislative post-audit committee, state finance council and the ways and means of the senate and the committee on appropriations of the house of representatives when meeting under authority of K.S.A. 46-134a and amendments thereto. A majority vote of five members of the legislative coordinating council shall be required for any action of the council, except that action relating solely to one house of the legislature may be authorized by the unanimous vote of the members of the legislative coordinating council who are members of such house of the legislature.

History: L. 1971, ch. 184, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 211, § 1; L. 1975, ch. 275, § 2; L. 1987, ch. 196, § 7; February 19.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1984–2020 · leading case: Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, 460 P.3d 832 (Kan. 2020).

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Kelly v. Legislative Coordinating Council, 460 P.3d 832 (Kan. 2020). · cites it 5× “K.S.A. 46-1202 is a general statute creating the Legislative Coordinating Council and, in this instance, must give way to the more specific statute—K.”

Legislative Coordinating Council v. Stanley, 957 P.2d 379 (Kan. 1998). · cites it 4× “The general powers and functions of the LCC are described in K.S.A. 46-1202, the provisions of which are set forth fully in this opinion.”

State Ex Rel. Stephan v. Kansas House of Representatives, 687 P.2d 622 (Kan. 1984). · cites it 2× “46-1201( a ), the legislative coordinating council is comprised of the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Speaker Pro Tem of the House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the Majority Leader of the House of…”

Legislative Coordinating Council v. Frahm, 936 P.2d 267 (Kan. 1997). · cites it 5× “46-1224 is consistent with the general powers and functions granted to the LCC in K.S.A. 46-1202. The two basic powers conferred by the legislature upon the LCC are general authority over all legislative services and representation of the legislature when the legislature is not…”

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