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K.S.A. § 79-1484 (2026)

Severability

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79-1484. Severability. If any sentence, clause, subsection or section of this act is held unconstitutional or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of the act not so held unconstitutional or invalid.

History: L. 1985, ch. 314, § 29; July 1.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Whether section is separate and independent from remainder of unconstitutional bill and is severable examined. State ex rel. Stephan v. Parrish, 257 Kan. 294, 311, 891 P.2d 445 (1995).


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Cited in 2 cases, 1995–2016 · leading case: Bd. of Johnson Cnty. Comm'rs v. Jordan, 370 P.3d 1170 (Kan. 2016).
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Bd. of Johnson Cnty. Comm'rs v. Jordan, 370 P.3d 1170 (Kan. 2016). · cites it 2× “Respondents go on to note that K.S.A. 79-1484 provides: "If any sentence, clause, subsection or section of this act is held unconstitutional or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall be 31 conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the…”
State Ex Rel. Stephan v. Parrish, 891 P.2d 445 (Kan. 1995). “We conclude 1994 S.B. 542 § 14, now codified at K.S.A. 1994 Supp.”
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