(Syndicates to Kansas newspapers Feb. 1, 2016)
Several bills introduced so far this session would limit the length of the legislative session, generally to 90 days one year and 60 days the next.
They sound great on the heels of a record 113-day session last year that left legislators frustrated and the public wondering why it took their elected legislators so long to do the state’s business and go back to their home districts.
This is, after all, a part-time Legislature and members sacrifice time with their families or working on their businesses or, well, probably planting flowers in their yards to do good things for their constituents and often the entire state.
Oh, and there are those who just like the Legislature, like strolling the halls and debating and hitting up lobbyists for lunch and dinner.
But insiders also know while a limit on the length of the session sounds good to many Kansans…there’s a bit of a downside, too.