The legislative session convenes at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka annually.

[5] In 1966, the state legislature began to hold annual general sessions and a constitutional amendment adopted at the 1974 general election extended the duration of the session held in the even-numbered years to 90 calendar days, subject to extension by a vote of two-thirds of the elected membership of each house.

[6] United States presidential candidate Bob Dole, the 1996 Republican nominee, began his political career with a two-year term in the Kansas House of Representatives after his election in 1950.

[7] State representatives introduce a proposed law in the Kansas House of Representatives in the form of a bill, which must be approved by a standing committee, the Committee of the Whole and the entire membership of the chamber.

[8] Other state representatives can amend a bill in committee or on the floor of the chamber.

[8] State legislators can override the veto with the support of two-thirds majority of both houses.