Kannarr photo 2008Susan W. Kannarr, J.D.

Chief Clerk of the Kansas House of Representatives

 

 

Office of the Chief Clerk

300 SW 8th Ave., Room 282-W

Topeka, Kansas 66612-1504

Phone: (785) 296-7633

Fax: (785) 291-3531

E-mail: susan.kannarr@house.ks.gov

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Speaker of the House appoints the Chief Clerk who serves under the Speaker's direction, control and supervision.  The Chief Clerk is responsible for the preparation of the daily House Calendar and House Journal and the printing of all bills and resolutions.

 

The Chief Clerk also:

 

<    Operates the House electronic voting system and is responsible for the voting records of the members;

<    reports on the status of all bills in the House;

<    numbers and presents to the House all introduced bills, resolutions, petitions and other papers which the House may require;

<    writes messages from the House to the Senate;

<    engrosses, proofreads and enrolls all bills, resolutions and other papers;

<    presents enrolled bills to the Governor and vetoed bills to the Secretary of State;

<    maintains all original documents relating to bills and communications to the House until filed with the Secretary of State for permanent storage and

<    maintains committees and chamber membership.

 

The House operates under its adopted rules and Mason's Manual, a parliamentary manual especially written for legislative bodies.

 

2009 Session employees are:

 

<    Kathy Fries (Enrolling Clerk)

<    Judy Grace(Calendar Clerk)

<    Jenny Haugh (Bill Status Clerk)

<    Beckie Hendricks (Journal Clerk)

<    Gail LaGrone (Enrolling Clerk)

<    Kathy Lange (House Desk Clerk)

<    Mary Nichols (Administrative Clerk)

<    Linda Sampson (Enrolling Clerk)

<    Jane Schaible (Reading Clerk)

<    Charlene Swanson (Chief Journal Clerk)

 

 

 

BIOGRAPHY

 

Susan W. Kannarr, J.D.

Chief Clerk of the Kansas House of Representatives

 

Susan was appointed Chief Clerk in December 2008 after serving as the Deputy Chief Clerk of since September 2007.  Prior to her work in the Chief Clerk=s office, Susan worked in the Legislative Research Department for a total of eight years as a Fiscal Analyst (1994-1998) and then a Senior Fiscal Analyst (2003-2007).  Susan spent two years working for the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services directing the implementation of HealthWave, the Kansas State Children=s Health Insurance Program, from 1998 to 2000.  Between 2000 and 2003, she worked as a Policy Analyst for the Kansas Health Institute where she developed a series of policy forums and published issue briefs on health topics.  Susan graduated with a B.A. in psychology from the University of Kansas and earned her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law.

 

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