The decisions of the Legislature will become fodder for primary and general elections in August and November. All legislative seats are up for election. Here are some of the hot-button issues they face:

BORDER PATROL

Kansas will be one of many states engaged in a debate over undocumented workers. Expect a major push to repeal a law that allows the children of some illegal immigrants to pay the lower in-state tuition level at post-secondary schools.

HIGHER EDUCATION

Higher education officials seek an 18 percent funding increase for facility maintenance and an investment package to improve programs, including expansion of Kansas University’s School of Pharmacy.

ANTE UP

Casino operators bet the house on Kansas, but the constitutionality of the state’s new gambling law remains undecided.

NEXT GENERATION

The State Board of Education has recommended increases in public school funding to boost teacher salaries and phase in full-day kindergarten. Training more math, science and special education teachers has become a primary goal of some key legislators.

IN LAWRENCE’S BUSINESS

Lawrence’s domestic partner registry has drawn the ire of some lawmakers.

UP IN SMOKE

An increase of 50 cents per pack in the cigarette tax would help pay for health care for more Kansans. The state also will consider a statewide ban on smoking in indoor public places.

DOLLARS AND CENTS

Groups that oppose tax increases and want constitutional spending limits take their views to the public to try to influence the Legislature.

ABORTION

The saga continues. More investigations into late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in Wichita and more attempts to increase state restrictions.

IN-HOME CARE

Social service advocates seek more funding to remove waiting lists for Kansans who have disabilities and want to receive assistance at home.

WIND WARS

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says she wants more wind energy and ethanol production in Kansas. But many legislators are angered over her administration’s rejection of two coal-fired power plants in western Kansas.