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House Health and Human Services Hears and Works Childcare Bill

Daycare2 (March 21, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services, chaired by Representative Brenda Landwehr (R-Wichita), held an informational briefing on Senate Bill 282. The committee heard from the following conferees:

Proponents:

  • Sen. Kristen O'Shea (R-Topeka)
  • Renea Wilson, Stormont Vail Health
  • Andrew Wiens, Opportunity Solutions Project
  • Nick Felder, Bright Minds Daycare in Hays
  • Martha Keaton Ferren, Home Daycare Provider
  • Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber
  • Elizabeth Patton, Americans for Prosperity

Opponents:

  • John Wilson, Kansas Action for Children

The committee put the contents of Senate Bill 282 as amended and into Senate Bill 96. The committee recommended Substitute for Senate Bill 96 as amended favorably for passage.