(Feb. 17, 2023) – House Bill 2415 – By Committee on Appropriations
Establishes the KanCare Bridge to a Healthy Kansas program; relates to Medical Assistance; expands income limits for eligibility to 138 percent of the federal poverty level
House Bill 2417 – By Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Relates to medical cannabis; creates the Medical Cannabis Regulation Act; provides for licensure and regulation of the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and use of medical cannabis; delegates administrative duties and functions to the secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, secretary of revenue, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, Kansas Board of Pharmacy and the director of alcohol and cannabis control; imposes fines and penalties for violations of the act; establishes the Medical Cannabis Registration Fund, the Medical Cannabis Business Regulation Fund and the Retail Dispensary Consultant Registration Fee Fund; creates the crimes of unlawful storage and unlawful transport of medical cannabis; makes exceptions to the crimes of unlawful manufacture and possession of controlled substances
House Bill 2418 – By Committee on Appropriations
Concerns certain state programs, boards and commissions; abolishes the Study Commission for the Consolidation of Kansas City, Kansas, and Wyandotte County, consolidation commission of Topeka, Kansas, and Shawnee County, study commission for the consolidation in Greeley County, Podiatry Review Committee, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts Review Committee for each branch of the healing arts, Contact Lens Advisory Council, Kansas Emergency Response Commission, Naturopathic Advisory Council, Transportation Vision Task Force, Special Education Funding Task Force, Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Initiative Act, Kansas Export Finance Act, Community Strategic Planning Assistance Act, Natural and Scientific Areas Advisory Board, Public Finance Transparency Board, Kansas Film Services Commission, Kansas Bioscience Authority, KAN-ED Act and Kansas Department of Health and Environment Advisory Committees
House Bill 2423 – By Committee on Taxation
Concerns civil actions and civil procedure; enacts the Act against Abusive Access Litigation; creates a civil action for determining whether litigation that alleges any access violation under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law constitutes abusive litigation; and authorizes penalties for such abusive litigation
House Bill 2424 – By Committee on Taxation
Concerns taxation; relates to income, privilege and premium tax credits; establishes a refundable income tax credit for direct payments made by employers to student loans on behalf of a qualified employee
House Bill 2425 – By Committee on Taxation
Concerns income taxation; relates to credits; establishes a refundable income tax credit for tuition payments made to postsecondary educational institutions
House Bill 2429 – By Committee on Appropriations
Concerns abortion; establishes the Alternatives to Abortion Program and the Alternatives to Abortion Public Awareness Program; provides services to promote childbirth for women facing unplanned pregnancies; promotes public awareness of such services
House Concurrent Resolution 5011 – By Rep. Randy Garber (R-62nd District)
A proposition to amend section 1 of the Bill of Rights of the Constitution of the State of Kansas; relates to the right to abortion
Senate Bill 246 – By Committee on Ways and Means
Relates to telemedicine; defines in-state and interstate practitioners under the Kansas Telemedicine Act; requires certain insurance coverage of in-state telemedicine services; provides for certain standards of care; establishes the Kansas Telehealth Advisory Committee
Senate Bill 248 – By Committee on Assessment and Taxation
Concerns sales and compensating use tax; relates to food; provides a sales tax exemption for sales of healthy food; repeals the state rate reduction for sales of certain food and food ingredients
Senate Bill 252 – By Committee on Assessment and Taxation
Concerns taxation; relates to property tax and sales tax exemptions; provides a property tax exemption for certain business property operated in competition with property owned or operated by a government entity; provides a sales tax exemption for certain businesses competing against governmental entities
Senate Bill 257 – By Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Concerns places of public accommodation; relates to public areas thereof; requires closed captioning be enabled on certain televisions and television receivers therein
Senate Bill 258 – By Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Concerns civil actions and civil procedures; enacts the Act against Abusive Access Litigation; creates a civil action for determining whether litigation that alleges any access violation under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law constitutes abusive litigation and authorizing penalties for such abusive litigation
Senate Concurrent Resolution 1606 – By Committee on Federal and State Affairs
A proposition to amend article 14 of the Constitution of the State of Kansas by adding a new section thereto; relates to the powers of initiative and referendum