(Feb. 17, 2023) – Monday, Feb. 20
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance – 9:30 a.m. – Room 546S
Hearing: Senate Bill 24 – Changing the required number of employees contained in the definitions of "large employer" and "small employer" for purposes of coverage for autism spectrum disorder

Senate Ways and Means Higher Education Subcommittee – 10:30 a.m. – Room 548S
Deliberation on agency budget: Postsecondary education system

Senate Education – 1:30 p.m. – Room 144S
Hearing: Senate Bill 98 – Authorizing medical student and residency loan assistance to encourage the practice of obstetrics and gynecology in medically underserved areas of the state

House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development – 1:30 p.m. – Room 346S
Hearing: House Bill 2399 – Enacting the Freelance Isn't Free Act to provide protections for freelance workers; authorizing the secretary of labor to investigate alleged violations and the attorney general to enforce orders against violators; establishing a private cause of action for freelance workers against violators; and establishing an assistance program for freelance workers to be administered by the secretary of labor

House Health and Human Services – 1:30 p.m. – Room 112N
Hearing: House Bill 2338 – Designating Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Week; requiring the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to study and report on topics related to sickle cell disease
Hearing: House Bill 2408 – Exempting certain services provided in adult care homes from the provisions of the acts regulating cosmetologists and barbers

House Social Services Budget – 3:30 p.m. – Room 152S
Hearing continuation: Budget recommendations for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services

House Insurance – 3:30 p.m. – Room 218N
Final action: House Bill 2325 – Adding "maternity center" to the definition of "health care provider" for purposes of the Health Care Provider Insurance Availability Act
Hearing: House Bill 2283 – Enacting the Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act to impose requirements and limitations on the use of prior authorization in health care

Tuesday, Feb. 21
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance – 9:30 a.m. – Room 546S
Final action:
Senate Bill 24 – Changing the required number of employees contained in the definitions of "large employer" and "small employer" for purposes of coverage for autism spectrum disorder
Senate Bill 27 – Authorizing the commissioner of insurance to set the amount of certain fees
Senate Bill 28 – Discontinuing payments to certain group-funded insurance pools; refunding existing balances thereof and abolishing such funds; and establishing the Group-Funded Pools Refund Fund
Senate Bill 62 – Enacting the Protect Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Act, requiring reporting of instances of suspected financial exploitation under certain circumstances and providing civil and administrative immunity to individuals who make such reports

Senate Ways and Means Human Services Subcommittee – 12:00 p.m. – Room 548-S
Deliberation on agency budget: Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services

House Federal and State Affairs – 9:00 a.m. – Room 346S
Hearing: House Bill 2406 – Prohibiting persons in charge of a building from requiring off-duty police officers carrying a concealed handgun from providing certain personal information or wearing anything identifying such persons as a law enforcement officer or as being armed.

House Social Services Budget – 3:30 p.m. – Room 152S
Hearing: House Bill 2330 – Increasing the amount of state money distributed to local health departments

Wednesday, Feb. 22

Thursday, Feb. 23

Friday, Feb. 24