(Feb. 24, 2023) – The legislature will take a long weekend after reaching the turnaround break, the unofficial halfway point of the session. They will return to do committee work on bills arriving from the other chamber and continue budget discussions when they return on Wednesday, March 1.

Monday, Feb. 27
No session

Tuesday, Feb. 28
No session

Wednesday, March 1
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance – 9:30 a.m. – Room 546S
Hearing: House Bill 2093 – Discontinuing payments to certain group-funded insurance pools, refunding existing balances thereof and abolishing such funds; establishing the Group-Funded Pools Refund Fund.

Senate Federal and State Affairs – 10:30 a.m. – Room 144S
Informational hearing: Multi-state impact data on the legalization of marijuana

Senate Ways and Means – 10:30 a.m. – Room 548S
Hearing: Senate Bill 153 – Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 for various state agencies
Senate Bill 155 – Appropriations for fiscal years 2024, 2025 and 2026 for various state agencies

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

Thursday, March 2
Senate Federal and State Affairs – 10:30 a.m. – Room 144S
Informational hearing: Multi-state impact data on the legalization of marijuana (continued)

Senate Ways and Means – 10:30 a.m. – Room 548S
Budget reports: Post-secondary education; Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services

House Appropriations – 9:00 a.m. – Room 112N
Budget report out: State hospitals for mental health, Chairperson Mason, social services budget,
state hospitals for intellectual disabilities – Chairperson Mason, social services budget

Friday, March 3
Senate Ways and Means – 9:00 a.m. – Room 548S
Budget Reports: Kansas Department for Children and Families

Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations– 12:00 p.m. – Room 582-N
Hearing: Kansas Board of Pharmacy