(Feb. 6, 2026) – Next week will be intense, with the final week of committee hearings before the House and Senate work through bills on the floor.
Monday, Feb. 9
Senate Federal and State Affairs 10:30 a.m. – Room 144S
Hearing: Senate Bill 405 – Making it unlawful for a person to knowingly train artificial intelligence to encourage or support suicide or the unlawful killing of another person, provide emotional support, develop emotional relationships, act as a health care professional, simulate humans or encourage isolation
Senate Ways and Means 10:30 a.m. – Room 548S
Hearing: Senate Bill 315 – Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers
Senate Education 1:30 p.m. – Room 144S
Hearing: Senate Bill 340 – Prohibiting promise scholarship awards from being used to fund corequisite courses
House Appropriations 9:00 a.m. – Room 112N
Budget Report: Chairperson David Buehler, Social Services budget – Kansas Department for Children and Families, Kansas Department of Health and Environment– Health
House Legislative Modernization (Mon-Wed) 9:00 a.m. – Room 218N
Hearing: House Bill 2592 – Creating the Kansas Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies to study such technologies and make recommendations to the legislature
House Education 1:30 p.m. – Room 218N
Discussion and Action: House Bill 2489 – Requiring school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs and maintain supplies of naloxone in each school
House Health and Human Services 1:30 p.m. – Room 112N
Hearing: House Bill 2562 – Permitting the issuance of a special license plate or permanent or temporary placard for a person with a disability based on documentation of satisfactory proof of disability from a physical therapist
House Bill 2587 – Authorizing a licensed private psychiatric hospital to maintain a stock supply of emergency medication kits for pharmaceutical emergencies
House Higher Education Budget 1:30 p.m. – Room 281N
Hearing: House Bill 2374 – Creating the Specialty Practice Student Loan Program and the Specialty Practice Student Loan Repayment Fund, allowing for the transfer of funds from the OB-GYN and Psychiatry Medical Student Loan Repayment Funds to the Specialty Practice Student Loan Repayment Fund and abolishing the OB-GYN and Psychiatry Medical Student Loan Repayment Funds
House Social Services Budget 3:30 p.m. – Room 152S
Presentation: Legislative Post Audit – Evaluating State Agencies' Registries of Perpetrators of Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
House Taxation 3:30 p.m. – Room 346S
Hearing: House Bill 2457 – Restricting residential homestead property taxes to not more than the established base of property taxes owed for individuals 65 years of age and older and eliminating the property tax exemption for certain commercial properties used for health care when in competition with other non-exempt properties
House Bill 2541 – Enacting the Kansas Rural Business Growth Program Act, providing a premium tax credit to incentivize capital investment in rural areas and establishing a program to be administered by the secretary of commerce for the purpose of incentivizing such investment
House Insurance – 3:30 p.m. – Room 218N
Hearing: House Bill 2602 – Establishing requirements for a portable benefit plan for independent contractors, determining types of contributions to such plans and providing a subtraction modification for Kansas income tax purposes
Tuesday, Feb. 10
Senate Public Health and Welfare 8:30 a.m. – Room 142S
Hearing: Senate Bill 448 – Permitting the use of expedited partner therapy to treat a sexually transmitted disease
Senate Government Efficiency 9:30 a.m. – Room 144S
Hearing: (proponents) Senate Bill 363 – Requiring the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department for Children and Families to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and Medical Assistance and KDHE to submit certain data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, prohibiting certain public assistance waivers or exemptions without legislative approval and self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for Public Assistance, limiting retroactive enrollment in Medical Assistance, immediately terminating eligibility for Medical Assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee, increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the Food Assistance Program
Senate Ways and Means 10:30 a.m. – Room 548S
Final action: Senate Bill 315 – Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers.
House Appropriations 9:00 a.m. – Room 112N
Budget Report: Chairperson David Buehler, Social Services Budget – Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
Hearing: Senate Bill 181 – Limiting the annual amount of expenditures and demand transfers from the State General Fund, requiring certification by the state treasurer and providing for additional requirements on the governor's and legislature's budget plans and legislative measures
House Veterans and Military 9:00 a.m. – Room 281N
Hearing: House Bill 2627 – Expanding permissive preference in private employment to include current service members and eligible spouses
House Taxation 3:30 p.m. – Room 346S
Final action: House Bill 2011 – Decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district, increasing the extent of exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy and providing for certain transfers to the State School District Finance Fund
House Bill 2081 – Providing a sales tax exemption for community pharmacies serving medically underserved individuals and families
Wednesday, Feb. 11
Senate Public Health and Welfare 8:30 a.m. – Room 142S
Hearing: Senate Bill 430 – Permitting licensed physical therapists to perform certain capillary blood tests
Senate Government Efficiency 9:30 a.m. – Room 144S
Hearing: (Opponents) Senate Bill 363 – Requiring the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department for Children and Families to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and Medical Assistance and KDHE to submit certain data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, prohibiting certain public assistance waivers or exemptions without legislative approval and self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for Public Assistance, limiting retroactive enrollment in medical assistance, immediately terminating eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee, increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the Food Assistance Program
Senate Ways and Means 10:30 a.m. – Room 548S
Final action: Senate Bill 315 – Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers
House Appropriations 9:00 a.m. – Room 112N
Discussion & action: House Bill 2434 – Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers
House Health and Human Services 1:30 p.m. – Room 112N
Final action: House Bill 2528 – Requiring all Kansas State Board of Nursing actions related to nonpractice violations be void, allowing for late license renewal for professional, practical and advanced practice registered nurses, setting fees for late license renewal, limiting unprofessional conduct to acts related to the practice of nursing, prohibiting the board from taking retaliatory action against a licensee based on certain lawful actions and creating a civil cause of action for violation thereof, requiring that board members be subject to Senate confirmation and requiring the board to issue refunds for overpayment or duplicate payment
House Bill 2366– Expanding the scope of practice of naturopathic doctors, specifying continuing education requirements, increasing the required amount of professional liability insurance and modifying certain provisions relating to the licensure and regulations of naturopathic doctors
House Judiciary 3:30 p.m. – Room 582N
Hearing: House Bill 2609 – Enacting the Supported Decision-Making Agreements Act to provide a statutory framework for allowing an adult to receive decision-making assistance from one or more other adults, requirements for decision-making agreements and duties related thereto
House Social Services Budget 3:30 p.m. – Room 152S
Presentation: Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Rural Health Transformation Program
Thursday, Feb. 12
Senate Public Health and Welfare 8:30 a.m. – Room 142S
Hearing: Senate Bill 431 – Establishing the remote practice of pharmacy, requiring certain conditions for such practice and limiting activities performed under such practice
Senate Government Efficiency 9:30 a.m. – Room 144S
Hearing: Senate Bill 450 – Authorizing the secretary of administration to grant a monetary award to a state employee who reports activity that constitutes fraud, waste or abuse of funds in any program administered by a state agency
Senate Ways and Means 10:30 a.m. – Room 548S
Final action: Senate Bill 315 – Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers
House Appropriations 9:00 a.m. – Room 112N
Discussion and Action: House Bill 2434 – Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers
Friday, Feb. 13