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Next Week's Schedule

Schedule 2

(Feb. 13, 2026) – Next week, committees will spend Monday finalizing work before moving to the chamber floors for extended sessions to move bills out of their chamber of origin ahead of the turnaround legislative deadline.  

Monday, Feb. 16
Senate Public Health and Welfare 8:30 a.m. – Room 142S
Hearing: Senate Bill 497 – Adding kratom to Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act and making conforming amendments to the definition of fentanyl-related controlled substance in the Criminal Code

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 FYs 2027 and 2028 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees and authorizing certain transfers

House Health and Human Services 1:30 p.m.  Room 112N
Hearing: House Bill 2718  Creating the right for an adult care home resident to use the resident's pharmacy of choice without being charged a fee or financial penalty by the adult care home for that choice

House Taxation 3:30 p.m.  Room 346S
Final action: House Bill 2745  Requiring a vote of the electors to approve increases in property tax revenues for the next year, establishing the property tax relief fund and providing transfers to counties that limit property taxes to certain increases, establishing the property tax limit in lieu of the revenue neutral rate to provide for certain budget increases of taxing subdivisions and continuing in existence the taxpayer notification costs fund

House Insurance 3:30 p.m. – Room 218N
Hearing: House Bill 2550  Requiring certain 340B entities to report annually to the Kansas Department of Insurance on certain costs, savings and payments made under the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program

Tuesday, Feb. 17 – No Committee Meetings

Wednesday, Feb. 18  No Committee Meetings

Thursday, Feb. 19 – No Committee Meetings

Friday, Feb. 20