(Feb. 27, 2026) – Next week, committees will continue working through bills sent to them by the opposing chamber. The floor action is likely to be steady, with a few key issues to take center stage as they make their way towards the end of the session.
Monday, March 2
House Local Government (Mon-Wed) 9:00 a.m. – Room 281N
Hearing: House Bill 2769 – Requires members of governing bodies of subordinate service taxing areas to be residents of those taxing areas.
House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development 1:30 p.m. – Room 346S
Hearing: Senate Bill 334 – Facilitates nursing workforce development by establishing education requirements for instructors at nursing schools as a requirement for state approval.
House Health and Human Services 1:30 p.m. – Room 112N
Presentation: Maternal Health Report and Child Care; Area Agencies of Aging
House Insurance 3:30 p.m. – Room 218N
Informational briefing: Senate Bill 360 vs. federal law
Tuesday, March 3
Senate Public Health and Welfare 8:30 a.m. – Room 142S
Hearing: House Bill 2250 – Substitute for House Bill 2250 – Defines an emergency opioid antagonist to include an expired emergency opioid antagonist for a person rendering aid to another in reasonable need of medical assistance.
House Bill 2562 – Permits the issuance of a special license plate or a permanent or temporary placard to a person with a disability, based on satisfactory documentation of the disability from a physical therapist.
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance 9:30 a.m. – Room 546S
Hearing: House Bill 2703 – Enacts the Kansas Health Insurance Affordability Transparency Act, which requires a report detailing the financial impact on covered individuals resulting from the passage of specific health insurance legislation.
Senate Federal and State Affairs 10:30 a.m. – Room 144S
Hearing: House Bill 2635 – Enacts the Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression Act to protect private pregnancy centers' ability to provide life-affirming care.
Senate Commerce 10:30 a.m. – Room 546S
Hearing: House Bill 2719 – Provides an exception to the Rules and Regulations Filing Act for technical amendments, creates a process for certain rules and regulations to receive priority status in the adoption process, removes references to the revival of rules and regulations, clarifies that the Department of the Budget is not required to approve proposed rules and regulations mandated by the federal government and adds references to Department of Corrections rules and regulations that are not subject to the Act.
House Appropriations 9:00 a.m. – Room 112N
Informational briefing: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications 9:00 a.m. – Room 582N
Hearing continuation: Senate Bill 379 – Authorizes the Kansas 911 Board to establish a statewide program for emergency medical dispatch and telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation, medical direction and quality assurance services.
House Health and Human Services 1:30 p.m. – Room 112N
Presentation: Cairn Health Charitable Pharmacy and Vision Program
Hearing: Senate Bill 271 – Updates income eligibility requirements for the Kansas Children's Health Insurance program.
House Social Services Budget 3:30 p.m. – Room 152S
Tour: Tanglewood Behavioral Health Facility, 5015 SW 28th St, Topeka, KS
Wednesday, March 4
Senate Public Health and Welfare 8:30 a.m. – Room 142S
Hearing: House Bill 2478 – Requires advanced practice registered nurses and registered nurse anesthetists to undergo a criminal history check upon application for a nursing license.
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance 9:30 a.m. – Room 546S
Hearing: House Bill 2564 – Provides for the election of alternative payment methods by a dental provider and allows such a method to remain in force for the duration of a contract with a dental benefit plan.
Senate Ways and Means 10:30 a.m. – Room 548S
Hearing: House Bill 2555 – Requires that grant applications, expenditure information, reports and other documentation concerning the Rural Health Transformation Program be submitted to the Kansas Finance Council, the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and the Legislative Budget Committee.
House Health and Human Services 1:30 p.m. – Room 112N
Hearing: Senate Bill 327 – Changes the requirement that the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight meet in January and April and at least once each quarter.
Senate Bill 431 – Establishes the remote practice of pharmacy, sets conditions for that practice and limits activities performed under it.
Senate Bill 430 – Permits licensed physical therapists to perform specific capillary blood tests.
House Child Welfare and Foster Care (Mon-Wed) 1:30 p.m. – Room 152S
Informational hearing: House Bill 2742 – Enacts the Family Rights in Medical Investigations Act, which sets requirements for medical professionals to report suspicions of child abuse or neglect, to provide notice to a parent of a CARE exam and to allow parents to request a second medical opinion.
House Social Services Budget 3:30 p.m. – Room 152S
Presentation: Kansas Children's Service League
Thursday, March 5
Senate Public Health and Welfare 8:30 a.m. – Room 142S
Hearing: Sub House Bill 2132 – Determines when a law enforcement officer may or shall take a child into custody.
Senate Commerce 10:30 a.m. – Room 546S
Hearing: House Bill 2602 – Establishes requirements for a portable benefit plan for independent contractors, determines the types of contributions to such plans and provides a subtraction modification for Kansas income tax purposes.
Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs 12:00 p.m. – Room 144S
Hearing: House Bill 2627 – Expands permissive preference in private employment to include current service members and eligible spouses.
Hearing: Senate Bill 328 – Permits a pharmacist to distribute pre-measured doses of epinephrine to a school for emergency medication kits.
Senate Bill 448 – Permits the use of expedited partner therapy to treat a sexually transmitted disease.
House Social Services Budget 3:30 p.m. – Room 152S
Presentation: Special Olympics Kansas – Beneficial health impact and plans for future opportunities to serve younger athletes and underserved rural Kansas communities.
Friday, March 6
House Select Committee on Government Oversight 11:00 a.m. – Room 112N
Overview: Federally Qualified Health Centers in Kansas.