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Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Hears Bills

Kansas Fights Addition (Mar. 5, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, chaired by Senator Beverly Gossage (R-Eudora), held hearings on bills, including House Bill 2777 and House Bill 2596.

House Bill 2777 prohibits an employee of the Office of the State Fire Marshal from wearing or operating a body camera during an on-site inspection at a patient care facility.

Proponent conferees included:

Rep. Tim Johnson (R-Basehor) highlighted the right to privacy in childcare settings.
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Linda Mowbray, Kansas Health Care Association and Kansas Center for Assisted Living

Neutral conferees included:

Mark Engholm, Kansas State Fire Marshal

House Bill 2596 adds and removes certain substances in Schedules I, II, IV and V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act and makes conforming changes to the criminal code definition of "fentanyl-related controlled substances."

Proponent conferees included:

Alexandra Blasi, Kansas Board of Pharmacy
Robert Stuart, Kansas Bureau of Investigation

Neutral conferees included:

Nicholas Reinecker, Citizen

Neither bills before the committee had opposition testimony. The committee meets tomorrow.

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