(Jan. 12, 2026) – The 2026 session is off to a fast start, with budgets and committee meetings beginning right out of the gate.
Monday, Jan. 12
Senate and House Convene at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
Senate Public Health and Welfare 8:30 a.m. – Room 142S
Update: Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
Senate Assessment and Taxation 9:30 a.m. – Room 548S
Hearing: Senate Concurrent Resolution 1616 – Proposes to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax assessed value increases for real property in any subclass and personal property classified as mobile homes.
Senate Ways and Means 10:30 a.m. – Room 548S
Presentation: Budget Process Dylan Dear, Kansas Legislative Research Department
House Social Services Budget 3:30 p.m. – Room 152S
Overview: Interim Committee Reports
Overview: Budget Process
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Senate Public Health and Welfare 8:30 a.m. – Room 142S
Update: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Senate Assessment and Taxation 9:30 a.m. – Room 548S
Hearing continuation: Senate Concurrent Resolution 1616 – Proposes to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax assessed value increases for real property in any subclass and personal property classified as mobile homes.
Consensus Revenue Estimates: FY 2026 and 2027, Edward Penner, Kansas Legislative Research Department
Senate Commerce and House Commerce 10:30 a.m. – Room 546S
Review: Interim Committee Report from the Special Committee on Commerce
Commerce Legislation Review
Chair's Kansas Business Introduction
Senate Ways and Means and House Appropriations 10:00 a.m. – Room 346S
Presentation: Human Services Caseloads – Amanda Prosser, KLRD
Presentation: Education Caseloads – Jennifer Light, KLRD
Briefing: Governor's Budget Recommendation – Director Adam Proffitt, Division of Budget
House Legislative Modernization (Mon-Wed) 9:00 a.m. – Room 218N
Committee and Staff Introductions
Committee Purpose and Charge
Legislative Administrative Services Overview
KLISS Modernization Update
Overview of Legislative Constituent Relationship Management Platform
House Health and Human Services 1:30 p.m. – Room 112N
Introductions: Committee Members and Staff Committee Rules
House Child Welfare and Foster Care (Mon-Wed) 1:30 p.m. – Room 152S
Overview: Kansas Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry – Kansas Department for Children and Families
Review: Joint Committee on Child Welfare System Oversight Interim Committee Report to the 2026 Legislature
House Taxation 3:30 p.m. 346S
Overview and Annual Report: Kansas Department of Revenue - Mark Burghart, secretary of revenue
Consensus Revenue Estimates – FY 2026 and 2027: Edward Penner, assistant director for research/principal economist, Kansas Legislative Research Department
Thursday, Jan. 15
Senate Assessment and Taxation 9:30 a.m. – Room 548S
Audit Report: Reviewing Tax Credits Awarded and Used through the High-Performance Incentive Program and the Kansas Affordable Housing Tax Credit, Josh Luthi, Division of Post Audit
Senate Government Efficiency 9:30 a.m. – Room 144S
Audit Presentations: Legislative Post Audit
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance 9:30 a.m. – Room 546S
Overview and Update: Kansas Department of Insurance – Vicki Schmidt, insurance commissioner, Kansas Department of Insurance
House Appropriations 9:00 a.m. – Room 112N
Budget report: Chairperson Avery Anderson, Transportation and Public Safety Budget – Emergency Medical Services Board, Kansas 911 Coordinating Council, Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training
House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development and Senate Committee on Commerce 1:30 p.m. – Room 142S 346S
Update: Legislative Post Audit – Legislative Division of Post Audit staff
House Health and Human Services 1:30 p.m. – Room 112N
Presentation: Kansas Silver Haired Legislature
House Welfare Reform 1:30 p.m. – Room 152S
Review: Welfare reforms contained in 2025 HR 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025), Kansas Legislative Research Department
Review: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program error rates, Kansas Department for Children and Families
Update: Waiver request banning soda and candy purchases with SNAP funds, Kansas
Department for Children and Families
House Social Services Budget 3:30 p.m. – Room 152S
Informational Hearing: Sexual Predator Treatment Program
Overview: Statutory Requirements on the SPTP, Office of Revisors
Overview: SPTP Program and Annual Report – Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
House Transportation and Public Safety Budget 3:30 p.m. – Room 118N
Budget Hearings: Kansas Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training, State Board of Technical Professions, State 911 Board, Emergency Medical Services Board, Abstracters' Board of Examiners, Kansas Sentencing Commission, Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Friday, Jan. 16.
House Social Services Budget 3:30 p.m. – Room 152S
Budget Recommendations: Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts, Health Care Stabilization Fund Board of Governors, Kansas Board of Pharmacy, Kansas State Board of Nursing, Office of the Child Advocate, Kansas Guardianship Program, Kansas Office of Veterans Services