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Health Innovations Network of Kansas Board Meeting - Oct. 13
For more information about this meeting, please contact Sarah Gideon, Executive Director, HINK, at (785) 364-6063 or sgideon@stormontvail.org.
KHA District Meeting - Northeast District - Oct. 15
KHA District Meetings are for CEOs, trustees and senior staff. Join us at 9:30 a.m. for networking. Meeting times are from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with lunch provided. You are free to attend at any location, so pick the location that best fits your schedule.
KCHC Fall Conference - Oct. 17
KCHC provides members with a unique opportunity to collaborate with their peers throughout the Greater Kansas City area. Benefits include educational programs offered to members through luncheon or breakfast meetings, as well as at the annual fall conference. While topics often focus on the communicator's role in a changing health care industry, programs also include general marketing and communications topics.
KC Health Communicators 2025 Fall Conference - Oct. 17
KCHC invites health care communications and marketing staff to their 2025 Fall Conference, Oct. 17 at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Please send your registration form and payment via mail by Oct. 13 to KCHC, Attenetion: Jan Fenwick, 215 SE 8th Ave. Topeka, KS 66603
Kansas Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals Seminar – Oct. 18
Registration includes breakfast and lunch and 2026 membership fees. CE hours will be available and presented at the end of the day.
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February 14, 2025

Snowy Kansas Capitol

Senate Public Health and Welfare Meets to Hear and Work Bills
Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held a hearing on SB 250 and SB 175.
 

 

 
Budget Plan

House Appropriations Committee Kicks out Budget Bill
Last night, just before 8:00 p.m., the House Appropriations Committee finalized their work on the House Appropriations bill and funding agencies for the next two fiscal years.
 

 

 
Schedule   

Next Week's Schedule
The committees will finish hearing bills on Monday, and both the House and Senate will be in session working bills all day ahead of the turnaround deadline, which marks the unofficial halfway point of the legislative session.  
 

 

 
Bill Tracker

KHA Bill Tracker
The KHA Bill Tracker is designed to keep you up-to-date on current legislation. KHA will update and share this document weekly while the legislators are in session.
 

 

 
Kansas Legislature

House Health and Human Services Works Bills
Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee worked and recommended favorably as amended
HB 2159, HB 2284 and HB 2217. These three bills will now go to the full House for further review.
 

 

 
Grants

House Higher Education Budget Committee Passes Nursing Initiative Grant Bill
Today, the House Higher Education Budget Committee took action on HB 2248.
 

 

 
Transparency

House Insurance Committee Works Hospital Price Transparency Bill
Today, the House Insurance Committee took up HB 2446 and worked HB 2445. 
 

 

 
Kansas Seal

Introduction of Bills
HB 2383

 

 

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