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(April 30, 2026) – If you follow links or read bills on the legislative website or in our Capitol Comments publication, you may notice the website www.kslegislature.gov has a fresh new look.
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(April 17, 2026) – This report is designed to help hospitals review what passed during the 2026 legislative session and to understand what will carry over when the legislature returns on Jan. 11, 2027, following elections for statewide elected offices and for those serving in the Kansas House of Representatives.
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(April 17, 2026) – As a reminder, now is a great time to invite your state legislators to visit your hospital with your team. To find your policymaker and arrange a visit, you can use the KHA Advocacy Tool. You can also reach out to Tara Mays at tmays@kha-net.org at any time to help arrange a visit by your state elected officials.
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(April 10, 2026) – Today, the Kansas Legislature returned for day two of what is expected to be a quick veto session.
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(April 9, 2026) – Today, the Kansas Legislature returned to Topeka for the final days of the 2026 legislative session. Policymakers returned to focus on items that Governor Laura Kelly vetoed since they last met on March 27.
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(April 9, 2026) – Today, leaders in the House and Senate replaced members of the Tax Conference Committee to directly negotiate tax proposals. The conference committee, composed of House members Dan Hawkins, Chris Croft and Tom Sawyer and Senators Ty Masterson, Chase Blasi and Ethan Corson, met to establish new tax proposals.
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(April 9, 2026) – Today, other items addressed in the House and Senate, unrelated to vetoes
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