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(Jan. 20, 2025) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee heard a presentation on the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center.
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(Jan. 16, 2026) – Yesterday, the House Social Services Budget Committee held a discussion on the Sexual Predator Treatment Program at Larned State Hospital. The committee is meeting again today to work through fee-funded agency budgets.
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(Jan. 16, 2026) – Next week will be busy, with health care professionals spending many of their days at the statehouse. It's a great time for meaningful conversations as the session picks up pace and bill hearings start fast and furious. As a reminder, you can register for the KHA Advocacy Day by visiting: https://registration.kha-net.org.
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(Jan. 15, 2026) – Today, the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, chaired by Senator Brenda Dietrich (R-Topeka), heard an update from State Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt (R-Topeka).
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(Jan. 15, 2026) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee received an update from the Office of Early Childhood and the Office of the Recovery on previously allocated American Rescue Plan Act funding.
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(Jan. 15, 2026) – Today, the House took Final Action on bills debated yesterday, including HB 2204 and HB 2332.
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(Jan. 15, 2026) – Today, the House Health Human Services Committee heard from Chuck Schmidt with the Kansas Silver-Haired Legislature about priority items recommended by their group.
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(Jan. 15, 2026) – Today, the Senate Education Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 302, requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for the official school purposes.
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(Jan. 14, 2026) – Yesterday, the House Social Services Budget Committee reviewed the interim committee recommendations.
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(Jan. 14, 2026) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee heard testimony from KDHE Secretary Janet Stanek.
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