Capitol Comments Articles

(April 16, 2024) – As bills have made their way to Governor Laura Kelly's desk, the Kansas Hospital Association wants to update you on the status of health care-related legislation.
(April 8, 2024) – The House and Senate continued working through conference committee reports before disbanding for the first adjournment at around 3 a.m. on Saturday.
(April 8, 2024) – Before adjourning, the Senate saw motions to bring SB 135 and SB 355 out of committee.
(April 8, 2024) – Late Friday, the House and Senate Health Conference Committee met. The House agreed to the Senate's suggested changes to CMS, which did not supersede the change in statute.
(April 5, 2024) – Yesterday, the House rejected the tax plan contained in S. Sub for HB 2036 on a voice vote. H. Sub. for SB 300 will likely be revisited in a conference committee and handled later in the veto session. The education funding legislation contained in the CCR for H. Sub. for SB 387 also stalled. The Senate voted to reject an election reform bill included in CCR on SB 14 and voted to send the CCR for SB 423 back to the conference committee.
(April 5, 2024) – This week, Governor Laura Kelly signed bills into law including SN360, SB 331, SB 362, SB 381, SB 433, SB 491, HB 2590, HB 2604, HB 2605, HB 2632, HB 2661 and HB 2783.
(April 5, 2024) – Today, the House and Senate began working through conference committee reports.
(April 5, 2024) – Today, the House and Senate Health conferees met to reopen the previously agreed-upon version of the Conference Committee Report of SB 287.
(April 5, 2024) – 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.
(April 4, 2024) – Today, the subcommittee of Appropriations members studying the issue of supplemental nurse staffing agencies made recommendations.
(April 4, 2024) – Today, the House and Senate took up conference committee reports, which are straight up or down votes on CCR on SB 356, CCR on HB 2498, CCR on Sen. Sub. for HB 2036. Late yesterday, the House and Senate Local Government Conference Committee agreed to compromise to SB 384.
(April 3, 2024) – Today, the Budget Conference Committee, made up of House and Senate members, continued to work through the list of items with differences in the budget bill.
(April 3, 2024) – Today, the subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee heard from Blake Flanders, Kansas Board of Regents; Heather Morgan, Kansas Community College Association; Jim Genandtt, Kansas Association for Career and Technical Education; Carol Moreland, Kansas Board of Nursing; Kyle Kessler, Association of Community Mental Health Centers; Jaron Caffrey, KHA; Kylee Childs, LeadingAge Kansas; and Amy Garcia, Kansas Nursing Workforce Center.
(April 2, 2024) – Yesterday, saw the first of a three-day sub-committee discussion, made up of House Appropriations members including Chairman Les Mason (R-McPherson), Brenda Landwehr (R-Wichita), Barbara Ballard (D-Lawrence), Susan Concannon (R-Beloit) and Henry Helgerson (D-Wichita).
(April 2, 2024) – As the House and Senate Conference Committees continue to meet, there are several bills that have received motions to concur on changes made in the second chamber that will send those bills to the governor’s desk.
(April 2, 2024) – Today, the House and Senate Health conference committee met. The Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Conference committee met with the House Insurance Committee to discuss bills among them. The education conference committees met and agreed to add the provisions of HB 2645 (nurse service scholarship program) into SB 438, along with other packaged bills. The budget conference committee members continue to work through differences between the chamber positions.
(Mar. 29, 2024) – Next week, the House and Senate will return to work through conference committee items that have differences between the House and Senate positions.
(Mar. 28, 2024) – Today, the Senate Federal and State Committee held a hearing on SB 555.
(Mar. 28, 2024) – Last night the House of Representatives took action on H. Sub for H. Sub for SB 96.
(Mar. 27, 2024) – Today, the House or Representatives took final votes on HB 2653, HB 2834, H. Sub for SB 37 and H. Sub for SB 300. The chamber debated SB 414 and Sub. for Sub for SB 96 SB 430.
(Mar. 27, 2024) – Today, the Senate took final votes on HB 2547, HB 2648 and HB 2690. The Senate also debated, SB 553, HB 2358, HB 2754, HB 2614, HB 2711, S. SUB for HB 2436, HB 2784 and HB 2570.
(Mar. 27, 2024) – Today, the House passed the Conference Committee Report on SB 233.
(Mar. 27, 2024) – Today, the House passed tax reform on a vote of 123-0 in H. Sub for SB 300.
(Mar. 26, 2024) – Today, both the House and Senate debated bills before them. Among them were HB 2825, HB 2834, House Sub. for House Sub. for SB 96, HB 2510, SB 384, SB 434, House Sub. for SB 287 and House Sub. for SB 143.
(Mar. 26, 2024) –Today, the Senate is slated to debate the following, among their work before them: HB 2483, HB 2690, HB 2715, HB 2547, HB 2754, SB 488, HB 2749, HB 2484, and HB 2353.
(Mar. 26, 2024) – Today, conferees that include the chair, vice-chair and ranking minority members from both health committees discussed SB 233.
(Mar. 26, 2024) – Today, the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee added language requiring each utilization review entity to implement and maintain a prior authorization application surface, in compliance with federal law, by Jan. 1, 2028.
(Mar. 25, 2024) – Today, both the House and Senate debated bills before them including, HB 2510, SB 384, SB 434, SB 433, House Sub. for SB 287, House Sub. for 143, SB 488, HB 2749, HB 2484 and HB 2353.
(Mar. 25, 2024) – Today, saw the first conference committee between the Ways and Means chair, vice-chair and ranking minority member and the House Appropriations chair, vice-chair and ranking minority member. The committee saw staff review the more than 200 items that are different between the House version of the budget and the Senate version of the budget.
(Mar. 22, 2024) – Today, the House of Representatives saw the Medicaid expansion bill, from 2024, HB 2556, moved from the House Health and Human Services Committee to the House Interstate Cooperation Committee.
(Mar. 22, 2024) – Today, Governor Laura Kelly signed SB 431, SB 336 and SB 307.
(Mar. 22, 2024) – Next week, the House and Senate will spend the week working on bills in their respective chambers as conference committees begin to work through differences between House and Senate positions on bills before them.
(Mar. 21, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee worked HB 2751, HB 2784 and HB 2749.
(Mar. 21, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee debated House Bill 2556, the Medicaid expansion legislation.
(Mar. 20, 2024) – Today, both the House Health Committee and a Joint Committee made up of members from Senate Ways and Means and Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held hearings on Medicaid expansion bills, HB 2556 and SB 355.
(Mar. 20, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee took final action on HB 2453, HB 2484, HB 2578 and HB 2754.
(Mar. 20, 2024) – Today, the House Insurance Committee passed HB 2825, enacting consumer protection related to hospital price transparency.
(Mar. 19, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held a hearing on HB 2754, heard HB 2749 and took up final action on HB 2777 and HB 2547.
(Mar. 19, 2024) – Today, the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee held a hearing on SB 553.
(Mar. 19, 2024) – Today, the House of Representatives worked the House budget bill, Substitute for HB 2273.
(Mar. 19, 2024) – Today, was the first conference committee between the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee and the House Health and Human Services Committee. The committee discussed the differences in the House and Senate positions on SB 233.
(Mar. 19, 2024) – SB 554, SB 555
(Mar. 18, 2024) – Today, the House Insurance Committee held a hearing on HB 2825.
(Mar. 18, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held hearings on HB 2484 and HB 2578 and worked HB 2777.
(Mar. 18, 2024) – Today, the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee held a hearing on House Bill 2358.
(Mar. 18, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee brought up HB 2793.
(Mar. 15, 2024) – Late last night, the Senate took votes on several tax bills before them, including HB 2465, Sub. for SB 60, Sub. for HB 2036, SB 484, SB 480, SB 311, SB 498, SB 482 and SB 539.
(Mar. 15, 2024) – Today, the Joint Rules and Regulations Committee heard changes to administrative rules and regulations from several agencies, including the Kansas Department of Labor.
(Mar. 15, 2024) – Committees will spend the early part of next week working through final bills having come from the alternate chamber, with more floor action scheduled as bills make their way to the deadlines of first adjournment.
(Mar. 15, 2024) – SB 553
(Mar. 14, 2024) – Today, the Senate saw a motion to non-concur with the change the House made to SB 233 and made a motion to concur on House changes to SB 307.
(Mar. 14, 2024) – Today, the Kansas Senate took a final vote on the state budget bill, Substitute for SB 514.
(Mar. 13, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee discussed House Bill 2751. The committee also took final action on HB 2596 and HB 2629.
(Mar. 13, 2024) – Today, the House Committee on Local Government held a hearing on Senate Bill 384.
(Mar. 13, 2024) – Today, the House of Representatives took a final vote on Senate Bill 233.
(Mar. 13, 2024) – Today, the Kansas Senate debated the state budget bill Sub. for SB 514.
(Mar. 14, 2024) – The hearings on Medicaid Expansion have been set for Mar. 20.
(Mar. 13, 2024) – HB 2825 and HB 2834
(Mar. 12, 2024) – Yesterday, the House Health and Human Services Committee held a roundtable on HB 2793.
(Mar. 12, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held hearings on HB 2547, HB 2579 and HB 2784
(Mar. 12, 2024) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee created a subcommittee to look at contract nursing during Omnibus budget discussions.
(Mar. 12, 2024) – Today, the House Federal and State Affairs Committee saw a bill introduction that increases the hospital provider assessment from 3 percent to 6 percent.
(Mar. 12, 2024) – Today, the House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee held a hearing on HB 2818.
(Mar. 8, 2024) – Last night, the House Appropriations Committee met to finalize details on their budget. The bill, now in House Bill 2273, was recommended favorably for passage after they made the final adjustments.
(Mar. 8, 2024) – Next week will be a flurry of activities with budget bills likely to run across the floors of the House and Senate. Committees will continue to meet to hear exempt bills and bills coming to the second chamber.
(Mar. 8, 2024) – SB 536 and SB 540
(Mar. 7, 2024) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means met to finalize their budget. The Senate budget will be housed in Substitute for Senate Bill 514.
(Mar. 7, 2024) – Today, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on HB 2570.
(Mar. 7, 2024) – Today, the House of Representatives took final votes on HB 2676, HB 2749, HB 2665, SB 338, SB 339, SB 356 and SB 398.
(Mar. 7, 2024) – This morning, the House Appropriations Committee added contents of their budget into House Bill 2273 and made adjustments to the budget.
(Mar. 7, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Humans Services Committee deleted the contents of Senate Bill 233 and inserted the contents of House Bill 2791.
(Mar. 6, 2024) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee continued work to assemble the budget bill.
(Mar. 6, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held a hearing on HB 2536.
(Mar. 6, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee took up Senate Bill 352, the patient visitation bill previously passed by the Senate.
(Mar. 6, 2024) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee received an update on the Fetal-Maternal Monitoring Program and remote ultrasound access to care.
(Mar. 6, 2024) – Today, the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas held a rally on the second floor of the Kansas Statehouse to urge policymakers to pass Medicaid expansion.
(Mar. 6, 2024) – Today, the Senate Education Committee held a hearing on HB 2645.
(Mar. 6, 2024) – Today, the House of Representatives took final action on HB 2648, SB 195, SB 307 and debated HB 2749.
(Mar. 5, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held hearings on bills, including HB 2777 and HB 2596.
(Mar. 5, 2024) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee began assembling the budget bill and discussed SB 514.
(Mar. 5, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee held hearings on bills including SB 433 and SB 352.
Mar. 5, 2024) – HB 2818
(Mar. 5, 2024) – The Alliance for a Healthy Kansas and other Medicaid expansion advocacy groups are hosting a rally at the Kansas Statehouse from 12:30 p.m. tomorrow, Mar. 6, in the second-floor rotunda of the Capitol.
(Mar. 1, 2024) – Next week, the legislature will return to committee work with bills from the opposite chambers and begin the final touches on assembling the state mega budget.
(Feb. 29, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held an informational hearing on HB 2791 and the House Health and Human Services Committee held hearing on HB 2791.
(Feb. 29, 2024) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee discussed the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services budgets.
(Feb. 29, 2024) – Today, the House Chamber worked bills, including HB 2358 and HB 2790.
(Feb. 28, 2024) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee heard the sub-committee report on the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Division of Health Budget.
(Feb. 28, 2024) – The committee opened up SB 219, the committee removed the contents and added in the content of the original HB 2637, which expands eligibility for rural emergency hospital licensure to facilities that meet criteria at any point after 2015.
(Feb. 23, 2024) – This week, the House took up House Bill 2637, which would expand eligibility for rural emergency hospital licensure to facilities that meet criteria at any point after 2015.
(Feb. 23, 2024) – The Senate debated Senate Bill 352, the John D. Springer Patient's Bill of Rights.
(Feb. 23, 2024) – Next week, the legislature will return on Wednesday, when committees will continue hearings on bills exempt from legislative timelines and legislation that has made its way from its chamber of origin. Budget committees will continue report-outs as they look to start the process of assembling the House and Senate positions on the state budget.
(Feb. 23, 2024) – SB 521, SB 527, HB 2804, HB 2805, HB 2809, HB 2810, HB 2811, HB 2813, HB 2814
Today, the House and Senate worked bills in their chambers of origin.
(Feb. 20, 2024) - The Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Services finalized recommendations for the KDHE budget.
(Feb. 20, 2024) - The House failed to override the Governor's veto on HB 2284.
(Feb. 20, 2024) - The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held hearings and worked several bills today.
(Feb. 19, 2024) - The Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Services worked budgets today.
(Feb. 19, 2024) - Several House committees met today to consider bills.
(Feb. 19, 2024) - The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 491 today.
(Feb. 19, 2024) - The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee heard and worked several bills.
Next Week's Schedule
(Feb. 16, 2024) -The House Health and Human Services committee heard HB 2784 and HB 2793 today.
(Feb. 16, 2024) - The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held a hearing on SB 391.
The House Health and Human Services Committee, chaired by Representative Brenda Landwehr (R-Wichita), held hearings on HB 2777 regarding the use body cameras in medical facilities and HB 2749 regarding abortion.
Senate Bill 390 enacts the conscientious right to refuse act to prohibit discrimination against individuals to refuse medical care and creating a civil cause of action based on such discrimination; repealing the authority of the secretary of health and environment to quarantine individuals and impose associated penalties.
Yesterday, the House Social Services Budget Committee, chaired by Representative Les Mason (R-McPherson) met. The committee made recommended changes to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Division of Health.
(Feb. 13, 2024) - Yesterday, the House Health and Human Services Committee met to hold hearings and work bills.
(Feb. 13, 2024) - Today, the Senate Local Government Committee met to have a continued discussion on SB384.
(Feb. 13, 2024) - Today, the House Appropriations Committee worked SB 307 and discussed budget subcommittee reports.
(Feb. 13, 2024) - Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee met to hear SB 434 and SB 461, and worked SB 103.
(Feb. 9, 2024) – Following introductory deadlines, committees will now hold many hearings on bills and agency budgets approaching the end of February Turnaround Deadline.
(Feb. 9, 2024) – SB 487, SB 488, HB 2776, HB 2777, HB 2778, HB 2779, HB 2784
(Feb. 8, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held a hearing on SB 404.
(Feb. 8, 2024) – Today, the House of Representatives held final votes on HB 2490, HB 2522, HB 2578, HB 2530, HB 2531 and HB 2532.
(Feb. 8, 2024) – Today, Governor Laura Kelly signed into law Senate Bill 15.
(Feb. 8, 2024) – SB 478
(Feb. 7, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held a hearing on SB 352 and worked Senate Bill 363.
(Feb. 7, 2024) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee held hearings and heard budgets from the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, received an overview from the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board and held a hearing on HB 2472.
(Feb. 7, 2024) – Today, the Legislative Modernization Committee held hearings on HB 2614 and HB 2615.
(Feb. 7, 2024) – Today, the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee held a hearing on HB 2353. Meanwhile, the House Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing on HB 2622.
(Feb. 7, 2024) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee heard budget report outs.
(Feb. 7, 2024) – SB 460, SB 461, HB 2709, HB 2713, HB 2716, HB 2723, HB 2742, HB 2745, HB 2746, HB 2747, HB 2749, HB 2750, HB 2752 and HB 2756.
(Feb. 6, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee held hearings on HB 2548 and HB 2637.
(Feb. 6, 2024) – Today, the House of Representatives held a debate on HB 2495, HR 6035 and took a final action vote on HB 2545.
(Feb. 6, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 371.
(Feb. 6, 2024) – Today, the House Federal and State Affairs Committee worked HB 2358.
(Feb. 6, 2024) –
(Feb. 6, 2024) – Yesterday, the House Insurance Committee passed out HB 2478 and HB 2533.
(Feb. 6, 2024) – Today, the governor's office announced what is known as a governor's budget amendment to her previously released fiscal year 2025 budget.
(Feb. 5, 2024) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee worked on the final budgets for state mental and intellectual disability hospitals.
(Feb. 5, 2024) – Today, the House and Senate Commerce Committees met jointly to continue the committee discussions on unemployment compensation.
(Feb. 5, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee finalized bill introductions for the 2024 session.
(Feb. 5, 2024) – SB 448, SB 449, SB 450, HB 2683, HB 2686, HB 2689, HB 2690, HB 2692
(Feb. 2, 2024) – Next week, committees that are subject to legislative deadlines will hold the last of the bill introductions. Committee work will heat up as the legislature continues to review agency budgets and assemble legislative adjustments.
(Feb. 2, 2024) – SB 433, SB 434, HB 2669 and HB 2670.
(Feb. 1, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Human Service held bill introductions. House Bill 2579 was brought back up for further amendments to strike the one amendment made yesterday in committee, reverting back to its original language.
(Feb. 1, 2024) – Today, the House Welfare Reform committee held a hearing on HB 2627 andreceived a briefing on free and reduced lunch eligibility verification.
(Feb. 1, 2024) – Yesterday, the House Insurance Committee saw bill introductions, including one on prior authorization reform. The Kansas Pharmacists Association gave a presentation about the number of pharmacies that have closed. The committee also heard bills including HB 2478 and held a hearing on HB 2533.
(Feb. 1, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee saw bill introductions and held a hearing on SB 103.
(Feb. 1, 2024) – Today, the Senate Local Government Committee held a hearing on SB 384.
(Feb. 1, 2024) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Services received updates on the budgets for State Mental Health Hospitals and the Intellectual Disability Institutions.
(Feb. 1, 2024) – Today, the Joint Senate and House Commerce Committees held an informational hearing on workers' compensation, outlined in SB 430.
(Jan. 31, 2024) – Yesterday, the House Social Services Budget Committee heard about agency budgets, including the KDADS budget, a budget overview of the mental health hospitals approved the budgets for the Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund and the Kansas Guardianship Program as recommended by the governor's budget.
(Jan. 31, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held a hearing on SB 363.
(Jan. 31, 2024) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee heard an update from State Community and Technical Colleges.
(Jan. 31, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing on HB 2579 and worked HB 2578.
(Jan. 31, 2024) – Today, the Child Welfare Committee held a hearing on HB 2580.
(Jan. 31, 2024) – Today, the Committee of Corrections and Juvenile Justice worked HB 2487.
(Jan. 30, 2024) – Yesterday, the House Social Services Budget Committee heard budgets for the Kansas Guardianship Program and Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund. The committee also held an information briefing regarding the interim committee recommendations for Nursing Facility Reimbursement Rates. The House Committee on Transportation and Public Safety heard budgets for the Emergency Medical Services Board and Office of the State Fire Marshal.
(Jan. 31, 2024) – SB 411, HB 2637 and HB 2645
(Jan. 30, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee received an update from KDADS Secretary Laura Howard about foster care in the state.
(Jan. 30, 2024) – The House Federal and State Affairs Committee held a hearing on HB 2358. The House Appropriations Committee held a hearing on SB 307. House Health and Human Services Committee held hearings on HB 2547 and HB 2578.
(Jan. 30, 2024) – Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Kellie Warren (R-Leawood), received an update on last session's bill Senate Bill 228.
(Jan. 29, 2024) – Today, the Senate Committee on Transparency and Ethics heard agency budgets for the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, Kansas State Board of Nursing and Kansas Board of Pharmacy. They also hear overviews from agency staff and the Kansas Department of Legislative Research.
(Jan. 29, 2024) – Today, the House Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee held hearings on legislation, including HB 2562, the Protection of Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Act.
(Jan. 29, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee heard an update from KDHE on vaccines and held a hearing on HB 2596.
(Jan. 29, 2024) – SB 390, SB 391, SB 392, SB 395, SB 404, HB 2578, HB 2579, HB 2580, HB 2595, HB 2596,
HB 2599 and HB 2614
(Jan. 26, 2024) – The health care budget discussions kick off next week, with the state hospital budgets and health professional licensing agencies.
(Jan. 26, 2024) –
(Jan. 24, 2024) – The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee discussed bill introductions, including the constitutional Right to Health Freedom Act and the Right to Refuse Act.
(Jan. 24, 2024) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee heard from KDADS Deputy Secretary Scott Brunner regarding nursing staffing levels at the four state hospitals. and KDHE Director of Operations for Medicaid Yvonne Case.
(Jan. 24, 2024) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee heard the sub-committee report on the Kansas State Board of Nursing and the Board of Pharmacy and held a hearing on HB 2468.
(Jan. 23, 2024) – The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee oversees and makes recommendations on budgets for several agencies and will continue discussions tomorrow when they discuss the Kansas Guardianship Program.
(Jan. 24, 2024) – SB 378, SB 384, HB 2566, HB 2569 and HB 2570
(Jan. 23, 2024) –
(Jan. 23, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing on House Bill 2484, enacting the Social Work Licensure Compact to provide interstate practice privileges for social workers.
(Jan. 22, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee received a program update from John Calvert, director of the Safe and Secure Schools Unit for the Kansas State Department of Education.
(Jan. 22, 2024) – Today, the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee recommended passage of Senate Bill 249.
(Jan. 22, 2024) –SB 373 and HB 2565.
(Jan. 19, 2024) – With the first bill already hitting the governor's desk during the second week of session, 2024 is off to a historically fast pace. Next week, look for committee bill hearings to pick up and budget discussions for agencies and regulatory boards to begin.
(Jan. 19, 2024) – SB 351, SB 352, SB 353, SB 354, SB 355, SB, 374, HB 2515, HB 2536, HB 2539, HB 2547, HB 2548, HB 2555 and HB 2556
(Jan. 18, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, chaired by Senator Beverly Gossage (R-Eudora), heard from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services regarding the Intellectual / Developmental Disability Waiver Program list.
(Jan. 18, 2024) – Today, guests recognized for the survival and investments in cancer prevention and recovery in Kansas visited the statehouse and chamber floors.
(Jan. 18, 2024) – The tax compromise bill contained in House Bill 2284 is the compromise tax plan worked on early in session between House and Senate Tax Committee leaders.
(Jan. 17, 2024) – Yesterday, the House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development met for the first time this session.
(Jan. 17, 2024) – Yesterday, the House Social Services Budget Committee heard from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on their budget enhancements that are included in the governor's 2024 budget proposal.
(Jan. 17, 2024) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee heard the introduction of bills, a presentation on palliative care and an overview of 2024 legislative priorities.
(Jan. 17, 2024) – Today, the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance committee heard from Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt.
(Jan. 17, 2024) – Today, the governor's Medicaid expansion bills were introduced to the House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means committees.
(Jan. 17, 2024) – Today, the Legislative Post Audit Committee elected new leadership and heard an overview of information systems for state agencies and school districts.
(Jan. 17, 2024) – Today, the House Health and Human Services committee heard an update on EMS.
(Jan. 17, 2024) – SB 338, SB 346, SB 350, HB 2487, HB 2488, HB 2494, HB 2478, HB 2484, HB 2508
(Jan. 16, 2024) – Today, the House and Senate Tax Committee leadership met to finalize a compromise on a bill carried over from last year.
(Jan. 16, 2024) – Today, KHA hosted the annual Advocacy Day. Members were joined by the 2023 Advocacy All Stars to advocate for hospital needs across the state.
(Jan. 12, 2024) – The Kansas Hospital Association is excited to invite you to join us at our annual KHA Advocacy Day, Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the Beacon, 420 SW 9th St., Topeka.
(Jan. 12, 2024) – Next week, committee work will pick up as hearings get started.
(Jan. 11, 2024) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee met jointly with the House Health and Human Services Committee to get a Consensus Revenue Estimate Report.
(Jan. 11, 2024) – Governor Laura Kelly provided her annual State of the State Address last night.
(Jan. 11, 2024) – Today, the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 196, reinstating transfers to the local Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund.
(Jan. 11, 2024) – Today, the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee leadership met with House Tax Committee leadership to work through a bill they had held from the 2023 session.
(Jan. 11, 2024) – HB 2478, HB 2484, HB 2487, HB 2488, HB 2492
(Jan. 10, 2024) – Today, for the first time during the 2024 session, many committees began meeting following the delay from weather concerns.
(Jan. 8, 2024) – Today, under the backdrop of a Kansas snowfall, the 2024 Kansas legislators returned for the start of the 2024 legislative session.
(Jan. 8, 2024) – Today, KHA released the 2024 State Issues briefing and agenda for KHA's Advocacy Day on Jan. 16.
(Dec. 13, 2023) – This document is intended to provide an overview of some of the issues before policymakers return to Topeka to begin the 2023 Legislative Session on Jan. 8.
(Dec. 13, 2023) – On Dec. 12, the Legislative Post Audit Committee approved an audit to evaluate the hospital's compliance with the Kansas Lay Caregiver Act.
(Dec. 13, 2023) – Since the end of the 2023 legislative session, a few new faces have been added to the state legislature.
(Dec. 13, 2023) – Since May, several interim committees have been meeting and formulating recommendations.
(May 17, 2023) – The Kansas Legislature closed the 2023 session and set a return date of Jan. 8, 2024. Each session, KHA provides a summary of bills of interest to our members.
(May 1, 2023) – The legislature finalized their work just after 10:30 p.m. on Friday. This article includes some of the final items taken up by the House and Senate before adjournment.
(April 27, 2023) – Today, the Kansas House and Senate took up the conference committee report on SB 174.
(April 27, 2023) – Yesterday, the Kansas Legislature returned to Topeka for Veto/Omnibus session.
(April 24, 2023) – Last week, the Bob Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community-Based Services and the KanCare Oversight Committee heard from individuals, providers and organizations.
(April 24, 2023) – This week, the budget committees will begin meeting on Monday with the legislature returning on Wednesday.
(April 24, 2023) – Today, Governor Laura Kelly continued her work on bills making their way to the executive branch.
(April 18, 2023) – Last week, Governor Laura Kelly took action on several bills. The governor has three options on all bills, sign, veto or allow a bill to become law without a signature. She has 10 days to take action.
(April 7, 2023) – Last night/this morning, around 4:30 a.m., the House and Senate completed some of their work for the regular session
(April 7, 2023) – A reminder that now is a great time to visit with legislators about priority issues for you and your hospital.
(April 7, 2023) – Next week, the legislature will not be in session. They will return on April 26.
(April 6, 2023) – The budget conference completed work very late yesterday and inserted the contents into House Bill 2184
(April 6, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services and the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee agreed to put HB 2439 and SB 297 into a clean House Bill 2264.
(April 6, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health Conference Committee conferees met with the House Federal and State Affairs Committee to discuss vaccination legislation, among other items.
(April 6, 2023) – Late yesterday, the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee Leadership agreed to an offer made by the Senate Judiciary on the CCR for Senate Bill 174.
(April 6, 2023) – The House and Senate have sped up the work in conference committees and have spent the days running Conference Committee Reports.
(April 5, 2023) – Today, the Kansas House of Representatives and Senate voted to override the veto of HB 2238. Also today, the Senate debated and adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 1611.
(April 5, 2023) – Today, the budget-related conference committee held several rounds of discussions and agreed to several health-related items.
(April 4, 2023) – Today, the Kansas House of Representatives made motions to concur on HB 2160, HB 2326 and HB 2313. The chamber also took action to reconsider actions from the following day related to S. Sub. for HB 2053.
(April 4, 2023) – Today, in the Senate, the chamber saw motions to concur on SB 132, SB 180, SB 205 and SCR 1603. The Senate also debated and passed Sub. for HB 2058.
(April 4, 2023) – Today, the budget held several rounds of conference meetings to negotiate between the chamber's positions on the state budget.
(April 3, 2023) – Today, the Kansas House made motions to concur with changes to the following bills: S. Sub. for HB 201, HB 2127, HB 2323 and HB 2053.
(April 3, 2023) – Today, the conference committees on the budget, transportation, financial institutions, federal and state affairs, assessment and taxation, judiciary, and education.
(March 29, 2023) – Today, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on SB 38, which increases the maximum compensation benefits payable by an employer for permanent total disability suffered by an injured employee.
(March 29, 2023) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee reviewed items that will be before the conference committee when meeting with the House Appropriations Committee members to negotiate the differences between the House and Senate budget.
(March 29, 2023) – Today, the House took final action votes on the bills debated yesterday including: HB 2140, HB 2439, H. Sub for SB 42, H. Sub for SB 169, SB 174, SB 180, HB 2132 and S. Sub. for HB 2263. Today, the Senate took final votes on the bills debated yesterday that included SB 287, SB 297, SB 307, SB 314, SB 315, S. Sub. for HB 2016 and S. Sub for HB 2170.
(March 28, 2023) – Today, ahead of the deadline to complete work tomorrow, the House of Representatives took up H. Sub. for SB 42, H. Sub. for SB 169, HB 2317, SB 180, HB 2439, HB 2140 and SB 174.
(March 28, 2023) – Today, the Senate chamber took final action on the following bills debated yesterday: SB 252, SB 265, SB 309, HB 2082, HB 2125, HB 2263, HB 2269, HB 2288, HB 2292 and HB 2375. The following bills were debated on the floor and will receive final action votes either later today or tomorrow S. Sub. for HB 2390, SB 287, SB 297, SB 314, HB 2326, HB 2325, SB 307, HB 2313, SB 315 and S. Sub for HB 2170.
(March 27, 2023) – Today, the House of Representatives debated the following health-related bills among the list of more than 30 bills before them on the day's agenda: HB 2438, SB 194, SB 228 and SB 131. The Senate debated the following health-related bills, among the list of 30 bills before them: HB 2214, HB 2375, HB 2263, HB 2292, HB 2288, HB 2269 and HB 2125.
(March 27, 2023) – Today, the Kansas Supreme Court justices held a hearing on two abortion cases.
(March 24, 2023) – Today, Senator Public Health and Welfare Committee discussed SB 315, HB 2313, HB 2141 and SB 234.
(March 24, 2023) – Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on HB 2023 and worked the following bills SB 317 and SB 232.
(March 24, 2023) – Next week, the legislature will work bills on their chamber floors and begin meeting in conference committees to resolve positions between both the House and Senate. Non-exempt legislative committees have completed their work for the 2023 session.
(March 24, 2023) – H. Sub. for SB 96, Sen. Sub. for HB 2010 and H. Sub. for SB 244.
(March 23, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held hearings on HB 2240 and HB 2260. They also took final action on HB 2325, SB 314, SB 315, HB 2240 and HB 2260.
(March 23, 2023) – Today, the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee worked to add bills to packages.
(March 23, 2023) – Today, the House of Representatives met and took final action on H. Sub. for SB 113, HB 2436, H. Sub for SB 208, SB 15, SB 18, SB 28 and SB 106.
(March 23, 2023) – HB 2467, HB 2469, S. Sub. for HB 2344, S. Sub. for HB 2016, SB 319 and SB 320
(March 22, 2023) – The Senate Public Health and Welfare worked the HB 2263, HB 2264, HB 2340, HB 2288, HB 2338 and SB 314.
(March 22, 2023) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee heard motions from Chairman of the Social Services Budget Committee Les Mason (R-McPherson) and others on health-related items.
(March 22, 2023) – Today, the House of Representatives took final action on HB 2313, HCR 5008, as well as debated House Sub. for SB 113 and HB 2436. On the Senate side, the chamber is scheduled to take final action votes on HB 2197, HB 2262, HB 2332, SCR 1607, HB 2015, HB 2020, HB 2065, HB 2089 and HB 2090. The Senate is slated to debate HB 2092, HB 2093, HB 2094, HB 2130, HB 2131, HB 2042 and Senate Sub. for HB 2344.
(March 21, 2023) – Today, Senate Public Health and Welfare, chaired by Senator Beverly Gossage (R-Eudora), took final action on SB 287, SB 297, HB 2264 and HB 2263. They also held hearings on HB 2288 and SB 315.
(March 21, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services held an informational briefing on SB 282.
(March 21, 2023) – Today, the Kansas Senate took a final vote on Sub. for SB 155, the pared-down Senate budget bill. Also today, the House Appropriations Committee began to assemble the House budget, which will now be housed in SB 42.
(March 21, 2023) – Today, the Kansas House debated bills HB 2313 and HCR 5008. They also took a final vote on SB 24.
(March 20, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee worked HB 2390 and held a hearing on SB 287, HB 2340 and SB 297.
(March 20, 2023) – Today, the Senate Commerce Committee worked the bills before them.
(March 20, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services committee held hearings on HB 2452 and HB 2539.
(March 17, 2023) – Yesterday, the Kansas Senate debated Sub. for SB 155, a scaled-back version of the Mega Budget. The debate saw amendments adopted by the Senate.
(March 17, 2023) – Next week, the committees will work through the bills before them, as the House Appropriations Committee works toward wrapping up their version of the Mega Budget. Committee activity and bill hearings proceed at a quick pace as the legislature approaches the April 6 First Adjournment.
(March 17, 2023) – HB 2462 and HB 2464
(March 16, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare held a hearing on HB 2264.
(March 16, 2023) – Today, the House Federal and State Affairs Committee made technical amendments and recommended HB 2438 favorably for passage.
(March 16, 2023) – Today, the Senate Commerce Committee worked the HB 2292.
(March 16, 2023) – SB 180 establishes a biological definition of sex for the purpose of statutory construction.
(March 16, 2023) – Today, the House Welfare Reform Committee held a hearing on HB 2179, as well as heard an update from Medicaid Director Sarah Fertig and Christine Osterman.
(March 16, 2023) – Today, the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee worked SB 228.
(March 16, 2023) – Today, the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee held the second of two days of hearings on SB 135, the Medical Cannabis Regulation Act.
(March 16, 2023) – Today, the House debated and took final votes on SB 14, SB 19, SB 26, HB 2247, HB 2388 and HB 2105. They also took final action votes on HB 2421, HB 2225, HB 2331, HB 2400, HB 2422 and House Sub. for SB 229.
(March 16, 2023) – SB 311, SB 314, SB 315 and SCR 1610
(March 15, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held hearings on HB 2263 and HB 2325, as well as worked HB 2034.
(March 15, 2023) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee held budget discussions on the Regents budgets and recommendations for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services budget.
(March 15, 2023) – Today, the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee held a hearing on SB Bill 135, the Medical Cannabis Regulation Act.
(March 15, 2023) – Today, the Kansas House of Representatives took final action on House Sub. for SB 83 and debated House Sub. for SB 29, HB 2400, HB 2422, HB 2225 and HB 2331.
(March 14, 2023) – Yesterday, the House Taxation Committee held a hearing on two of the major policies passed by the Senate, SB 169 and SB 248.
(March 14, 2023) – Yesterday, the House Insurance Committee took final action to recommend SB 24, SB 25, SB 28 and SB 119.
(March 14, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held hearings on HB 2338 and HB 2408. The committee also worked and recommended HB 2024, HB 2033 and HB 2262.
(March 14, 2023) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee held a hearing on HB 2449 and an informational briefing on the WSU/KU project.
(March 14, 2023) – Today, the Kansas House of Representatives on General Orders, took up debate on House Sub. for SB 83, HB 2400 and HB 2422.
(March 13, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held a hearing on HB 2024, which expands the legal surrender of an infant to include newborn safety devices as an option for facilities that receive newborns.
(March 13, 2023) – Today, the House Local Government Committee worked SB 194.
(March 13, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee, chaired by Representative Brenda Landwehr (R-Wichita), held a hearing on Sub. for SB 131. The committee also, for a second time, took up SB 180.
(March 13, 2023) – Today, the Senate Education Committee held a hearing on HB 2375.
(March 13, 2023) – SB 310 and HB 2457
(March 10, 2023) – Today, the Joint Rules and Regulations Committee heard from Cody Bebout, Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, on a proposed change to K.A.R. 100-15-1, and Christine Osterland, KDHE, on a proposed change to KAR-129-6-88.
(March 10, 2023) – Next week, committees will continue to work bills as budget discussions are accelerated in the House and Senate. The activity in the statehouse will be lively as many students on spring break look to serve as legislative pages and advocacy groups will visit the statehouse.
(March 10, 2023) – Today, the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, chaired by Senator Mike Thompson (R-Bonner Springs), held a hearing on Senate Bill 133.
(March 10, 2023) – SB 307 and HB 2455
(March 9, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held a hearing on House Bill 2390.
(March 9, 2023) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee began assembling the budget package the subcommittees and committee have spent the last few weeks reviewing.
(March 9, 2023) – Today, the Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Senator Renee Erickson (R-Wichita), held a hearing on House Bill 2292.
(March 9, 2023) – Today, the House debated HB 2002, HB 2201, HB 2229, HB 2106, HB 2026. The committee also took final votes on HB 2304.
(March 9, 2023) – SB 291, SB 294, SB 296, SB 297, SB 298, SB 299, SB 305, HB 2449, HB 2452 and HB 2453.
(March 8, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held hearings on HB 2262 and HB 2034.
(March 8, 2023) – Today, House Local Government Committee held a hearing on SB 194, the legislation requiring hospital district board members to be qualified electors of the county where the hospital is located or any adjacent county.
(March 8, 2023) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee held hearings on legislation and worked budgets, including the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services budget.
(March 8, 2023) – Today, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on SB 282.
(March 8, 2023) – Today, the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee held hearings on SB 228 and SB 174
(March 8, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee held hearings on HB 2313 and HB 2429.
(March 7, 2023) -Today the House of Representatives took up debate on several bills.
(March 7, 2023) - The House Commerce, Labor, and Economic Development took up House Bill 2388, requiring that licensing bodies provide verified electronic credentials to credential holders, including military service members and others receiving Kansas credentials based on their credentials.
(March 7, 2023) -The committee held a hearing on House Bill 2429, which establishes the alternatives to abortion program to provide resources and promote childbirth to women facing unplanned pregnancies.
(March 7, 2023) - Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Meets to hear HB 2125 and CHCSEK presentation.
(March 6, 2023) - House Health and Human Services Hears Senate Bill 180
(March 6, 2023) - Today the Senate Public Health and Welfare held a hearing on House Bill 2033.
(March 3, 2023) - Today, the Joint Administrative Rules and Regulations Committee, chaired by Representative Barb Wasinger (R-Hays) met.
SB 281, SB 282, SB 286, SB 289
(March 3, 2023) - Next week in the legislature, committee work will pick up as the budgets for both the House and Senate near completion. The legislature will likely see additional bills on each chamber floor as well as they make their way through the month that comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, otherwise known as March Madness.
(March 2, 2023) Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee met to work several budgets.
(March 2, 2023) Today, the Kansas House met to work bills coming out of committees.
(March 1, 2023) – Today, the Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs held the first of a two-day information briefing to learn more about other states' experiences with medical marijuana.
(March 1, 2023) – Today, the House Welfare and Foster Care Committee, chaired by Representative Susan Concannon (R-Beloit), heard from Melissa Rooker, Executive Director of the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund.
(Feb. 24, 2023) – Late yesterday, the House took final votes and debated House Bill 2023, as well as took final action and debated numerous other health-related bills.
(Feb. 24, 2023) – Yesterday, the Senate Debated and Took Final Action on many health-related bills.
(Feb. 24, 2023) – The legislature will take a long weekend after reaching the turnaround break, the unofficial halfway point of the session. They will return to do committee work on bills arriving from the other chamber and continue budget discussions when they return on Wednesday, March 1.
(Feb. 24, 2023) – Sub. for SB 232, SB 277, SB 279, Sub. for HB 2246, HB 2438, HB 2439, HB 2443 and HB 2444
(Feb. 22, 2023) – This article includes a list of the bills that the Senate took final action on and worked, as well as bills the chamber debated on General Orders.
(Feb. 22, 2023) – Today, the Kansas House had 33 bills on the calendar on General Orders. This article lists the bills that the chamber took final action and the bills that were debated by the House chamber on general orders.
(Feb. 21, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee worked SB 6, SB 5, SB 131 and SB 112.
(Feb. 21, 2023) – Today, the House Insurance Committee held a hearing on HB 2283 and worked HB 2325.
(Feb. 21, 2023) – Yesterday, the House Social Service Budget Committee worked the KDADS budget. Today, the Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Services worked the KDADS budget.
(Feb. 21, 2023) – Today, the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Recommended SB 119, SB 104, SB 24, SB 27, SB 28.
(Feb. 20, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee worked SB 233, SB 180, SB 219 and SB 113.
(Feb. 20, 2023) – Today, the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee held hears on SB 24 and SB 119.
(Feb. 20, 2023) – House Health and Human Service Committee held hearings on HB 2338 and HB 2408.
(Feb. 20, 2023) – Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee worked SB Bill 228 and took up SB 75.
(Feb. 20, 2023) – Senate Education Committee held a hearing on SB 98.
(Feb. 17, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held hearings on SB 113, SB 219 and SB 131.
(Feb. 17, 2023) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee discussed the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (Health) budget.
(Feb. 17, 2023) – Next week, on Monday and Tuesday, committees will work through their bills before the legislature spends Wednesday through Friday on the chamber floors working bills ahead of the Turnaround Deadline. The deadline, set for Friday, Feb. 24, marks the time that non-exempt bills must be passed by their chamber of origin.
(Feb. 17, 2023) – HB 2415, HB 2417, HB 2418, HB 2423, HB 2424, HB 2425, HB 2429, HCR 5011, SB 246, SB 248, SB 252, SB 257, SB 258 and SCR 1606.
(Feb. 16, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held hearings on SB 191 and SB 112.
(Feb. 16, 2023) – Today, the House Federal and State Affairs committee held a hearing on HB 2044 and worked HB 2269.
(Feb. 16, 2023) – Today, the Senate Local Government Committee held a hearing on SB 212 and worked SB 194.
(Feb. 16, 2023) – Yesterday, the House Insurance Committee held a hearing on HB 2325 and took action on HB 2094, HB 2097 and HB 2098.
(Feb. 16, 2023) – Today, the Senate Judiciary committee held a hearing on SB Bill 228, attempted work on SB 74, turning next to SB 75.
(Feb. 16, 2023) – Today, the House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development held a hearing on HB 2388 and worked HB 2292.
(Feb. 16, 2023) – Today, the House took final action votes on HB 2021, HB 2060, HB 2234, HCR 5004, HB 2100, HB 2096, HB 2093, HB 2314 and 2262.
(Feb. 15, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare committee held hearings on SB 180 and SB 5.
(Feb. 15, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services held a hearing on HB 2390.
(Feb. 15, 2023) – Today, the House of Representatives took final action on HB 2027, HB 2125 and HB 2214.
(Feb. 14, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare committee, chaired by Senator Beverly Gossage (R-Eudora), updated the calendar for a hearing not on the previously reported Senate Bill 12, but instead Senate Bill 233.
(Feb. 14, 2023) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee held report outs on the Kansas Behavioral Science Regulatory Board, Health Care Stabilization Fund, and Kansas State Board of Healing Arts.
(Feb. 14, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee held hearings on HB 2288, HB 2259 and HB 2340.
(Feb. 14, 2023) – Today, the House Judiciary Committee, amended HB 2023, the protections for health care workers to include all health care clinics.
(Feb. 14, 2023) – HB 2393, HB 2394, HB 2395, HB 2398, HB 2399, HB 2400, HB 2401, HB 2406, HB 2408, SB 233, SB 234, SB 235 and SB 246
(Feb. 13, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee heard Senate Bill 45 and Senate Bill 6
(Feb. 13, 2023) – The committee heard from KDADS Secretary Laura Howard regarding an overview of the agency and priorities and accomplishments.
(Feb. 13, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee, chaired by Representative Brenda Landwehr (R-Wichita), held a hearing on House Bill 2340.
(Feb. 13, 2023) – Today the House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development committee held a hearing on HB 2292 and HB 2373.
(Feb. 10, 2023) – House Social Services Budget Subcommittee Finalizes KDHE Budget Adding Funds for Rural Hospitals
(Feb. 10, 2023) – This week, committees will work through legislation as they head toward the next deadline of Feb. 21, which is the last day for committees to meet. Agency budget reports passed in the House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means committees will pick up as subcommittees continue sending agency budget recommendations to the full budget committees.
(Feb. 10, 2023) – HB 2347, HB 2353, HB 2358, HB 2363, HB 2367, HB 2368, HB 2375, HB 2388, HB 2390, SB 206, SB 212, SB 213, SB 219, SB 225 and SB 228
(Feb. 9, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee heard an update on long-term care industry in Kansas.
(Feb. 9, 2023) – Today, the House Federal and State Affairs Committee held a hearing on HB 2269.
(Feb. 9, 2023) – Today, the Senate Local Government Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 194.
(Feb. 9, 2023) – Today, House Health and Human Services held an informational hearing on House Bill 2050.
(Feb. 9, 2023) – Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard the first set of the bills that have made their way to the other chamber.
(Feb. 9, 2023) – Today, the Senate took up the following legislation listed on General Orders:
(Feb. 8, 2023) – Today, the Committee on Senate Public Health and Welfare held a hearing on Senate Bill 103.
(Feb. 8, 2023) – Many agency budgets continue to make their way through the process.
(Feb. 8, 2023) – Today, the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance held a hearing on Senate Bill 34. The bill assists with housing development for cities that did not qualify for rural housing incentives passed last year.
(Feb. 8, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing on HB 2049.
(Feb. 8, 2023) – Today, the House took final action to pass HB 2033, HB 2042, HB 2069 and HB 2070.
(Feb. 8, 2023) – HB 2313, HB 2318, HB 2319, HB 2325, HB 2326, HB 2328, HB 2330, HB 2333, HB 2337, HB, 2338, HB 2340, HB 2345, SB 165, SB 167, SB 171, SB 173, SB 175, SB 176, SB 180, SB 181, SB 186, SB 191 and SB 194.
(Feb. 7, 2023) – Yesterday, the House Social Services Budget Committee discussed the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Division of Health agency budget. KHA submitted testimony to the committee regarding the agency budget. Today, the committee continued the public comment portion of the KDHE-Health budget.
(Feb. 7, 2023) – Today, the House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means Committees saw the introduction of a bill to expand the Medicaid program in Kansas. Additionally, legislation was introduced to ensure the sustainability of telehealth beyond the PHE.
(Feb. 7, 2023) – Yesterday, the House Insurance Committee held hearings on HB 2094 and HB 2093.
(Feb. 7, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing on HB 2264.
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(Feb. 6, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee, held a hearing on House Bill 2262, House Bill 2263, House Bill 2260 and House Bill 2264.
(Feb. 6, 2023) – HB 2287, HB 2288, HB 2292 and HB 2294.
(Feb. 3, 2023) – Today, the Joint Bob Bethell KanCare Oversight heard concerns from Shannan Flach, vice president of finance and reimbursement, Kansas Hospital Association, regarding prior authorizations.
(Feb. 3, 2023) – Next week will see the first of the legislative deadlines, requiring bills to be introduced by non-exempt committees by Feb. 6. The committees will continue to work through agency budgets and legislation. Both the House and Senate chambers will continue work on bills in their respective chambers.
Feb. 3, 2023) – SB 131, SB 133, SB 135, SB 139, SB 140, SB 148, SB 153, SB 155, SB 156, SB 159, SB 161, HB 2250, HB 2256, HB 2257, HB 2258, HB 2259, HB 2260, HB 2262, HB 2263, HB 2264, HB 2265, HB 2266, HB 2267, HB 2269, HB 2272, HB 2273, HB 2274, HB 2276, HB 2283.
(Feb. 2, 2023) – Today, the prior authorization bill, introduced by the Kansas Hospital Association, was assigned a bill number in both the House and in the Senate.
(Feb. 2, 2023) – Today, the House Judiciary Committee recommended favorably for passage House Bill 2023.
(Feb. 2, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held hearings on budgets for the Kansas Commission on Veteran's Affairs Office, as well as received state hospital and competency status presented by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.
(Feb. 1, 2023) – Today, both Senate Public Health and Welfare and House Health Committees heard from Stanley Goldfarb, MD, chair of Do No Harm from Pennsylvania.
(Feb. 1, 2023) – Today, House Health and Human Services heard from the Kansas Optometric Association.
(Feb. 1, 2023) – Today, the Senate Transparency and Ethics Committee reviewed several agency budgets.
(Feb. 1, 2023) – The House Child Welfare and Foster Care has recommended favorably for passage as amended House Bill 2024.
(Feb. 1, 2023) – HB 2231, HB 2239, HB 2243, HB 2244 HB 2246 SB 121
(Jan. 31, 2023) – Today, Senate Public Health and Welfare heard an industry update from the long-term care industry.
(Jan. 31, 2023) – Today, the House Committee of the Whole worked the first bills of the 2023 session.
(Jan. 31, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee heard a presentation from the Alzheimer’s Association.
(Jan. 30, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee heard from The University of Kansas Cancer Center. The House Health and Human Services committee heard a mirror presentation.
(Jan. 30, 2023) – Today, the House Local Government heard House Bill 2082.
(Jan. 30, 2023) – Today, the House Financial Institutions and Pensions committee held a hearing on House Bill 2133.
(Jan. 30, 2023) – Today, the House Insurance Committee saw bill introductions including one designed to address prior authorization introduced by KHA.
(Jan. 30, 2023) – SB 118, HB 2209, HB 2222
(Jan. 27, 2023) – Next week the legislature will begin hearing agency budgets in committees and sub-committees, and bills will begin to be heard and worked by committees as they make their way through their respective chambers. Committees will likely finish their final informational reports as bill introductions will pick up ahead of the deadlines for introduction.
(Jan. 26, 2023) – Senate Public Health and Welfare received an update from Wyatt Beckman and Linda Sheppard with Kansas Health Institute on suicide rates and trends. Kansans insured through the marketplace.
(Jan. 26, 2023) – Today, the House today approved House Resolution 6004, the rules of governing the activities in the House and House Concurrent Resolution 5002, the rules that govern the Joint rules for the House and Senate for the 2023-2024 biennium.
(Jan. 26, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee, chaired by Representative Brenda, received an update on the long-term care industry in Kansas
(Jan. 26, 2023) – SB 102, HB 2181 and HB 2183.
(Jan. 25, 2023) – On Tuesday, Jan. 24, Governor Laura Kelly delivered the annual State of the State address after rescheduling from the original date.
(Jan. 25, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held informational hearings on the state's Child Welfare System.
(Jan. 25, 2023) – Today, House Appropriations heard from national conferees about other state experiences with fiscal recovery throughout the last few years.
(Jan. 25, 2023) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means, chaired by Senator Rick Billinger (R-Goodland), heard an informational presentation by KU Cancer Center.
(Jan. 24, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee heard from Dennis Kriesel, executive director of the Kansas Association of Local Health Departments.
(Jan. 24, 2023) – Today, the House Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Committee heard from Emily Nichols from the Kansas Association of Public-Safety Communication for an informative presentation.
(Jan. 24, 2023) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee heard from Christine Osterlund, Deputy Chief Operating Officer for the State Medicaid Office.
(Jan. 24, 2023) – HB 2126, HB 2153, HB 2161, SB 82 and SB 98
(Jan. 24, 2023) – Today, the Senate Commerce Committee reviewed recommendations by the Special Interim Committee on Workforce Development.
(Jan. 23, 2023) – Today, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on House Bill 2023, which creates the crime of interference with the conduct of a hospital, provides criminal penalties for violation thereof and increases the criminal penalties for the battery of a health care provider who is employed by a hospital.
(Jan. 23, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee heard from former Senator Randall Hardy who now represents the Silver-Haired Legislature.
(Jan. 23, 2023) – Today, the House Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee received an update from Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt.
(Jan. 20, 2023) – Next week, committees will pick up the pace on bill hearings. The legislature will officially hold the State of the State on Tuesday, Jan. 24, and budget committees will begin holding hearings on agency budgets.
(Jan. 20, 2023) – SB 43, SB 45, SB 65, SB 70, HB 2082, HB 2089, HB 2094, HB 2095, HB 2098 and HB 2099.
(Jan. 19, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee heard an overview of the Healthcare Stabilization Fund, the Workforce Development Committee recommendations, the Special Committee on Developmental and Intellectual Wait Lists, and the Special Committee on Mental Health Beds from legislative staff.
(Jan. 19, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee heard from KDHE Secretary Janet Stanek, KDHE Health Directory Ashley Goss, State Medicaid Director Sarah Fertig and KMS Executive Director Rachelle Colombo.
(Jan. 19, 2023) – HB 2049, HB 2050, HB 2063, HB 2070 and HB 2071
(Jan. 18, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee heard from Legislative Post Audit staff member Amanda Schlumpberger regarding the foster care services audit in Kansas.
(Jan. 18, 2023) – Today, the House Appropriations Committee discussed the allocations of the SPARK funds and COVID-19-related expenditures.
(Jan. 18, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services, chaired by Representative Brenda Landwehr (R-Wichita), received an overview of the Kansas Community Mental System.
(Jan. 17, 2023) – Today, for the first time in several years, the Kansas Hospital Association returned to an in-person Advocacy Day opportunity.
(Jan. 17, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee heard an update on the 988 Suicide Lifeline.
(Jan. 17, 2023) – Today, the House Health Committee received an agency overview from Secretary Laura Howard from the Kansas Department for Children and Families.
(Jan. 13, 2023) – Next week, the legislature will return on Tuesday, Jan. 17, following the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Committees will have additional meetings ahead of the rescheduled state-of-the -state address, which will now occur on Jan. 24.
(Jan. 13, 2023) – SB 15, SB 18, SB 24, SB 27 and HB 2024
(Jan. 12, 2023) – Legislative research staff shared the 2023 Briefing Book with the committee members.
(Jan. 12, 2023) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means and House Appropriations Committees met jointly and received updates, including Governor Laura Kelly's budget.
(Jan. 12, 2023) – Today, the House Education Budget Committee received an update on the state of higher education in Kansas.
(Jan. 12, 2022) – SB 5, SB 6, SB 7, SB 9, SB 12, SB 16, SB 20, SB 26, SB 28, HB 2007, HB 2015, HB 2018, and HB 2023
(Jan. 11, 2023) – Today, KDHE Secretary Janet Stanek provided an agency overview to the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee.
(Jan. 11, 2023) – House Bill 2023 creates the crime of interference with the conduct of a hospital, provides criminal penalties for violation thereof and increases the criminal penalties for the battery of a health care provider employed by a hospital.
(Jan. 11, 2023) – Today, the House Judiciary Committee received an informational briefing from Dr. Sharon Sullivan addressing human trafficking in Kansas.
(Jan. 10, 2023) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee heard an in-depth presentation and overview of KHA's membership and services.
(Jan. 10, 2023) – Yesterday, on the steps on the south side of the Kansas Statehouse, Kansans and state officials celebrated Inauguration Day in the Capital City. Today, legislative committees met to kick off the 2023 legislative session.
(Jan. 10, 2023) – Today, Governor Laura Kelly held a press conference to sign Executive Order 23-01, establishing the Early Childhood Transition Task Force.
(Jan. 10, 2023) – Today, the House and Senate Republicans announced their 2023 legislative agenda.
(Jan. 6, 2023) –
(Jan. 6, 2023) – Replacement for Senator Elected; Committee Assignments
(Jan. 6, 2023) – Dorothy Noblit with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, provided an update on how the public health emergency ending will allow them to reprocess and certify individuals on Medicaid since the beginning of the public health emergency.
(Jan. 6, 2023) – The committee heard an update on State General Receipts. The committee also heard a review of the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas Executive Committee recommendations of federal funding allocations.
(Jan. 4, 2023) – Yesterday, it was announced the chair of the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, Senator Richard Hilderbrand (R-Baxter Springs), resigned from the state Senate effective Jan. 8.
(Jan. 4, 2023) – Each year, the Kansas legislative website is updated with contact information for state legislators.