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Governor Signs Vaccine Mandate State Response Bill
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Kansas Legislature Convenes Historic Special Legislative Session, Resources on Vaccination and Exemptions, New Legislator Sworn Into Office
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Joint Committee of Rules and Regulations Meets, SPARK Committee Meets in Kansas City, Mental Health Modernization Subcommittee on Telehealth Meets
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Special Session Likely on Nov. 22, and The Special Committee on Government Overreach and COVID-19 Mandates
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Special Committee on the Impact of COVID-19 Mandates Recommends Bills and Special Session, Legislative Dinners Reminder
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State Supreme Court Holds Hearings on Kansas Emergency Management Act, Representative Russ Jennings Passes Away, Mental Health Modernization Task Force Meets, LCC Makes Appointment to Healthcare Stabilization Fund, Second Round of Virtual Redistricting Meetings Set, Upcoming Interims
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Special State Legislative Interim Meeting to Discuss 340B, Mental Health Modernization Subcommittee on Telehealth Meets, Upcoming Interims
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SPARK Committee Meets, Establishes Advisory Panels, Reviews Health Care Worker Programs, Interim Committees Scheduled to Meet through October
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The Legislative Coordinating Council establishes a special committee to review government actions related to COVID-19 mandates and the recent federal vaccine requirement.
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Bob Bethell Committee Meets for Day One of Two-Day Meetings, SPARK Funding Updates, Other Committee Meetings
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Bob Bethell Committee Meets for Day One of Two-Day Meetings, SPARK Funding Updates, Other Committee Meetings
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Legislative Coordinating Council Meets, Upcoming Interims
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SPARK Task Force Reviews Proposal
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SPARK Executive Committee Meets, New Member of Kansas House Sworn In
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SPARK Executive Committee and State Finance Council Meet, Other Interims to Meet This Week.
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State Legislative Budget Committee Meets to Discuss Federal Funds
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Legislative Post Audit Meets, Governor's Race Candidates Change, Upcoming Interims
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Kansas Emergency Management Law to Courts, New Legislator Elected to the Kansas House, LCC Appoints Members of the 340B Interim Committee, Redistricting Townhalls Begin
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Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations Meets, New Legislator Selected for House District 48, Redistricting Advisory Group Approves Town Halls
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Redistricting Committees Set, Unemployment Council Meets, SPARK Executive Committee Holds Discussions, State Finance Council Approves Express Toll Lane, New Wichita Legislator Elected, Upcoming Interim Committee Meetings
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Legislative Coordinating Council Gives Short-Term Extension of Disaster Declaration Until June 15, KHA Bill Tracker
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Legislative Coordinating Council Meets, Additional Legislative Departure Announced, Legislature Attempts Override of Governor's Veto on Insurance Plan Legislation, Concurrent Resolution on Unemployment Benefits Passes, Kansas Senate Replaces Majority Leader
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Governor Vetoes Short-Term, Limited Duration Health Plans, Legislature Returns Tuesday for Sine Die – LLC Will Meet, Legislative Changes Announced for Post Sine Die
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2021 Legislative Summary for 2021 Session Now Available
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The House and Senate Complete Omnibus Budget, Health Bills Debated by the Legislature Before Adjournment, KHA Bill Tracker
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House Passes House Sub. for SB 158 and HB 2056, and Conference Committee on Omnibus Items Begins Meeting
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House Appropriations Committee Meets to complete Omnibus Items and Adds Key Health Items, Health Conference Committee Reports Make Progress, Judiciary Conference Committee Discusses Vaccine Passport Amendments
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Veto Overrides in the House and Senate, Senate Judiciary Committee Discusses Establishing COVID-19 Governmental Use Claims Fund, House Federal and State Affairs Committee Revisits Medical Cannabis Legislation
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Senate and House Budget Committees Meet, Governor Issues Vetoes, Governor Signs Unemployment Compensation Reform Legislation
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Bob Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services Meets, Governor Signs Bill Containing Rural Emergency Hospital Components, Other Bills Signed by the Governors, Consensus Revenue Estimates Now Available, KHA Bill Tracker
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Senate Bill 86 Passes Chambers Creates Utility Costs Loan Deposit Program, Health Bills Pass with Legislative Chambers, State Budget Bill Passes, KHA Bill Tracker
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Senate Sees Vaccination Limitation Amendment, Appropriations and Ways and Means Conference Committees Reach Agreement on State Budget, New Loan Relief Program for Wholesale Natural Gas Customers Added, House and Senate Agree to Healthcare Stabilization Fund Changes
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House and Senate Conduct Conference Committees' Activities, Budget Conference Committee Begins Meeting, Office of Rural Prosperity Hosts Call Regarding USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Program
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Next Week's Schedule, KHA Bill Tracker
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Governor Issues New Executive Orders, LCC Reviews All Rejects One
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Senate Passes Liability Protections Bill and Governor Signs, Unemployment Legislation Sees Changes and Passage by State Senate, The Kansas Senate Passes Several Bills
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Kansas House Debates Budget and Sees Medicaid Expansion Amendment, Kansas House and Senate Pass Healthcare Stabilization Fund Bills, Kansas House Passes Liability Protection Extensions
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Senate Committee Hears Confirmations; Hears and Passes Legislation to Prohibit Restriction of Patient Visitors, Senate Debates Healthcare Stabilization Fund Legislation, Kansas House Debates Bills
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Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Hears Pharmacy Bills and Works Legislation, Next Week's Schedule, KHA Bill Tracker
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Governor Kelly Signs Emergency Management Legislation, Kansas House Votes on Rural Emergency Hospital and Innovation Grant Programs, Senate Public Health and Welfare Works Bills Including Vaccination Legislation, House Judiciary Committee Amends and Passes Liability Protection Bill
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Senate Public Health and Welfare Discusses Licensure Compact Bills, Kansas House Debates and Recommends Health Bills, Introduction of Bills
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Senate Public Health and Welfare Holds Hearing on Bills Related to Senior Citizen Policies, Introduction of Bills
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Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Hears Bill on Vaccinations in Schools, Senate Committee Hearing on Healthcare Stabilization Fund Changes
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Senate Combines Health Bills, Recommends Favorable Passage, House Appropriations Committee Recommends Budget Bill, Next Week's Schedule, KHA Bill Tracker
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Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Hears and Works Bills, Senate Passes Licensing Legislation, Bills Moving through the House, Introduction of Bills
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Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Recommends Vaccine Guidelines Bill Favorably, Senate Debates Budget Bill, Committee Holds Roundtable Discussion on Telemedicine and Payment Equity, Senate Judiciary Passes Adult Care Homes Liability Protections, Introduction of Bills
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Senate Judiciary Committee Hears House Bill 2126, Rural Hospital Innovation Grant Program Added to Rural Emergency Hospital Bill, Committees Agree to Conference Committee Report on Kansas Emergency Management Act Procedure, Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, Introduction of Bills
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Senate Public Health and Welfare Holds Hearing on Vaccination Bill, Senate Commerce Committee Takes Up Unemployment Legislation Passed By the House, House Health and Human Services Amends and Passes Two Bills
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Property Tax Reform Legislation Passes with the Legislative Branch, House and Senate Continue Discussions on Kansas Emergency Management Act, Next Week's Schedule, KHA Bill Tracker, Introduction of Bills
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Senate Committe Receives Briefing on HCBS Waiting Lists, Senate Ways and Means Continues Work on Budget Bill, Energy Committees Hear Updates on Extreme Winter Weather Event, House Committee Amends/Passes Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact
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Senate Public Health and Welfare Hear Bills and Introduce Legislation, House Insurance and Pension Receives Briefing on Pharmacy Supply Chain, Introduction of Bills, KHA Advocacy Briefing
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KHA Legislative Turnaround Report, KHA Advocacy Briefing
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New Senator Named, House Passes Property Tax Reform Bill, Next Week's Schedule, KHA's Bill Tracker, KHA Advocacy Briefing
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Kansas House Passes Adult Care Home Liability Coverage Legislation and Other Bills, Legislation Signed into Law Establishing Low-Interest Loan Program for Municipals Impacted by Natural Gas Price Surges, KHA Brings You First Legislative Spotlight of 2021, KHA Advocacy Briefing
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Kansas Senate Passes Rural Emergency Hospital Bill, Senate Adds to COVID-19 Liability Extension Bill, The Kansas House Passes/Recommends Health Bills for Passage, Senate Passes Health Bills and Sees a Medicaid Expansion Amendment Attempted, KHA Advocacy Briefing
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Kansas Emergency Management Act Work Continues, Senate Rural Emergency Hospital Bill, KHA Advocacy Briefing – March 12
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House Judiciary Committee Passes Adult Care Facilities Liability Bill, Senate Public Health and Welfare Meets to Pass Bills Ahead of Turnaround Deadline, House Federal and State Affairs Committee Passes Tobacco 21 Legislation, Next Week's Schedule, KHA Bill Tracker, KHA Advocacy Briefing
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Senate Commerce Holds Hearing on Vaccination Bill, Senate Committee Hears Pharmacists Scope of Practice Bill
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Senate Bill 175 Rural Emergency Hospital Bill, House Passes Rural Opportunity Zone Extension Bill, House Health and Human Services Works Several Bills, House Hears Recommendations on KDHE-Health Budget, House Judiciary Committee Works Long-Term Care COVID-19 Liability Bill, KHA Advocacy Briefing
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Public Health and Welfare Holds Hearings on Two Bills, House Committee Hears Healthcare Stabilization Fund Legislation, House Health and Human Services Works Several Bills, Budget Committee Receives Update, Update on Behavioral Health Initiatives, Senate Commerce Hears Licensure Bill
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House Health and Human Services Committee Hears Several Bills; Passes One, House Federal and State Affairs Committee Hears Tobacco 21 Legislation, Introduction of Bills and KHA Advocacy Briefing – March 12
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Senate Public Health and Welfare Holds Hearing on Rural Emergency Hospital Bill, Committees Receive Updates on Kancare, Senate Committee Hears KDHE-Health Budget Report; Adds Provider Assessment Language, Next Week's Schedule, KHA Bill Tracker, KHA Advocacy Briefing – March 12
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House Health Hears Board of Pharmacy Bill, Works Additional Bill to Include Telemedicine Language, Kansas House Passes Bills on Trauma and Seniors Citizens, Senate Public Health and Welfare Holds Hearing on APRN Practice Requirements, KHA Advocacy Briefing – March 12
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House Committee Discusses Bills Focused on Rural Development and Real Estate Financing, Committee Meets to Work KDHE-Health Budget, Including KHA Requested Proviso, Senate Committee Hears Dental Therapist Licensure Bill, Hearing Held on APRN Practice Requirements, Introduction of Bills
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House Health and Human Services Passes House Bill 2261 Rural Emergency Hospital Bill, House Appropriations Committee Hears Updates on Social Services Budgets, and Introduction of Bills
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KHA Submits Support for Rural Opportunity Zone Legislation, Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee Hears KDHE Budget, House Taxation Committee Works Senate Property Tax Bill
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House Appropriations Works through State Hospital Budgets, Next Week's Schedule, KHA Bill Tracker, Introduction of Bills
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House Social Services Budget Takes Action on Board of Pharmacy Budget, Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Meets, Senate Ways and Means Hears Vaccine Update, House Works Bills – Sends One to the Governor, KHA Advocacy Briefing
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KHA Testifies in Support of Rural Innovation Grant Program, KHA Submits Written Support Before House Financial Institutions and Rural Development, Confirmation Hearing for KU Hospital Authority Board Re-Appointment, Introduction of Bills, KHA Advocacy Newsletter
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Hearing on Telehealth Bill, Mental Health Modernization and Reform Recommendations, Hearing on Ombudsman; Passes Two Bills, Hearing on Abuse of Dependent Elder Adult, Kansas Hospital Association Podcast, Introduction of Bills, KHA Advocacy Briefing
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Budget Committees Continue Discussions, House Health and Human Services Committee Passes House Bill 2160, Introduction of Bills, and KHA Advocacy Briefing.
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KHA Testifies Before House Social Services Budget Committee, Senate Passes Resolution Dealing with Vaccine Distribution Prioritization, Next Week's Schedule, KHA Bill Tracker, Introduction of Bills, KHA Advocacy Briefing – Feb. 12
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KHA Testifies in Support for Long-Term Care Liability Protections Bill Before House Judiciary, House Committees Hear Bills Dealing with Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims, House Health and Human Services Hold Hearing on House Bill 2160, Introduction of Bills, KHA Advocacy Briefing
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Senate Judiciary Hold Hearings on Senate Bill 56, Senate Public Health and Welfare Holds Hearings on Senate Bill 83 and Senate Bill 85, House Health and Human Services Sees Telemedicine Bill Introduction, Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee Hears Insurance Bill
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Governor Announces Medicaid Expansion Plan, House Committee on Children and Seniors Hears from Secretary Norman on COVID-19, House Commerce Committee Passes Expedited Licensure Bill, Introduction of Bills, Upcoming KHA Advocacy Briefing – Feb. 12
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Senate Passes Value Them Both Amendment, Next Week's Schedule, KHA Bill Tracker, and Registration Now Open: Advocacy Briefing – Feb. 12
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Senate Public Health and Welfare Gets Update on 340B Program, House Committees See Rural Hospital Bills Introduced, The Kansas House Honors COVID-19 Frontline Workers, Senate Committee Discusses Drug Treatment Program for Those on Diversion; House Passes Bill on Final Action
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Senate Introduces Rural Emergency Hospital, Governor Kelly Issues Executive Order 21-02, Senate Conference Committee Discusses Senate Bill 10,
Introduction of Bills, Registration Now Open: Advocacy Briefing – Feb. 12
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Senate Public Health Receives Update from Special Committee on Mental Health, Senate Commerce Committee Discusses Unemployment, Committee Hears Testimony on Senate Bill 34, Governor Kelly Signs COVID Relief Extensions Bill, House Social Services Budget Committee Meets ...
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Committees Discuss Kansas Economic Recovery Loan Deposit Program, House Children and Seniors Receives Update on Mental Health Services, Introduction of Bills and Registration Now Open: Advocacy Briefing – Feb. 12
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House Passes Value Them Both Constitutional Amendment Resolution, Next Week's Schedule, KHA Bill Tracker, Introduction of Bills and Registration Now Open: Advocacy Briefing – Feb. 12.
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Senate Committee Hears Economic Recovery Loan Deposit Program, CARES Act Spending Reviewed Before the Senate Local Government Committee, House Passes COVID Flexibility Temporary Extension, Senate Ways and Means Committee Hears 2020 Post Audit Update, House Children and Seniors Committee Gets Updates
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Kansas Capitol Quiet Under Increased Security Surveillance, House to Take Up COVID-19 Flexibility Bill Tomorrow, Discussion Continues on the Mental Health Modernization and Reform Report, Committee Meeting on Drug Abuse Treatment and Diversion Programs
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KHA Staff Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee, Committee Meetings and Floor Worked Delayed, COVID-19 Cases Hit the Statehouse, Senate and House Health Committees Hear from KDHE Secretary Lee Norman, MD, Senate Judiciary Committee Passes SCR 1602
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State Advocacy Issues Highlighted, Next Week's Schedule, KHA Bill Tracker, Introduction of Bills
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Senate Local Government Hears Updates on Rural and Urban Hospitals, Senate Tax Introduces Rural Opportunity Zones Bill, Senate Public Health and Welfare Receives Update from KDADS, Introduction of Bills, KHA Advocacy Briefing – Jan. 15
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Gov.'s State of the State Address, Governor's Budget, Senate Public Health and Welfare Hears Update on Nursing Homes/Adult Care Facilities, House Health and Human Services Discusses COVID-19 Testing and Quarantine Process, House Judiciary Hears COVID-19 Response Extension Bill, Introduction of Bills
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Committee Work Begins, Senate Public Health and Welfare Meets, Senate Judiciary, Senate Assessment and Taxation, House Health and Human Services, Reminder ... State of the State Tonight, Introduction of Bills, KHA Advocacy Briefing – Jan. 15
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Ready, Set, Go…, Committee Work Hits the Ground Running, Rules to Be Established, State of the State, Department for Children and Families and Department for Aging and Disability Services, Introduction of Bills, KHA Advocacy Briefing – Jan. 15
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State Advocacy Issues Highlighted, Next Week's Schedule, KHA Bill Tracker, KHA Advocacy Briefing – Jan. 15
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House Committees Set, Governor's State of the State, LCC Makes Plans for 2021 Session, Legislative Session Calendar Set
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