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(Jan. 17, 2025) – With a historically fast start to the legislative session, next week will already see the first of the agency budget report outs to the appropriations committees. While Monday will be a holiday, legislative committees are likely to jump further into bill hearings and testimony on Tuesday.
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(Jan. 17, 2025) – 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.
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(Jan. 17, 2025) – SB 14, SB 16, SB 19, SB 23, SB 25, SB 27, HB 2015, HB 2023, HB 2024 and HB 2027
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(Jan. 16, 2025) – During the Kansas State of the State address, Gov. Laura Kelly highlighted successes, emphasized the need for KanCare expansion, discussed a proposal to eliminate co-payments on reduced-price lunches for school children, and expressed her commitment to considering proposals to modify the tax structure so that they would pay for themselves and not threaten the state's long-term financial stability.
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(Jan. 16, 2025) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee heard bill introductions on the right to refuse medications, activities related to public health associated with the power of the Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Dental Practice Act.
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(Jan. 16, 2025) – Today, the House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means Committee heard from Division of the Budget Director Adam Proffitt.
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(Jan. 16, 2025) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee heard overviews from Secretary Janet Stanek and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
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(Jan. 16, 2025) – The committee heard the budget overview from the Kansas Legislative Research Staff, Executive Director Susan Gile and the Kansas Legislative Research Staff and Executive Director of BSRB Dave Fye.
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(Jan. 15, 2025) – The House Social Services Budget Committee, chaired by David Buehler (R-Lansing), met for the first time yesterday, giving introductions and an overview of interim committee reports.
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Jan. 15, 2025) – Today, the House and Senate heard updates on the state of our National Guard and Judiciary and the final State of the State address, which Governor Laura Kelly will deliver this evening.
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