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(Nov. 8, 2024) – Today, the Special Committee on Legislative Budget, chaired by Rep. Troy Waymaster, met for the first time. The chair indicated that the legislative base budget bill will not include any previously passed one-time provisos The committee has been approved for five days of meetings.
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(Nov. 8, 2024) – While the statehouse races have a few elections within a couple of hundred votes, and counties around the state will begin canvassing before finalizing results and sending them to the Secretary of State, it appears that at the state level, the Republicans in both the House and the Senate have added to the existing supermajority. Both chambers are seeing a pick-up overall.
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(Oct. 23, 2024) – This week, the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community-Based Services and KanCare Oversight had its final interim meeting ahead of the 2025 session.
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(Oct. 23, 2024) – This week, the Legislative Coordinating Council met to discuss and approve the creation of a 23-member committee that will have five days of meeting between the Nov. 5th elections and before the start of the legislative session in January 2025 to develop a legislative budget based on what agencies request to the Governor.
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(June 18, 2024) – Today, the Kansas Legislature met in a 2024 Special Session, called by Governor Laura Kelly, to deal with state tax reform policy. The tax policy is contained in SB 1. The House and Senate then took up the Star Bonds legislation in HB 2001, designed to provide an avenue for the recruitment of the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.
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(June 18, 2024) – In each session, the Kansas Hospital Association provides a summary of bills of interest to members.
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(June 17, 2024) – Today, the legislature saw a few joint committee meetings in preparation for tomorrow's start of the 2024 Special Session.
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(May 1, 2024) – The Conference Committee Reports, including CCR H Sub for SB 287 and CCR for HB 2531, continue to make their way through the legislative process and to Governor Laura Kelly
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(May 1, 2024) – The final report is contained in the conference committee report on House Bill 2551. The agreement will receive a final up or down vote in the House and Senate.
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(May 1, 2024) – This week was full of policy finalization but also many farewells as announcements were made about legislators leaving their current posts to run for other offices, or retiring from their current elected office.
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