(April 5, 2024) – Today, the House and Senate began working through conference committee reports for the following bill packages:

CCR for Senate Bill 28 – the appropriations budget bill for fiscal years 2024, 2025, 2026 and other years. The conference committee report was adopted by the House on a vote of 78-44 and the Senate on a vote of 26-12.

CCR for House Substitute for Senate Bill 96 relates to licensure of daycare and childcare centers, temporary waivers, the office of early childhood, and increases in tax credit for household and dependent care expenses. The conference committee report was adopted by the House on a vote of 110-10.

CCR for House Substitute for Senate Bill 143 relates to the Elevator Safety Act, redefines the term elevators, modifies the requirements for licensure, inspection and testing, requires notification to the state fire marshal of certain elevator accidents, removes requirements that inspections be conducted only by licensed elevator inspectors and provides that licensed elevator inspectors, mechanics or employees may conduct such inspections. The conference committee report was adopted by the House on a vote of 118-2.

CCR on Senate Bill 19 requires school districts to establish requirements for cardiac emergency response plans, establishes the School Cardiac Emergency Response Grant Fund, establishes the Kansas National Guard Educational Master's for Enhanced Readiness and Global Excellence Program. The conference committee report was adopted by the House on a vote of 119-3.

CCR for House Bill 2547 authorizes a school to maintain a stock supply of emergency medication kits for certain life-threatening conditions, add and removing certain substances from the schedules I, II, IV and V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. The conference committee report was adopted by the Senate on a vote of 35-3.

CCR for House Bill 2711 – investment procedures for KPERS, divestment from countries of concern, alternative investment percentage limit to 25 percent; increases the membership waiting period for direct support positions of community service providers; increases the lump-sum death benefit; employment after retirement; increases the amount of retirant compensation subject to the statutory employer contribution rate; provides an exemption for retirants employed by a community developmental disability organization or a community service provider affiliated with a community developmental disability organization in a licensed professional nurse, licensed practical nurse or direct support position. The conference committee report was adopted by the House on a vote of 118-5 and the Senate on a vote of 30-8.

CCR for Senate Bill 438 makes changes to the Nurse Service Scholarship, Kansas Hero's Scholarship, establishes Kansas Blueprint for Literacy and creates an advisory committee, creates positions in the Kansas Board of Regents and Kansas State Department of Education. The conference committee report was adopted by the House on a vote of 98-22.