Capitol Comments Articles
Introduction of Bills

Kansas Seal (Jan. 30, 2025) – Senate Bill 102 by Senator Shane – Concerning children and minors; relating to the secretary for the Kansas Department for Children and Families; requiring coroners to report certain information to the secretary; clarifying the identifying information in mandatory reports of abuse or neglect of children to the secretary; increasing the penalty for failing to report such abuse or neglect from a misdemeanor to a felony

House Bill 2144 by Representative Rhiley – Enacting the Supported Decision-Making Agreements Act; relating to decision-making assistance for adults

House Bill 2151 by Representatives Woodard, Alcala, Amyx, Carlin, Carmichael, Carr, Featherston, Haskins, Hoye, Martinez, McDonald, Melton, Meyer, Miller, Neighbor, Sawyer Clayton, Schlingensiepen, Simmons, Stogsdill, Weigel, Wikle and Xu – Concerning labor and employment; increasing the Kansas minimum wage to $15 an hour

House Bill 2157 by the Committee on Health and Human Services, requested by Heather Sprague on behalf of the Kansas Association of Chain Drugstores – Concerning pharmacists and pharmacy; relating to the Kansas Board of Pharmacy; expanding the pharmacist's scope of practice to include point-of-care testing for and treatment of COVID-19