(Mar. 8, 2024) – Next week will be a flurry of activities with budget bills likely to run across the floors of the House and Senate. Committees will continue to meet to hear exempt bills and bills coming to the second chamber.
Monday, Mar. 11
House Health and Human Services – 1:30 p.m. – Room 112N
Roundtable discussion: House Bill 2793 – Prohibits health care providers from performing health care services on minors without parental consent
Tuesday, Mar. 12
Senate Public Health and Welfare – 8:30 a.m. – Room 142S
Hearing: House Bill 2547 – Authorizes schools to maintain certain emergency medication kits and to administer such medication in emergencies
House Bill 2579 – Authorizes the Kansas Board of Emergency Medical Services to distribute non-prescription over-the-counter medications
House Bill 2784 – Transfers authority for certification of continuing care retirement communities from the Kansas Insurance Department to the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services; lowers the nursing facility provider assessment for continuing care retirement communities
Senate Ways and Means –10:30 a.m. – Room 548S
Hearing: House Bill 2623 – Updates the Veterans Claims Assistance Program to include references to Veterans Affairs medical centers and cross-accreditation requirements
House Appropriations – 9:00 a.m. – Room 112N
Hearing: House Bill 2362 – Removes the state fire marshal's approval as a requirement for licensure or renewal of licensure for disability service providers and facilities
House Federal and State Affairs – 9:00 a.m. – Room 346S
Hearing: House Bill 2809 – Creates the Every Mom Matters Act requiring the state treasurer to contract with eligible organizations to provide information and support services to pregnant women and parents considering adoption
House Bill 2813 – Creates the crime of coercion to obtain an abortion and provides enhanced criminal penalties for offenses committed with the intent to coerce a woman to obtain an abortion
House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development – 1:30 p.m. – Room 346S
Hearing: House Bill 2818 – Provides for a legislative review process and criteria when considering bills proposing new or additional occupational regulation, requires the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations to review such bills and authorizes the joint committee to direct regulatory entities or to contract with a consulting firm to provide a report to the legislature to inform the legislature's consideration of such bill
House Transportation – 1:30 p.m. – Room 582N
Hearing: Senate Bill 272 – Increases the transfer from the State Highway Fund to the Public Use General Aviation Airport Development Fund
Wednesday, Mar. 13
Senate Public Health and Welfare – 8:30 a.m. – Room 142S
Hearing: House Bill 2751 – Authorizes the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services to condition or restrict a disability service provider license, grants the secretary authority to grant regulation waivers unrelated to health and safety and authorizes correction orders and civil fines to be appealed to the secretary
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance – 9:30 a.m. – Room 546S
Hearing: House Bill 2711 – Increases the amount of KPERS retirement compensation subject to the statutory employer contribution rate to the first $40,000 earned in a calendar year, providing a KPERS working after retirement exemption for retirees employed by a community developmental disability organization in a licensed professional nurse, licensed practical nurse or direct support position and increases the working after retirement earnings limit for members of the Kansas police and firemen's retirement
Senate Commerce – 10:30 a.m. – Room 546S
Hearing: House Bill 2745 – Provides military spouses of active military servicemembers shall be exempted from all occupational licensing, registration and certification fees
House Local Government (Mon-Wed) – 9:00 a.m. – Room 281N
Hearing: Senate Bill 384 – Allows ambulances in rural communities to operate with only the minimum personnel required by state law
House Judiciary – 3:30 p.m. – Room 582N
Hearing: House Bill 2805 – Continues in existence certain exceptions to the disclosure of public records under the Open Records Act
Thursday, Mar. 14
Senate Public Health and Welfare – 8:30 a.m. – Room 142S
Hearing: House Bill 2453 – Enacts the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact to provide interstate practice privileges for dentists and dental hygienists
Senate Judiciary – 10:30 a.m. – Room 346S
Hearing: House Bill 2487 – Provides immunity from prosecution for certain drug crimes when persons seek or provide medical assistance related to the use of a controlled substance
Senate Education – 1:30 p.m. – Room 144S
Hearing: House Bill 2645 – Amends the Nursing Service Scholarship Program to remove limits on the amount of awards and number of scholarships, removes the sponsorship requirement, modifies the interest rate terms for repayment obligations and abolishes the Nursing Service Scholarship Review Committee
House Bill 2646 – Modifies the financial limitations on awards under the Kansas Hero's Scholarship Act and broadens the eligibility requirements for such awards
House Appropriations – 9:00 a.m. – Room 112N
Update: Docking State Office Building and Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lab – Frank Burnam, director, Office of Facility and Property Management, Kansas Department of Administration
Friday, Mar. 15
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations – 9:00 a.m. – Room 218N
Hearing:
- Department of Labor, Division of Workers Compensation
- Department of Revenue, Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- Kansas State Department of Education
- Office of Secretary of State
- State Board of Mortuary Arts