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January 23, 2025

KHA Holds Annual Advocacy Day
More than 130 attendees heard from Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, from Chairman of House Health and Human Services Will Carpenter (R-El Dorado) and Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair Rick Billinger (R-Goodland).
 

Senate Ways and Means Hears about Child Day Care Tax Credits and Daycare
Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee heard from the Kansas Department of Revenue about the child daycare assistance tax credit and the Children's Cabinet on tax credits and Melissa Rooker with the Children's Cabinet.
 

Senate Public Health and Welfare Hears from Post Audit and Community Mental Health Centers
Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee heard updates from the Legislative Post Audit staff, Kancare Ombusdman, the Kansas Association of Community Health Centers of Kansas, Inc., and saw bill introductions. 
 

House Health and Human Services Committee Hears from Aging Community
Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee heard updates from Interhab, Kansas Nursing Homes and Children's Advocacy Centers of Kansas.
 

Kansas Insurance Department Appears Before Senate Finance and Insurance Committee
Today, the Senate Finance and Insurance Committee heard a briefing from Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, Kansas Insurance Department.
 

House Appropriations Approves Some Agency Budgets
Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to hear budgets.

Introduction of Bills
SB 63, SB 67, SB 68, SB 69, HB 2069, HB 2070,
HB 2071, HB 2072 and HB 2082