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(Jan. 15, 2026) – Today, the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, chaired by Senator Brenda Dietrich (R-Topeka), heard an update from State Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt (R-Topeka).
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(Jan. 15, 2026) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee received an update from the Office of Early Childhood and the Office of the Recovery on previously allocated American Rescue Plan Act funding.
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(Jan. 15, 2026) – Today, the House took Final Action on bills debated yesterday, including HB 2204 and HB 2332.
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(Jan. 15, 2026) – Today, the House Health Human Services Committee heard from Chuck Schmidt with the Kansas Silver-Haired Legislature about priority items recommended by their group.
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(Jan. 15, 2026) – Today, the Senate Education Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 302, requiring school districts to prohibit the use of personal electronic communication devices during instructional time and prohibiting any employee of a school district from using social media to directly communicate with any student for the official school purposes.
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(Jan. 14, 2026) – Yesterday, the House Social Services Budget Committee reviewed the interim committee recommendations.
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(Jan. 14, 2026) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee heard testimony from KDHE Secretary Janet Stanek.
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(Jan. 14, 2026) – Today, the Budget Committees of both the House and the Senate joined together for a briefing on Governor Laura Kelly's budget proposal.
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(Jan. 14, 2026) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee reviewed rules and held introductions. Committee work is scheduled to begin at its Jan. 15 meeting, which will feature an informational presentation by the Kansas Silver Haired Legislature.
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(Jan. 14, 2026) – Last night, Governor Laura Kelly delivered her final State of the State address for her second term. House Speaker Dan Hawkins delivered the pre-recorded response to the State of the State, noting it was also his last State of the State response.
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