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(Feb. 4, 2025) – Today, the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget discussed the Kansas Department of Commerce budget and heard from KHA about adding funds for a grant program to allow health care workers to get upskilled training.
(Feb. 4, 2025) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee heard updates from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services regarding the contract nursing needs at state hospitals.
(Feb. 4, 2025) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee received an update on the status of children's health in Kansas.
(Feb. 4, 2025) – Today, the House Committee of the Whole on House Concurrent Resolution 5004 would amend the state constitutions to require individuals to be citizens of the United States, at least 18 years of age, and a resident of the voting area in which such person seeks to vote, and in order to vote in this state.
(Feb. 4, 2025) – SB 136, SB 145, SB 150, SB 151, SB 161, HB 2184, HB 2195, HB 2199, HB 2216, HB 2217,
HB 2218, HB 2219, HB 2221 and HB 2223
(Feb. 3, 2025) – Today, the Senate Public Health Committee heard bill introductions.
(Feb. 3, 2025) – Today, the House Financial Institutions and Pensions Committee held a hearing on HB 2152. The legislation would authorize financial institutions to secure governmental unit deposits in excess of the amount insured or guaranteed by the DIC by utilizing a public money pool and create public funds investment requirements for local banking entities.
(Feb. 3, 2025) – Today, the House Health and Human Services Committee held bill hearings ahead of legislative deadlines and saw bill introductions.
(Feb. 4, 2025) – Today, the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget discussed the Kansas Department of Commerce budget and heard from KHA staff about adding $2 million for a grant program to allow health care workers to get upskilled training.
(Jan. 31, 2025) – Next week, the legislature will see a focus in the House on the budget and more focus in the Senate on taxes. As legislative deadlines are nearing, committees will continue to work through agency updates, report outs and legislation. Next week also is the deadline for non-exempt committees to have bill introductions. Hearings will begin picking up the pace ahead of the Feb. 20 turnaround deadline, where non-exempt bills must be passed by their chamber of origin.
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