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(April 2, 2024) – Yesterday, saw the first of a three-day sub-committee discussion, made up of House Appropriations members including Chairman Les Mason (R-McPherson), Brenda Landwehr (R-Wichita), Barbara Ballard (D-Lawrence), Susan Concannon (R-Beloit) and Henry Helgerson (D-Wichita).
(April 2, 2024) – As the House and Senate Conference Committees continue to meet, there are several bills that have received motions to concur on changes made in the second chamber that will send those bills to the governor’s desk.
(April 2, 2024) – Today, the House and Senate Health conference committee met. The Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Conference committee met with the House Insurance Committee to discuss bills among them. The education conference committees met and agreed to add the provisions of HB 2645 (nurse service scholarship program) into SB 438, along with other packaged bills. The budget conference committee members continue to work through differences between the chamber positions.
(Mar. 29, 2024) – Next week, the House and Senate will return to work through conference committee items that have differences between the House and Senate positions.
(Mar. 28, 2024) – Today, the Senate Federal and State Committee held a hearing on SB 555.
(Mar. 28, 2024) – Last night the House of Representatives took action on H. Sub for H. Sub for SB 96.
(Mar. 27, 2024) – Today, the House or Representatives took final votes on HB 2653, HB 2834, H. Sub for SB 37 and H. Sub for SB 300. The chamber debated SB 414 and Sub. for Sub for SB 96 SB 430.
(Mar. 27, 2024) – Today, the Senate took final votes on HB 2547, HB 2648 and HB 2690. The Senate also debated, SB 553, HB 2358, HB 2754, HB 2614, HB 2711, S. SUB for HB 2436, HB 2784 and HB 2570.
(Mar. 27, 2024) – Today, the House passed the Conference Committee Report on SB 233.
(Mar. 27, 2024) – Today, the House passed tax reform on a vote of 123-0 in H. Sub for SB 300.
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