Legislative Update | February 17, 2023
Race to Turnaround
The statehouse switched to full chaos mode this week as Legislative committees raced to get bills heard, amended, debated and passed before their meeting deadline next Tuesday ahead of Turnaround. Turnaround is...
Legislative Update | February 24, 2023
Long Term Care Funding Recommendations from House and Senate
After hearing testimony last week from various groups (including LeadingAge Kansas) on KDADS funding, the Senate Ways and Means Human Services Sub-Committee and the House Social...
Legislative Update | March 10, 2023
Long Term Care Funding Stripped by Budget Committees for Further Discussion
The road to adequate funding for long term care programs hit a bump in the road this week as both the House and Senate...
Legislative Update | March 17, 2023
Long Term Care Funding Advocacy Continues
As expected, the Senate passed their mega budget bill yesterday without any additional funding to support a full rebase for nursing facility rates or any additional funds to support...
Legislative Update | March 24, 2023
House Appropriations Committee Approves Additional Long Term Care Funding
This week the House Appropriations Committee met to debate and pass out a mega budget bill H Sub for SB 42 for State Fiscal Year 2024...
Legislative Update | March 31, 2023
First Adjournment Nears
The House and Senate spent the week in their respective chambers voting on a long list of bills, including several of the ones we've been following. Check out the Bill Tracker below. ...
Legislative Update | April 7, 2023
First Adjournment Report
The House and Senate adjourned at 4:30am this morning to start their three week break before Veto Session begins. Both chambers churned through lots of bills this last week -- but the most important...
Legislative Update | April 28, 2023
Veto Session Update
The Kansas legislature returned this week for "veto session" which is the time reserved at the end of session for any necessary veto overrides and budget clean-up items. Governor Kelly gave them...
Legislative Update | January 12, 2024
Join Us for Aging Services Day at the Legislature on February 1st in Topeka
For the first time, we're hosting a joint Aging Services Legislative with Kansas Healthcare Association/Kansas Center for Assisted Living (KHCA/KCAL) and...
Legislative Update | January 19, 2024
Join Us for Aging Services Day at the Legislature on February 1st in Topeka
For the first time, we're hosting a joint Aging Services Legislative with Kansas Healthcare Association/Kansas Center for Assisted Living (KHCA/KCAL) and...
Legislative Update | January 26, 2024
A Week of Networking
The Kansas Society of Association Executives (KSAE) held a legislative reception at the Celtic Fox on Monday, giving the Government Affairs team time to meet with fellow association executives and legislators...
Legislative Update | February 2, 2024
Speaker Hawkins on Aging Services: 'Your Business is as Tough as it Gets'
On Thursday this week, nearly 100 aging services professionals across the state of Kansas walked the stairs of the statehouse to meet...