Legislative Update | February 9, 2024
Emotions Run High Over Patient Bill of Rights
On Wednesday this week, Senate Public Health and Welfare held their hearing on SB 352, the John D. Springer Patient Bill of Rights. With 6 proponents testifying...
Legislative Update | February 16, 2024
Full Steam Ahead
The week started off with a bang with public testimony for the KDADS budget in Senate Ways and Means (SWAM) Human Services subcommittee Monday morning. From there, the Government Affairs team made...
Legislative Update | February 23, 2024
Turnaround Time
We’ve finally made it to turnaround. While there are still numerous bills left in committee or on each chamber’s floor, a good portion of the bills we’ve been following made it through the...
Legislative Update | March 1, 2024
Week 8 at the Kansas Statehouse
While it was a slow start for most committees after turnaround, the budget committees took off full speed with KDHE and KDADS budget report outs to the full House...
Legislative Update | March 8, 2024
Fire Marshal Body Camera Debate Continues
On Tuesday this week, the Government Affairs team provided oral proponent testimony in Senate Public Health and Welfare on HB2777, which prohibits the Fire Marshal and employees from utilizing...
Legislative Update | March 15, 2024
Week 10 at the Kansas Statehouse
On Tuesday this week, Senate Public Health and Welfare held a hearing on HB2784, the oversight of CCRC from KID to KDADS bill, and LeadingAge Kansas provided oral, neutral...
Legislative Update | March 22, 2024
That's a Wrap for Standing Committees
On Tuesday this week, Senate Public Health and Welfare took action on HB2777, the body camera bill. The amendment introduced by Senator Pettey inserted language allowing the Fire Marshal’s...
Legislative Update | March 29, 2024
Next Up - Conference Committee Week
The House and Senate were on their respective floors this week hearing bills passed out of the second chamber and determining conference committee appointments. The House Appropriations and Senate...
Legislative Update | April 8, 2024
First Adjournment of the 2024 Legislative Session
Subcommittee on Contract Nursing
LeadingAge Kansas had a packed week with conferences and committee meetings. The Subcommittee on Contract Nursing convened Monday through Thursday, tackling topics such as history,...
Legislative Update | April 26, 2024
Omnibus Discussions at the Kansas Legislature
Governor Kelly vetoed the tax bill and utilized a line-item veto on the budget bill this Wednesday. Notably, all provisions concerning aging services funding managed to withstand the veto....