HB  2046

Increasing reimbursement rates for providers of home and community-based services (HCBS) under the intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) waiver

Hearing 3/17/21

Senate Substitute for HB 2057

An act concerning housing, relating to assistance animals, enacting the Kansas assistance animals in housing act; enacting the crime of misrepresentation of entitlement to an assistance animal

4/26 no conference committee is scheduled to talk about the bill.

HB 2106

Food Tax Bill

Though not the Governor’s bill, this one was passed and signed by the Governor

Signed by Governor.

HB 2122

Enacting the supported decision-making agreements act; relating to decision-making assistance for adults: amending K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 21-5417 and repealing the existing section

On General Orders in the House

HB 2150

An act concerning dependent persons; relating to the report of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitations of such persons; providing a definition of financial exploitation.

Referred to SenatePublic Health and Welfare

HB 2151

An act creating a Kansas Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse and Neglect multidisciplinary team coordinator, etc.

Passed over and retain a place on the calendar

HB 2160

An act concerning certified community behavioral health clinic certification, functions, powers, and duties.

Withdrawn from Committee of the Whole and referred to Committee of Health and Human Services

HB 2219

Enacting the Kansas targeted employment act to provide tax credits for the employment of persons with developmental disabilities

On general orders in Senate

HB 2249

An act concerning HCBS services; relating to the client obligation to pay for such services; setting the protected income level at 150% of federal supplemental security income.

Hearing 2/23/21 3:30 pm

HB 2250

An act establishing an advance universal newborn screening program.

Passed out of committee recommended “Be passed”

HB 2267

An establishing a youth advisory council for the Governor, legislature and other state and local policy makers to advise on youth issues.

Hearing in Federal and State Affairs, 1/25/2020, 9:00 am, Room 346-S, Connie Bahner, 785-368-7166

HSubstitute for SB 19 (formerly Sub for HB 2281

Establishing and implementing 988 as the suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline in Kansas

See Supplemental Note (SN) for changes to the original bill.

Conference committee report was accepted by house, but no indication on the website that the Senate adopted the report and no indication it was sent to the Governor.

HB 2304

An act concerning income taxation; relating to credits; increasing credit for expenditures to make a principal dwelling accessible to persons with a disability.

Referred to Taxation

HB 2373

An act concerning health and healthcare; relating to individuals with intellectual and developmental disability; requiring Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) to establish and implement a mobile crisis services program for such individuals.

House General Orders

HB 2382

Budget bill that provides for $100,000,000 to provide services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities on the waiting list for HCBS services

Social Services Budget Committee

HB 2443

Concerning public employees; relating to hiring and promotion preferences; providing for a preference for persons with a disability.

Amended to add that it will be named Kathy’s Bill.

Passed out of committee recommend be passed as amended. On General Orders.

Substitute for HB 2463

Prohibiting changes to the medical assistance program (Medicaid) and requiring the extension of the current medical assistance program. Would prevent any state agency from taking any action required by an act or appropriation act of the Legislature, federal law or Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Blocks Medicaid Expansion

Withdrawn from Committee of the Whole, referred to Appropriations and referred to Committee of the Whole. 3/1/2022

HB 2484

Providing a 0% state rate for sales of food and food ingredients and providing for the levying of such tax by cities and counties relating to income tax

Hearing Tuesday 1/25 in Taxation, Room 346-S, Lea Gerard 785-296-4830

HB 2486

Concerning elections, relating to defining and using electronic poll books, etc.

Secretary of State’s office asked that the bill be introduced, basically codifies what is already being done by their office

On general orders in House

HB 2487

Providing a 0% state rate for sales of food and food ingredients and providing for the levying of such tax by cities and counties; providing for an exemption for sales of farm products sold at farmers’ markets; relating to income tax.

Hearing Tuesday 1/25 in Taxation, Room 346-S, Lea Gerard 785-296-4830

HB 2490

Authorizing the state treasurer to determine account owners and designated beneficiaries for an ABLE savings account, adding who may open such an account and requiring compliance with the federal internal revenue code.

Senate Bill 329 is the same text

Governor signed bill, becomes law July 1, 2022

HB 2574

Concerning the Attorney General: relating to the Crime Victims compensation board; awarding of compensation for mental health counseling. 

On Senate consent calendar

HB 2631

Enacting the career technical education credential and transition incentive for employment success act to provide additional state aid for the school districts based on students obtaining certificates of completion

Bill passed House, engrossed 3/28 and Senate referred to Education Committee (3/29)

HB 2665

Concerning the Kansas act against discrimination relating to the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression as protected classes

Ref to Federal and State Affairs

HB 2716

Authorization of educational benefits for spouses and dependents of deceased, injured or disabled public safety officers, and employees and certain deceased, injured or disabled military personnel and prisoners of war.

Committee recommended be passed.

HB 2728

Relating to credits; establishing a tax credit for contributions to a nonprofit organization for the purpose of installing qualified accessibility modification projects.

House Taxation

Substitute for HB 2737

Concerning reapportionment; relating to state representative districts

Substituted Freestate 3F map

HCR 5027

Applying to Congress to hold a convention of states so that the US Constitution can be changed to give states more autonomy

Not adopted by House (3/9)

House Substitute for SB 19 (formerly Sub for HB 2281

Establishing and implementing 988 as the suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline in Kansas

See Supplemental Note (SN) for changes to the original bill.

Conference committee does not have a meeting scheduled to talk about this bill.  4/26

SB 82

Insurance, relating to coverage of mental illness and substance use disorders; limiting utilization review under certain circumstances: enacting the Kristi L. Bennet mental health parity act.

Withdrawn from Insurance and referred to Financial Institutions and Insurance.

SB 185/SB 62

Amending the standards for school-administered vision screenings for students, establishing the Kansas children’s vision health and school readiness committee and relating to the powers, etc.

SB 185 added to SB 62 in Conference Committee

Passed both houses, Signed by Governors Kelly 4/11

SB 154

An act concerning Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS); relating to the intellectual or developmental disability waiver; increasing provider reimbursement rates; concerning appropriations.

Passed out of Ways and Means recommended be passed as amended.

SB 155

Relating to newborn screening; establishing an advance universal newborn screening program

Passed Senate, House referred to Health and Human Services

SB 180

An act concerning sales taxation: relating to exemptions; providing an exemption for certain purchases by disabled veterans of the armed forces of the United States.

Hearing 3/18, 9:30 am Room 548-S, Anthony Charay 7865-296-2713

SB 185

An act relating to the Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing’ authorizing to adopt rules and regulations for interpreters and interpreter services, etc.

Bill added to SB 62 in conference committee. Both houses approved, Governor Kelly signed 4/11

SB 276

Providing considerations in family law, adoption, foster care, guardianship, and child in need to care proceedings for a parent or prospective parent who is blind.

House committee passed recommending bill be passed. (3/21)

SB 287

Enacting the Kansas medical marijuana regulation act and enacting the Kansas innovation solutions for affordable healthcare act to expand medical assistance eligibility.

Referred to Public Health and Welfare Committee

SB 292

Limiting who may return an advance voting ballot and the number of such ballots a person may return

Referred to Senate committee on Federal and State Affairs

Hearing 3/16/2021

SB 307

Requiring that advance voting ballots be returned to the county election office by the day of the election.

Ref to Federal and State Affairs, Hearing 3/26/2021

SB 329

Relating to income taxation, ABLE savings accounts; authorizing the state treasurer to determine account owners and designated beneficiaries; adopting the federal definition for an eligible individual, etc.

HB 2490 is the same text.

HB 2490 passed,Governor signed bill, becomes law July 1, 2022

SB 339

Providing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for sales of food and food ingredients, providing for the levying of taxes by cities and counties and discontinuing the nonrefundable food sales tax credit

This is not the Governor’s food tax elimination bill. These risks future budget stability.  Sets start date as 1/1/2023 (postpones benefits by 6 months), extends tax cut to food purchased at restaurants ballooning the fiscal impact, does not hold the state highway fund harmless.

SB 342

Governor’s Ax the Food Tax bill

Ref to Assessment and Taxation

SB 343

Concerning persons with hearing loss; relating to statutory terminology; updating the term “hearing impairment” to “hard of hearing” and other related terms concerning persons with hearing loss.

Conference Committee joined SB 276 with SB 343.

Passed both houses. Governor Kelly signed 4/18.

SB 355

Substitute for SB 355 by Committee on Redistricting – Proposing congressional redistricting map ad astra two

Supreme court ruled no wrong doing and all redistricting maps to stand.

SB 360

Enacting the Kansas assistance animals in housing act, creating the crime of misrepresentation of entitlement to an assistance animal.

See Senate Substitute for HB 2057

SB 372

Relating to the state school for the deaf; prohibiting the dismissal or transfer of a student who gains access to hearing from the school for the deaf

See HB 2621

Ref to Education

SB 388

Concerning to elections; relating to mail ballots; requiring the use of the United States postal service when returning a ballot by mail;

Hearing 2/10, 10:30 am, Room 144-S, Michael Welton, 785-296-4335

SB 389

Concerning elections; relating to voting systems and procedures; requiring voter-verified paper ballots with a distinctive watermark

Passed Senate, House referred to Elections Committee

SB 394

An act concerning elections, requiring advance voting ballots to be returned by 7:00 pm on the day of the election

2/15 Hearing 10:30 am Room 144-S Michael Welton 785-296-4335

SB 529

Permits electronic online renewal of nondriver’s identification cards under certain circumstances.

Passed Senate, House referred to Transportation Committee

Sub for SB 568

Concerning reapportionment; relating to state senatorial districts; providing for reapportionment

Passed out of committee recommended be passed

SCR 1611

Applying to Congress for a convention of states to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States

Committee of the Whole passed on 5/5/2021.

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