Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns Legislative Session Update - January 12, 2023
Government and Politics
January 13, 2023
From: Kansas Governor Laura KellyTo check the status of bills and hearing, please go to the legislative website at http://www.kslegislature.org/li/ or call the legislative hotline at 1-800-432-3924. If there are bills you would like me to follow, please let me know and I will add them to the list. A listing of the committees, times they meet, rooms they meet in and the assistants you need to contact if you want to provide testimony are listed at the end of this update.
To receive a copy of this announcement in large print, or other alternative formats, please call 1-800-295-5232 (voice). This Update can also be found on the KCDC Web site: http://www.kcdcinfo.ks.gov/legislative-information
Let me know if you have questions or want me information by emailing [email protected].
Tuesday 1/17
8:30 am Senate Public Health and Welfare, Presentation on 988 Annual Reports, Room 142-S
1:30 pm House Health and Human Services, Presentation on Department of Children and Families and Department for Aging and Disability Services, Room 112-N
1:30 pm Senate Education, Presentation on K-12 by the Numbers: Special Education disbursement by schedule; Special Education disbursements by district, Room 144-S
Wednesday 1/18
1:30 pm House Health and Human Services, Presentation on Community Mental Health Centers, Room 112-N
Thursday 1/19
9:30 am Senate Assessment and Taxation, hearing on S 4 – providing a sales tax exemption for construction and repair of building used for human habitation by the Kansas state school for the blind and the Kansas state school for the deaf, Room 548-S, Committee Assistant John Gauntt (785) 296-2713.
Friday 1/20
Active Bills, 2023
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Bill No. |
Description |
Impact |
Bill History and Current Status |
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SB 4 |
Providing for a sales tax exemption for construction or repair of buildings used for human habitation by the Kansas State School for the Blind and the Kansas State School for the Deaf |
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Hearing in Committee on Assessment and Taxation 1/19 at 9:30 am in room 548-S, contact John Gauntt at (785) 296-2713 to provide testimony. |
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SB 12 |
Enacting the Kansas child mutilation prevention act to criminalize performing gender reassignment surgery and prescription of hormone replacement therapy on certain persons and providing grounds for unprofessional conduct for healing arts licensees. |
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Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare and Committee on Judiciary |
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SB 24 |
Relating to insurance; coverage for autism spectrum disorder; changing the required number of employees contained in definitions of "large employer" and “small employer” |
Reduces large employer to more than 51 employees from 101 employees and small employer from 100 or fewer employees to 50 or fewer employees. |
Referred to Financial Institutions and Insurance |
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HB 2010 |
Updating a statutory cross reference to provide proper jury instruction in cases when a defendant lacks the required mental state to commit a crime |
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
Exempt committees have asterisks (*) next to them.
House Committees
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Committee |
Room |
Mtg. time |
Assistant |
Phone |
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Agriculture |
112-N |
3:30 pm daily |
Terry Bernatis |
785-296-7463 |
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Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget |
112-N |
3:30 pm daily |
Terry Bernatis |
785-296-7463 |
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*Appropriations |
112-N |
9:00 am daily |
Susan McClacherty |
785-291-3446 |
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*Calendar and Printing |
On call |
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Child Welfare & Foster Care |
152-S |
1:30 M & W |
Carol Robertson |
785-296-7644 |
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Children and Seniors |
152-S |
1:30 am daily |
Fran Lusk |
785-296-7644 |
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Commerce, Labor & Economic Development |
346-S |
1:30 pm daily |
Cindy Harris |
785-296-7685 |
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Corrections & Juvenile Justice |
546-S |
1:30 pm daily |
Colette Niehues |
785-296-7500 |
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Education |
218-N |
1:30 pm daily |
Deborah Bremer |
785-296-3113 |
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K-12 Education Budget |
546-S |
3:30 pm daily |
Holly Broxterman |
785-296-3971 |
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Elections |
218-N |
3:30 pm T & Th |
Dana Rooney |
785-296-7357 |
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Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications |
582-N |
9:00 am T & Th |
Mindy Sieve |
785-296-7663 |
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*Federal and State Affairs |
346-S |
9:00 am daily |
Connie Bahner |
785-368-7166 |
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Financial Institutions and Insurance |
582-N |
9:00 am M & W |
Rich Mergen |
785-296-7689 |
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General Government Budget |
281-N |
3:30 pm daily |
Susan Tindall |
785-296-7643 |
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Health & Human Services |
112-N |
1:30 pm daily |
David Long |
785-296-7488 |
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Higher Education Budget |
281-N |
1:30 pm daily |
Phyllis Fast |
785-296-7642 |
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Insurance and Pensions |
218-N |
3:30 pm M & W |
Coleen Coker |
785-296-7696 |
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Interstate Cooperation |
On-call |
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Judiciary |
582-N |
3:30 pm daily |
Kathi Rakestraw |
785-296-5805 |
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K-12 Budget |
546-S |
3:30 pm daily |
TBD |
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Legislative Budget |
On-call |
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Kathy Holscher |
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Legislative Modernization |
218-N |
9:00 am M & W |
Debra Smith |
785-296-4683 |
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Legislative Post Audit |
546-S |
Noon |
Nichole Blanchett |
785-296-3793 |
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Local Government |
218-N |
9:00 am M & W |
Debra Heideman |
785-296-7461 |
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Redistricting |
346-S |
On-Call |
Richard Frost |
785-296-7695 |
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Rules and Journal |
582-N |
Noon |
Kathi Rakestraw |
785-296-5805 |
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Rural Revitalization |
582-N |
9:00 am daily |
Tony Prohaska |
785-296-7660 |
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Select Investigating Committee |
346-S |
1:00 pm |
Connie Bahner |
785-368-7166 |
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Social Services Budget |
152-S |
3:30 pm daily |
Francie Hernandez |
785-296-7640 |
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*Taxation |
346-S |
3:30 pm daily |
Lea Gerard |
785-296-4830 |
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Transportation |
582-N |
1:30 pm daily |
Jennifer Forrester |
785-296-7466 |
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Transportation and Public Safety Budget |
118-N |
3:30 pm daily |
Diane Brian |
785-296-2361 |
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Veterans and Military |
281-N |
9:00 am T & Th |
Betty Boaz |
785-296-5623 |
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Water |
218-N |
9:00 am daily |
Tony Prohaska |
785-296-7384 |
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Welfare Reform |
152-S |
1:30 pm T & Th |
Gary Deeter |
785-296-6989 |
Senate Committees
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Committee |
Room |
Mtg. time |
Assistant |
Phone |
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Agriculture and Natural Resources |
144-S |
8:30 am daily |
Judy Marks |
785-296-7353 |
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*Assessment & Taxation |
548-S |
9:30 am daily |
John Gauntt |
785-296-2713 |
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Commerce |
546-S |
10:30 am daily |
Connie Burns |
785-296-7476 |
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Education |
144-S |
1:30 pm daily |
Cyndie Rexer |
785-296-7368 |
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Ethics, Elections & Local Government |
142-S |
9:30 am daily |
Randi Walters |
785-296-7389 |
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*Federal & State Affairs |
144-S |
10:30-noon daily |
Sheila Wodtke |
785-296-7362 |
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Financial Institutions and Insurance |
546-S |
9:30 am daily |
Suzanne Nelson |
785-296-7367 |
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Interstate Cooperation |
On-call |
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Judiciary |
346-S |
10:30 am daily |
Barbara Moore |
785-296-6817 |
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Legislative Posts Audit |
546-S |
On Call |
Nicole Blanchett |
785-296-2793 |
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Local Government |
142-S |
9:30 am daily |
Jackie Gutierrez |
785-269-7377 |
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Organization, Calendar and Rules |
On-call |
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Public Health & Welfare |
142-S |
8:30 am daily |
Donola Fairbanks |
785-296-5123 |
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Redistricting |
548-S |
2:00 pm on call |
Jennifer Forrester |
785-296-7361 |
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Transparency and Ethics |
142-S |
9:30 am daily |
Randi Walters |
785-296-7389 |
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Transportation |
546-S |
8:30 am daily |
Florence Deeter |
785-296-7355 |
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Utilities |
548-S |
1:30 pm daily |
Michael Welton |
785-296-4335 |
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*Ways and Means |
548-S |
10:30 am-noon daily |
Donna Fulkerson |
785-296-7399 |