FEBRUARY 17, 2023
House Floor Action
This week, the Kansas House of Representatives debated twelve bills and one resolution in the chamber.
On Tuesday, we debated House Bill 2027, which when a person is arrested or charged with felonious killing of the decedent and it would prevent the distribution of assets until after the court proceeding.
House Bill 2125 provides for charitable event permits and demonstration permits to provide tattooing, cosmetic tattooing, or body piercing services.
House Bill 2042 changes the name of the Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility to the Larned State Correctional Facility.
Wednesday, I introduced House Resolution 6011 which commemorated the 150th Anniversary of the Ellsworth Route of the Chisolm Trail.
House Bill 2060 establishes the Special Education and Related Services Funding Services Task Force.
House Bill 2234 changes the measure of the cost threshold from “total project cost” to “construction cost.”
House Concurrent Resolution 5004 urges the U.S. Congress to fully fund the Federal government’s original funding promise under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Thursday, House Bill 2314 would prohibit the use of TikTok on state-owned devices or on any state network.
House Bill 2096 requires certain premium taxes be paid 90 days after each calendar year.
House Bill 2262 stipulates that six months of an embalmer apprenticeship is to be completed prior to an individual attending mortuary science school.
I voted “yes” and all passed.
Kansas Legislative Calendar
Many of the committees in the House of Representatives have been working diligently this past week discussing and passing legislation out of their respective committee so that the legislation can be debated on the House floor. The committee process will continue Monday and Tuesday of next week as we will be debating bills on the House floor all day starting Wednesday, February 22, through Friday, February 24.
We have reached the moment of the legislative calendar that is referred to as “Turnaround.” This is the midpoint of the legislative session and if bills are not passed by the House, then they can no longer proceed in the legislative process. After Friday, the bills will switch chambers, where the passed House bills go to the Senate and the Senate bills come to the House. The House Appropriations Committee is considered an exempt committee and does not need to comply with this deadline.
House Appropriations Committee
This week in the House Appropriations Committee we continued the budget process.
Here are some of the budgets that we addressed this week:
Tuesday, we analyzed the budgets for the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts, Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board, State Historical Society, State Library, Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office, and Health Care Stabilization Fund Board of Governors.
Wednesday, we continued the budget discussions with the Kansas Dental Board, Kansas Public Retirement System (KPERS), and Board of Examiners in Optometry, Kansas Department on Commerce, Kansas Commission on Peace Officer’s Standards and Training, Kansas Sentencing Commission, Kansas Legislature, Legislative Coordinating Council, Legislative Research Department, Legislative Division of Post Audit, and the Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
Thursday, we heard the budgets regarding the Board of Barbering, Board of Cosmetology, and Office of the Governor. We also had a briefing with the Kansas Housing Resource Center to discuss the rural housing initiatives that were funded last year.
Friday, we concluded the week with budget discussions from the Government Ethics Commission, Office of the State Treasurer, Pooled Money Investment Board, and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment-Health.
Contact Information
Anytime that you would like to participate and listen to the developments of committee hearings or discussion on the House floor, you can tune in by video or audio at www.kslegislature.org.
As always, if you have any concerns, feel free to contact me (785) 296-7672, follow on twitter at @waymaster4house, or email me at [email protected].
It is a distinct honor to serve as your representative for the 109th Kansas House District and the state of Kansas. Please contact me with your thoughts, concerns, and questions. I always appreciate hearing from the residents of the 109th House District and others from the state of Kansas, as well.
Troy Waymaster, R-Bunker Hill, is the Kansas House Appropriations Chairman and 109th District state representative which includes:
* Ellsworth, Lincoln, Osborne, Russell and Smith Counties