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IntroducedJan 28, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 12, 2025
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Became LawMar 24, 2025
Kansas Senate Bill
Requiring the state long-term care ombudsman and regional ombudsman to receive training in memory care.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 24, 2025: Approved by Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025
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Summary
Comments on SB 88
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Alzheimer's AssociationRequested For
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfaresponsor

Votes
YES: 40
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 121
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Rep. Miller
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 1
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Approved by Governor on Friday, March 21, 2025
- Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 121, Nay 1, Absent 3
- Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Mar 03, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Monday, March 3, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N event
- Feb 19, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 11, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S event
- Jan 29, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Jan 28, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Thu, Feb 13, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Thu, Feb 13, 2025)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services (Thu, Mar 6, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services (Thu, Mar 6, 2025)HTML
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Jamie Gideon, Alzheimer's Association
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Linda MowBray, Kansas Health Care Association
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Elaine Belardo, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Lori Beck, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Tiffany Naccarato, Private citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Kylee Childs, LeadingAge Kansas
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Janet Hayes, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Linda Wyatt, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Daniel Goodman, Kansas Advocates for Better Health
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Dave Herdman, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Valerie Johnson, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Haely Ordoyne, Kansas Long Term Care Ombudsman
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Haely Ordoyne, Kansas Long Term Care Ombudsman
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Haely Ordoyne, Kansas Long Term Care Ombudsman
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Carly Choi, Revisor of Statutes
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Ruth Burress, Private Citizen
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 11, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Lorrie Beck, Private Citizen
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Ruth Burress, Private Citizen
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Jamie Gideon, Alzheimer's Association
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Tiffany Naccarato, Private Citizen
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Haely Ordoyne, Kansas Office of Public Advocates
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Staff, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Various, Various
