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IntroducedFeb 04, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 20, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2025
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Became LawApr 10, 2025
Kansas House Bill
Requiring the secretary for aging and disability services to grant physical environment waivers for certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care and establishing the south central regional mental health hospital.
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House • Apr 10, 2025: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025
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Summary
Comments on HB 2249
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Health and Human Servicessponsor
- Representative W. Carpenter on behalf of the Kansas Hospital AssociationRequester
Votes
YES: 122
- 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
- John Carmichael
- 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
- 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
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- 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
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- 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
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 0
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: 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: 123
- 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
- John Carmichael
- 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
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- 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
- Alexis Simmons
- 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
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 1
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025
- Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Mar 27, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 123, Nay 1, Absent 1
- Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as conferees
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 11, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S event
- Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3
- Feb 19, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 14, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Feb 13, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N event
- Feb 12, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N — CANCELED event
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services (Fri, Feb 14, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services (Fri, Feb 14, 2025)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Mon, Mar 17, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Mon, Mar 17, 2025)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 26, 2025PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 26, 2025HTML
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 13, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 13, 2025: Testimony by Tara Mays, Kansas Hospital Association
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 13, 2025: Testimony by Aaron Herbel, Mercy Hospital, Inc.
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 13, 2025: Testimony by Kylee Childs, LeadingAge Kansas
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 13, 2025: Testimony by Lacey Hunter, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Feb 13, 2025: Testimony by Carly Choi, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 11, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Kylee Childs, Director, Government Affairs, LeadingAge Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Lacey Hunter, Commissioner, Survey, Certifications, & Credentialing, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Tara Mays, Vice President State Legislative Affairs, Kansas Hospital Association
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Jerry Smith, Director, Bureau of Facilities and Licensing, Kansas Department of Health & Environment
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes
