Legislative Update

As the 2010 legislative session continues to move forward it is critical that you stay informed and become involved.  Now is a great time for seniors, senior advocates, families and care givers to get involved.  Critical services to Kansas seniors were cut this last year and unless things change they are facing the potential of drastic cuts again this budget year. If you are concerned about cuts to services to our aging population, let your legislators hear from you, tell them your story.


You can reach your legislator by calling the Kansas Legislative Hotline at  (800) 432-3924
If you know of other senior advocates who would be interested in signing up for the K4A Legislative Update, send them to our website:  www.k4a.org Both the House and Senate committees that determine the budget for aging services will hold public hearings on March 3rd and 4th.  It is important that seniors, family, caregivers and advocates for seniors fill the room for these hearings and be willing to testify and provide their story.
 
House Social Services Budget Committee - Kansas Department on Aging Budget
March 3rd & 4th at 3:30PM
Room 785 in Docking State Office Building
Contact Cindy Rexer to testify, (785) 296-7685
 
Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on the Kansas Department on Aging
March 3rd at 7:00AM
Room 144-S in Capitol
Contact Dorothy Gerhardt to testify (785) 296-7391
 
March 4th at 7:00AM
Room 142-S in Capitol
Contact Dorothy Gerhardt to testify (785) 296-7391


Bill Number
and Sponsor 	Bill Subject 	Current Status 	Last Action
H Sub for SB 3

Anthony Hensley, D-19th
	Elections 	In House Elections 	03/30/2009 - House
Withdrawn from Calendar; rereferred to Elections
 
Sub for SB 6

Derek Schmidt, R-15th
	Amending the Charitable Organizations and Solicitations Act; concerning professional fund raisers 	In House Judiciary 	03/11/2009 - House
Scheduled Hearing: Monday, 3/16/2009, 3:30 PM, Rm 143-N
 
SB 25

Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
	Crimes and punishments; relating to smoking and cigarette sales 	In House Health and Human Services 	03/04/2009 - House
Scheduled Hearings: Proponents - Tuesday, 3/10/2009, 1:30 PM, Rm 784 DSOB; Opponents -Wednesday, 3/11/2009, 1:30 PM, Rm 784 DSOB
 
SB 56

Senate Ways and Means Committee
	Elections; pertaining to advance voting ballots 	In House Elections 	03/30/2009 - House
Withdrawn from Calendar; rereferred to Elections
 
Sub for SB 67

Senate Judiciary Committee
	Crimes and punishment; relating to mistreatment of a dependent adult 	On Final Action in Senate 	02/18/2010 - Senate
Committee of the Whole: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be adopted; substitute be passed
 
SB 81

Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
	Enacting the Kansas Nonsmoker Protection Act 	In Senate Public Health and Welfare 	01/23/2009 - Senate
Referred to Public Health and Welfare
 
SB 96

Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits
	Retirement and pensions; relating to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement Act of 2009; providing permanent annual cost-of-living adjustment for certain retirants; member contributions 	In Senate Ways and Means 	01/27/2009 - Senate
Referred to Ways and Means
 
SB 109

Senate Ways and Means Committee
	Grandparents as Caregivers Act 	In Senate Ways and Means 	01/30/2009 - Senate
Scheduled Hearing: Wednesday, 2/4/2009, 10:30 AM, Rm 545-N
 
SB 125

Oletha Faust-Goudeau, D-29th
	Grandparents as Caregivers Act; relating to eligibility requirements 	In Senate Ways and Means 	01/30/2009 - Senate
Scheduled Hearing: Wednesday, 2/4/2009, 10:30 AM, Rm 545-N
 
SB 129

Senate Local Government Committee
	State Medicaid plan; requiring certain changes regarding county jail inmates 	In Senate Local Government 	01/28/2009 - Senate
Referred to Public Health and Welfare; withdrawn from Public Health and Welfare; referred to Local Government; Scheduled Hearing: Tuesday, 2/3/2009, 9:30 AM, Rm 446-N
 
SB 140

Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
	Property taxation; enacting the Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferral Act 	In Senate Assessment and Taxation 	01/30/2009 - Senate
Referred to Assessment and Taxation
 
SB 196

Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits
	Retirement and pensions; relating to employment after retirement; retirants employed by third-party entities 	In Senate Ways and Means 	03/12/2009 - Senate
Withdrawn from Calendar; rereferred to Ways and Means
 
SB 235

Senate Judiciary Committee
	Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act 	In Senate Judiciary 	02/09/2009 - Senate
Referred to Judiciary
 
SB 243

Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
	Veterans; relating to benefits for disabled veterans; pertaining to license plates for disabled veterans; adjustments to gross income; sales tax exemptions; and homestead tax credits 	In Senate Assessment and Taxation 	02/19/2009 - Senate
Withdrawn from Ways and Means; rereferred to Assessment and Taxation
 
SB 330

Senate Ways and Means Committee
	Nursing facilities; relating to the reimbursement rate 	In Senate Ways and Means 	03/24/2009 - Senate
Referred to Ways and Means
 
SB 384

Senate Utilities Committee
	Telecommunications; modifying requirements for telecommunications carriers and local exchange carriers 	In Senate Utilities 	02/17/2010 - Senate
Withdrawn from Ways and Means; rereferred to Utilities
 
SB 389

Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
	Dental benefits under health insurance 	Passed in Senate 	02/18/2010 - Senate
Final Action: Passed as amended; Yeas 40, Nays 0
 
SB 428

Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
	Taxation; relating to electronic filing of returns, reports or other documents, fees and penalties; credits, disallowance; intangibles tax, filing procedure 	In Senate Assessment and Taxation 	01/25/2010 - Senate
Referred to Assessment and Taxation
 
SB 476

Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
	Sales taxation; relating to imposition of tax on certain services; exemptions, repealed; fund-raising sales 	In Senate Assessment and Taxation 	02/18/2010 - Senate
Withdrawn from Ways and Means; rereferred to Assessment and Taxation
 
SB 546

Senate Ways and Means Committee
	Providing for assessments on certain nursing facilities; prescribing powers, duties and functions for the Kansas Health Policy Authority; creating the quality care assessment fund; providing for implementation and administration 	In Senate Ways and Means 	02/17/2010 - Senate
Scheduled Hearing: Thursday, 2/25/2010, 10:30 AM, Rm 548-S
 
HB 2019

House Taxation Committee
	Eligibility requirements for Medicaid; allowing a collateral assignment of the proceeds of life insurance policies 	In House Aging and Long-Term Care 	02/03/2009 - House
Scheduled Hearing: Thursday, 2/5/2009, 3:30 PM, Rm 711 DSOB
 
HB 2055

House Aging and Long-term Care Committee
	Department on Aging; relating to the Senior Services Fund; creating the Health Care for Seniors Fund; disposition of certain additional lottery proceeds; prescribing certain powers, duties and functions for the Secretary of Aging 	In House Aging and Long-Term Care 	02/04/2009 - House
Scheduled Hearing: Tuesday, 2/10/2009, 3:30 PM, Rm 711 DSOB
 
HB 2056

House Aging and Long-term Care Committee
	Department on Aging; relating to the Senior Services Fund; creating the Health Care for Seniors Fund; disposition of certain additional tobacco litigation settlement proceeds; prescribing certain powers, duties and functions for the Secretary of Aging 	In House Aging and Long-Term Care 	02/04/2009 - House
Scheduled Hearing: Tuesday, 2/10/2009, 3:30 PM, Rm 711 DSOB
 
HB 2057

House Aging and Long-term Care Committee
	Enacting the Geriatric Mental Health Act; establishing a geriatric mental health program administered by the Department on Aging 	In House Aging and Long-Term Care 	02/04/2009 - House
Scheduled Hearing: Tuesday, 2/10/2009, 3:30 PM, Rm 711 DSOB
 
HB 2058

House Aging and Long-term Care Committee
	Creating the Health Care for Seniors Fund; concerning the disposition of a sales tax and compensating use tax proceeds; prescribing certain powers, duties and functions for the Secretary of Aging and Secretary of Revenue 	In House Taxation 	01/23/2009 - House
Referred to Taxation
 
HB 2106

House Education Committee
	Retirement and pensions; relating to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System; employment after retirement 	In House Select Committee on KPERS 	01/28/2009 - House
Referred to Select Committee on KPERS
 
HB 2109

House Judiciary Committee
	Health care; enacting the Kansas Uniform Health Care Decisions Act 	In House Judiciary 	01/13/2010 - House
Staff briefing: Tuesday, 1/19/2010, 3:30 PM, Rm 346-S
 
HB 2118

House Health and Human Services Committee
	Social workers; social worker safety training 	In House Health and Human Services 	01/28/2009 - House
Referred to Health and Human Services
 
HB 2229

Geraldine Flaharty, D-98th
	Visitation in medical care facilities and adult care homes 	In House Health and Human Services 	02/06/2009 - House
Scheduled Hearing: Tuesday, 2/10/2009, 1:30 PM, Rm 784 DSOB
 
HB 2242

Tom Sloan, R-45th
	State Long-term Care Ombudsman; relating to the authority of the State Long-term Care Ombudsman 	In House Aging and Long-Term Care 	02/11/2009 - House
Scheduled Hearing: Tuesday, 2/17/2009, 3:30 PM, Rm 711 DSOB
 
HB 2248

Ed Trimmer, D-78th
	Sales taxation; relating to exemptions; certain organizations providing services for seniors 	In House Taxation 	02/05/2009 - House
Referred to Taxation
 
HB 2269

House Taxation Committee
	Property taxation; relating to exemptions; certain housing for the elderly, persons with disabilities or persons with low income 	In House Taxation 	02/25/2009 - House
Scheduled Hearing: Thursday, 3/5/2009, 9:00 AM, Rm 535-N
 
HB 2302

House Taxation Committee
	Property taxation; relating to exemptions; housing for elderly persons 	In House Taxation 	02/09/2009 - House
Referred to Taxation
 
HB 2310

House Federal and State Affairs Committee
	Long-term care partnership program; allowing the exchange of certain long-term care policies or certificates 	In Senate Public Health and Welfare 	03/24/2009 - Senate
Referred to Public Health and Welfare
 
HB 2323

House Federal and State Affairs Committee
	Providers of care services; relating to employment of persons by such providers 	In Senate Public Health and Welfare 	02/17/2010 - Senate
Scheduled Possible Committee Final Action: Tuesday, 2/23/2010, 1:30 PM, Rm 546-S
 
S Sub for HB 2353

House Taxation Committee
	Chautauqua County; relating to financing of jail; retailers’ sales tax; certain rate limitations 	Pending Governor’s action 	02/16/2010 - House
Enrolled and presented to the Governor
 
HB 2368

House Taxation Committee
	Sales taxation; relating to certain exemptions; certain nonprofit organizations 	In House Taxation 	03/06/2009 - House
Referred to Taxation
 
HB 2424

House Vision 2020 Committee
	Insurance; providing coverage for telemedicine 	In House Vision 2020

In House Insurance
	01/27/2010 - House
Withdrawn from Vision 2020 and Insurance; rereferred separately to Vision 2020 and Insurance
 
HB 2427

House Vision 2020 Committee
	Healthcare; relating to telemedicine and telehealth monitoring; providing for reimbursement 	In House Insurance

In House Vision 2020
	01/27/2010 - House
Withdrawn from Vision 2020 and Insurance; rereferred separately to Vision 2020 and Insurance
 
HB 2442

House Appropriations Committee
	Establishing the Kansas Streamlining Government Commission; providing for an independent review of state agencies of the executive branch of state government; prescribing powers, duties and functions for the commission and certain other state agencies 	In Senate Ways and Means 	02/18/2010 - Senate
Referred to Ways and Means
 
HB 2447

House Health and Human Services Committee
	Nursing; concerning advanced practice nursing 	In House Health and Human Services 	02/17/2010 - House
Scheduled Informational Committee Presentation: Thursday, 2/25/2010, 1:30 PM, Rm 784 DSOB
 
HB 2475

House Taxation Committee
	Sales taxation; relating to rate of taxation 	Killed in House 	01/27/2010 - House
Committee Report: Be not passed by Taxation
 
Sub for HB 2521

House Taxation Committee
	Taxation; relating to electronic filing of returns, reports or other documents; intangibles tax, filing procedure; 	On General Orders in House 	02/12/2010 - House
Committee Report: Substitute be passed by Taxation
 
HB 2549

House Taxation Committee
	Sales taxation; relating to imposition of tax on certain services; exemptions, repealed; fund-raising sales 	In House Taxation 	02/10/2010 - House
Scheduled Continued Hearings: Monday, 2/15/2010, 9:00 AM, Rm 783 DSOB; Tuesday, 2/16/2010, 9:00 AM, Rm 783 DSOB
 
HB 2568

House Judiciary Committee
	Kansas Power of Attorney Act; relating to durable powers of attorney 	In House Judiciary 	02/03/2010 - House
Scheduled Hearing: Tuesday, 2/9/2010, 3:30 PM, Rm 346-S
 
HB 2673

House Federal and State Affairs Committee
	Providing for assessments on certain nursing facilities; prescribing powers, duties and functions for the Kansas Health Policy Authority; creating the quality care assessment fund; providing for implementation and administration 	In House Appropriations

In House Aging and Long-Term Care
	02/17/2010 - House
Scheduled Briefing and Possible Hearing: Thursday, 2/25/2010, 3:30 PM, Rm 784 DSOB (Aging)