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The Revisor described HB 2293 as prohibiting acquisition of critical drone components from identified countries and as also relating to procurement of finished goods by state agencies. The Revisor noted the bills use a defined term \"country of concern\" and set out proposed enforcement and reporting requirements.

Committee members debated and adopted several amendments to refine definitions and limits. Lawmakers removed a broader Section 2 from HB 2293 after discussion, and they added language expanding the bill\u00146s definition of \"critical component.\" Representative Williams (motioner) proposed adding clarity that a \"critical component\" includes any software installed in a drone or any device used to support drone operations; the amendment was expanded to explicitly include network devices and was adopted after Revisor confirmation of scope. Revisor Reimer explained that the definition already referenced \"software installed in a drone,\" and the amendment made the language explicit and allowed the Revisor technical discretion to refine text.

Committee members discussed the operational mechanics that create vulnerabilities: updates and network links between drones, phones or other controllers and remote servers. \"The drone will not operate until you update it,\" Vice Chair Turk said in discussion of the security risk posed by automatic updates and remote servers.

On the companion bill, HB 2290, committee members debated a proposed amendment from Representative Hsu that would have required the attorney general to issue a warning and provide a three-month window for remediation before mandating divestment by foreign principals already owning qualifying property. Hsu said the measure aimed to avoid unduly punishing immigrant-owned businesses or residents who inadvertently had not registered. The committee divided on that amendment and it failed on a division call.

Committee members also discussed enforcement mechanics: the bills assign investigative and enforcement authority to the attorney general, but legislators raised practical questions about how title companies, closing agents or the state would detect qualifying foreign principals given complex ownership chains. Revisor Reimer and members noted those enforcement concerns would require secondary processes and that the bills as amended left enforcement to the attorney general.

At the end of the session the committee approved a motion to remove the contents of Senate Bill 9 and substitute the amended contents of House Bill 2293 and House Bill 2290 into SB 9, creating a House substitute bill for Senate Bill 9; Vice Chair Turk moved the substitution and Representative Penn seconded. The committee\u00146s motion to create a substitute bill passed by voice vote.

Taken together, the committee adopted targeted changes to the drone definition (expanding \"critical component\" to include software, devices and networked devices used in support of drone operations), declined to adopt a statutory three-month remediation period for existing owners, and instructed the Revisor to prepare a substitute bill that combines the two companion measures into SB 9 for further consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Committee on Commerce, Labor, and Economic Development 03/05/2025","oneSentenceSummary","A Kansas House committee amended a drone-technology bill to explicitly cover software and networked devices used in drone operations and moved companion restrictions on foreign acquisition of property and incentives into a substitute Senate bill for further consideration.","taxTitle","Senate, Committees, Legislative, Kansas","taxId",15103,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6650279,"Committee hears SB 199 to expand fireworks sales window and change retail rules; fire marshal urges safety limits",1951,1022000,2973000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2508510-688b3433f000eab7a42e7c0d28b0bf53&start=1022&end=2973","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2508510-688b3433f000eab7a42e7c0d28b0bf53/thumbnail_1022000.jpg","/articles/6650279/Kansas/Committee-hears-SB-199-to-expand-fireworks-sales-window-and-change-retail-rules-fire-marshal-urges-safety-limits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6650279-c5bfe49c3a22cfd96509dac549d6fd2d/orig.mp4?Expires=1773651073&Signature=DkPiKFDyU8AkVArkf3aAOhNKCkCdmhdo52vESWaaZ7D~n4nZLrnQHnkwjUI6UHBC0WAQhbCnwAb-FlVOCYqvfnswjM501jK9ubbJcwipRk0AjpQHrZNCeQU4lY-tGP3upWs~1Pbneyqs23Hc-8oihVvBFmKzs9~GnuKgijAY~DCD7K8x7P9DPq4wJ0FdD1v1sDXUa2poaX9Jfr6VoWWGgLbIGrYgNe--x2Gk1p2GdH8Akwltf5fWzemWY0xoZlQp1qx2lQ8-VmLjBUEbTA3ObPeEbruQm9cMJk1pNbxAsGDbCt3xC-SYTSICbcIYRsrRS51Lru68wCXZ~DQ2dpzJGw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Kansas House committee heard Senate Bill 199, which would revise state law governing consumer fireworks sales and licensing.

The Revisor summarized the bill\u00146s changes, saying the original draft would replace the distributor definition with three categories, expand \"fireworks season\" (as proposed, June 20\u0000July 7), add license types and registration requirements for retailers, prohibit internet and mail sales, require physical locations for permanent retailers and make other changes. The Revisor said the Senate amended the bill to remove the Internet/mail-sales prohibition and to remove required registration for seasonal retailers.

Representative Ken Collins, a small fireworks operator who testified in support of the bill, said expanded windows would help small businesses and fundraising partners such as school groups. \"Allowing year round sale of fireworks would open up opportunities for people to celebrate many occasions beyond Independence Day,\" Collins said, and he said extending the seasonal window would help operators manage inventory. (Representative Ken Collins)

Eric Clawson of Jake\u00146s Fireworks, a Kansas-based retail and wholesaler company, also testified for the bill, saying expanding the sales window would help Kansas retailers recapture sales now going to neighboring states and would offer more flexibility when inclement weather curtails sales around July 4. Clawson said seasonal consumer sales are an important fundraising tool for many community groups and that he supported provisions to keep professional-use-only pyrotechnics off consumer shelves. (Eric Clawson, Jake\u00146s Fireworks)

State Fire Marshal Mark Engholm testified in a neutral capacity and urged safety-related statutory guardrails. Engholm said the Senate amendments removed the office\u00146s major fiscal and administrative concerns, and that without the registration load the marshal\u00146s office no longer expected a fiscal note tied to handling thousands of registrations. Still, Engholm said the fire service is concerned about the public-safety consequences of more fireworks use: \"More sales, more fires, more injuries,\" he said, and urged statutory backing for storage limits used nationally that keep a small amount of pyrotechnic composition on-hand for retail displays (the national standard cited is 25 pounds of pyrotechnic composition before requiring separate storage). Engholm said Kansas currently has 64 permitted fireworks storage facilities and that last year his office seized illegal fireworks in 14 cases. (Mark Engholm, State Fire Marshal)

Julie Durand, who testified in opposition on her own behalf, described long-term physical and mental injury after a 2013 fireworks accident and urged lawmakers to consider how expanded sales worsen impacts to people with PTSD and to animals. \"Year-round sales are not necessary,\" she said, describing years of recovery after burns and the way fireworks can trigger survivors and veterans. (Julie Durand)

Committee members asked about details including whether the bill would affect accreditation or permit local jurisdictions to restrict discharge timeframes; the Revisor and the Fire Marshal confirmed local governments retain authority over when fireworks may be discharged and that some proposed state registration duties had been removed by the Senate. Committee members also asked about staffing and business-size impacts; witnesses said both small seasonal operators and larger permanent retailers would be affected, and that allowing a wider sales window helps margin management and fundraising partners.

The committee recorded proponent, neutral and opposition testimony and placed several written-only pieces in the committee\u00146s S drive, but did not take a committee vote on SB 199 during this meeting. The hearing was closed and the gavel returned to the committee chair.","A Kansas House committee heard Senate Bill 199, which would revise state law governing consumer fireworks sales and licensing, including an expanded seasonal sales window and a reworked retailer licensing structure.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6650284,"Kansas committee hears bill to let nursing instructors hold one degree higher than programs they teach",716,276000,992000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2508510-688b3433f000eab7a42e7c0d28b0bf53&start=276&end=992","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2508510-688b3433f000eab7a42e7c0d28b0bf53/thumbnail_276000.jpg","/articles/6650284/Kansas/Kansas-committee-hears-bill-to-let-nursing-instructors-hold-one-degree-higher-than-programs-they-teach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6650284-412defa4b96e5533f94fc8a285ec9058/orig.mp4?Expires=1773651073&Signature=nH3hGxYYq04djPusUppA9z~PPVgGDt7sLLRBBgET7eivnxU51uZIYrDzO4HxMYtWZ-0B9xqTh5ksHwnIxX4tDEj9dh5~jPFVgeTkCZeZDNp3qR2W5u-sT-OLQFTfHuYCkaQdyA2jRgfmOn6Ej0lTcTat4~64JFOAonyatUnL~GMV8gyNf5p8t9y5EkhzXkVKpsJi1jeUth0AzDEkaFMIXjyQeFBEXBmMqCSnkLoGzMuJnaqF-Uhu6xKkkQFvtM6T6uvCh6SflaDOuEWQIwesiz8oSxIlpHZBzwEQBzDF3HkQAmN5S4JbD26BqJ6BIkRqA~KwnnIARBFC7TJvSxISQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Kansas House committee on workforce development received testimony on HB 2392 on workforce development in nursing, which would allow an instructor\u00146s highest required credential to be one academic level higher than the program they teach rather than imposing a uniform master\u00146s requirement.

Proponents said the change would remove a barrier to hiring nursing faculty in areas with limited pools of master\u00146s-level nurses. \"We\u00146re facing a nursing shortage in Kansas that needs action to address the different bottlenecks throughout our workforce pipeline,\" said Kylie Childs, director of government affairs for LeadingAge Kansas. \"Making this change \u00151 degree higher than whatever you\u00146re teaching \u00151 can help with addressing...location and population issues for various areas.\" (Kylie Childs, LeadingAge Kansas)

The bill, as presented to the committee, would add language to state approval standards saying faculty must \"possess a nursing or directly related medical degree...that is at least one level more advanced than the degree awarded by the program which they're teaching,\" and that \"additional or more advanced credentials shall not be required.\" The same approach is repeated for practical nursing programs, the Revisor summarized.

Supporters told the committee that the change is intended to streamline requirements across institutions. Childs said the Kansas Board of Regents and accreditors already use similar language that ties instructor credentials to the program level and that the change should not affect accreditation through the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.

Some legislators raised concerns about curriculum and pedagogy. \"I'm always a little concerned when people try to pull back on teacher licensure type of things...How do you teach something is very different than doing it,\" Representative Poskin said, noting that pedagogical training and curriculum development differ from clinical practice.

Representative Wasinger, a bill supporter, described practical staffing challenges in rural areas: her daughter, who holds a doctorate in nursing, is paid more as a clinical provider than she would be teaching, making it difficult to recruit instructors with two or three degree-level differences in small communities.

Reponses from witnesses and the Revisor clarified scope and limits: the bill addresses only the educational floor for state approval; other legal and regulatory requirements (for example, the Nurse Practice Act and clinical-hour expectations) remain in place and continue to govern experience and other qualifications. Childs said colleges would retain authority to set additional hiring standards and that curriculum development requirements are unaffected by the bill's change to the education-level floor.

The committee recorded proponent testimony and noted neutral and opposition written testimony available in the committee\u00146s S drive (for example, written neutral testimony from Carol Moreland of the Kansas State Board of Nursing and written support from the Kansas Chamber). Representative Wasinger asked that the committee vote to move the bill forward, but that motion was withdrawn during the meeting; the hearing on HB 2392 was closed with no formal committee vote recorded.

The Revisor and committee members indicated written-only testimony for the record is available in the S drive; no final committee action on HB 2392 was taken in this session.

The committee moved on to a separate hearing on fireworks regulation after closing HB 2392\u00146s testimony.","A House committee heard testimony on HB 2392, which would let nursing instructors be credentialed at one academic level above the program they teach rather than requiring a master\u0000s degree across the board. Supporters said the change could ease faculty shortages, especially in rural areas; opponents urged care on pedagogy and curriculum training.","actionData","errors"]

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