Committee unanimously passes House Bill 2110 to revise 9-1-1 funding and transfer $1 million into State 9-1-1 Operations Fund

The committee took final action Feb. 7 on House Bill 2110, a bill that would amend the Kansas 9-1-1 Act to change certain administrative and transfer provisions governing the State 9-1-1 Operations Fund and the State 9-1-1 Grant Fund.

Billy Hochulbert (Revisor’s staff) summarized the bill’s principal elements: the bill would remove the statutory requirement that the state 9-1-1 board contract with a local collection point administrator for services while allowing the board to contract where necessary; it would reschedule timing for funds created in the State Treasury and the bulk transfer of 9-1-1 monies that are held outside the Treasury; it would require an immediate transfer of $1,000,000 into the State 9-1-1 Operations Fund on July 1, 2025; and it would authorize the board to make discretionary annual transfers from the Operations Fund to the State 9-1-1 Grant Fund for amounts unencumbered from the prior fiscal year. The bill would also remove a one-cent transfer fee cap on the State 9-1-1 Grant Fund.

Representative Penn moved to open and pass the bill out favorably for passage; Representative Roth seconded the motion. The committee voice-voted the motion; the chair called for aye votes and declared the motion passed. Representative Carmichael asked that his affirmative vote be recorded in the minutes; Representatives Schlingenseben and Melton also requested their affirmative votes be recorded.

The bill passed the committee and will proceed as provided by legislative process.