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Kansas House introduces multiple bills; committee recommends amendment and passage of HB 2027; HB 2088 referred
Summary
During a brief January 27 session, members read a series of newly requested House bills, the Committee on Welfare Reform recommended amending and passing House Bill 2027, and House Bill 2088 was withdrawn from one committee and referred to another. Two committee membership replacements were announced and the House adjourned to meet Jan. 28.
Kansas House members on Jan. 27 read into the record several newly requested House bills, heard a committee recommendation to amend and pass House Bill 2027 and recorded a referral of House Bill 2088 to a different committee before adjourning until Jan. 28 at 11 a.m.
The clerk read requests for introduction of House Bill 2094 through House Bill 2097 and House Bill 2098 through House Bill 2101. The transcript identifies the requester or sponsor groups for each item but provides little substantive detail about the bills' contents. Listed requests included:
- House Bill 2094, by the Committee on Federal and State Affairs, requested by Kevin Baron on behalf of the Capital Lobby Group (details not specified). - House Bill 2095, by the Committee on Water, requested by Representative Vaughn on behalf of the Kansas Groundwater Association (details not specified). - House Bill 2096, by the Committee on Taxation, requested by Riley Goin on behalf of Friends of Historic Preservation, "an act concerning income taxation" (full text not specified). - House Bill 2097, by the Committee on Taxation, requested by Kurt Ratzliff on behalf of the Kansas chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, "an act concerning income taxation" (full text not specified). - House Bill 2098, by the Committee on Taxation, requested by Representative Sanders, "an act concerning sales taxation" (details not specified). - House Bill 2099, by the Committee on Local Government, requested by Whitney Damron on behalf of the City of Topeka, "an act concerning private rental housing" (details not specified). - House Bill 2100, requested by Representative Woodard, "an act concerning pharmacists and pharmacy" (details not specified). - House Bill 2101, by the Committee on Welfare Reform, requested by Representative Auercamp, "an act concerning public assistance" (details not specified).
The clerk also read a standing-committee report: the Committee on Welfare Reform "recommends House Bill 2027 be amended and the bill be passed as amended." The transcript records that recommendation but does not include the text of the amendment, the committee vote tally, or the bill's subject matter.
Separately, the clerk announced that House Bill 2088 "is withdrawn from the Committee on Local Government and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Labor, and Economic Development." The announcement did not include further detail on the reasons for the withdrawal or any proposed changes prompting the referral.
Lawmakers also heard two committee membership changes announced from the floor: Representative Wilburn will replace Representative Hubert on the House Committee on General Government Budget on Jan. 27 (the appointment expires at the end of the day Jan. 27), and Representative Ballard will replace Representative Curtis on the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget on Jan. 27 (also expiring at the end of the day). Those appointments were announced on the floor; the transcript does not record a separate vote on the replacements.
The majority leader moved to adjourn; the motion to adjourn until Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 11 a.m. carried on a voice vote. The clerk and the speaker presided over the reading and announcements.
Because the record provided during the reading and announcements includes bill names, sponsor/requester identifications and committee actions but not bill texts, committee vote tallies or amendment language, reporters should treat the listed bill purposes as "not specified" where the transcript does not provide full descriptions.
