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Votes at a glance: key bills the Kansas House advanced or passed March 12
Summary
Several bills were advanced to final action or passed by the House with recorded votes. This roundup lists each measure, a brief description, the vote tally where recorded, and any floor explanations given.
The Kansas House on March 12 recorded final actions or advanced the following measures. This summary lists the bill, a concise description drawn from the clerk’s reading and floor remarks, the recorded vote when provided on the transcript, and notable floor explanation remarks where applicable.
SB 2 — Concerning elections and school district bond question publication: Validates certain bond-election results and permits publication on county election office websites if available. Vote: declared passed; floor statement recorded that a constitutional majority voted in favor (clerk recorded passage after affirmative roll call). (Final count recorded in transcript as passage; clerk recorded bill as passed.)
HB 2217 (referred on transcript as HB 22-17) — Expands Inspector General powers to investigate and audit cash, food and health assistance programs. Explanation of vote: Representative McDonald spoke at length and said he voted no, calling the measure an unnecessary expansion of government; transcript records 85 ayes and 37 nays, and the bill was declared passed.
SB 82 — Rural emergency hospitals: Requires the Secretary for Aging and Disability Services to grant waivers allowing certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care. Vote: 122 ayes, 0 nays (declared passed).
SB 88 — State Long-Term Care Ombudsman: Requires memory-care training for state and regional long-term care ombudsmen. Vote: 121 ayes, 1 nay (Representative Carmichael said he voted no because if ombudsmen did not already know memory care they should not be ombudsmen; the bill was declared passed).
SB 126 (House substitute) — Health and environment provisions including updates to the Children’s Health Insurance Program and newborn screening: Vote: 119 ayes, 3 nays (declared passed).
SB 175 — Concerning athletic trainer definition and practice reciprocity: Vote: 121 ayes, 1 nay (declared passed).
SB 193 — Emergency opioid antagonists: Amends State Board of Pharmacy provisions and exempts certain law-enforcement agencies from a physician medical-director requirement when they do not provide antagonists under statewide protocol. Vote: 122 ayes, 0 nays (declared passed).
Notes: The transcript includes additional committee reports and recommendations to place several bills on the consent calendar. Several measures were read for introduction and committee action; motions to appoint conference committees on Senate-House differences were agreed to by voice votes.
