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Committee passes ceremonial and program oversight bills in final action
Summary
In final action the committee passed House Bill 2,170 designating February as Kansas Burn Awareness Week and House Bill 2,307 transferring certain prenatal/postnatal awareness program oversight to the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities.
In final action during the committee session the Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare voted to pass two bills out of committee.
House Bill 2,170 would officially designate February as Kansas Burn Awareness Week. Senator Clifford moved the bill out of committee and Senator Petty seconded the motion. The committee chair called for the voice vote; an affirmative response was recorded and the committee announced, “House Bill 21 70 passes out of committee.” No roll-call tally was recorded in the hearing transcript.
House Bill 2,307 would transfer authority to authorize and oversee certain prenatal and postnatal diagnosed-conditions awareness programs from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) to the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities. Senator Hoelscher moved the bill and Senator Murphy seconded; the committee voted and the chair announced the bill had passed out of committee. The transcript records no roll-call tally or recorded opposition during those motions.
Why it matters: HB 2,170 is a ceremonial designation; HB 2,307 changes oversight responsibility for awareness programs to a statutorily specified council and will affect which state body administers those program-authority functions.
