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Kansas House introduces health-care bill and Quindaro Ruins planning appropriation; Senate messages announced
Summary
The Kansas House of Representatives briefly introduced two House bills — one on health and one proposing an appropriation to plan a master plan for Quindaro Ruins — received several messages from the Senate including passage of a forfeiture bill and adoption of a concurrent resolution, and approved a motion to adjourn by voice vote.
The Kansas House of Representatives opened a short session to introduce legislation, receive messages from the Senate and adjourn.
Members recorded introductions of two House bills: HB 2397, described as an act concerning health and health care, requested by Representative Bryce on behalf of Representative W. Carpenter; and HB 2398, requested by Representative Penn on behalf of the Young Memorial Church of God in Christ, described as an act making appropriations for the fiscal year ending 06/30/2026 to enable the State Historical Society to issue a scope statement, plan work, and issue a request for proposals for a master plan for the Quindaro Ruins Archaeological Park in Wyandotte County.
The House also recorded messages from the Senate. The Senate announced that Senate Bill 157 had been withdrawn from the Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The Senate informed the House it would not concur in House amendments to SB 4 and requested a conference, and the Senate named Senators Thompson Blue and Faust Gadeau as conferees. The Senate announced passage of SB 137, described by the Senate committee as an act concerning the Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act, and announced adoption of SCR 1604, described as a concurrent resolution making application to the U.S. Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments to the U.S. Constitution that impose limits on the federal government.
There was no recorded floor debate on the bills or Senate messages in the transcript excerpt provided. The majority leader moved to adjourn; the House adopted the motion by voice vote and adjourned.
Details recorded in the session include the appropriation bill’s fiscal year end date of June 30, 2026 and the Quindaro Ruins project scope as planning and solicitation of a master plan via an RFP to be conducted by the State Historical Society. No votes on the introduced House bills were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
