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Committee clarifies substitute-motion rules, schedules water task force update and presentations

Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Committee · February 4, 2026
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Summary

Chair Mosher reviewed committee rules about substitute motions and announced upcoming briefings, including a water task force update by Sen. Kenny Titus and several agriculture-related presentations the week ahead.

Chair Mosher used the close of the hearing to review committee procedure for substitute motions, saying substitute motions are handled before returning to the main motion and that additional substitutes are permitted but not indefinitely stacked. She told members to consult the committee rules provided to all members.

The chair also announced upcoming agenda items: a water task force update by Senator Kenny Titus (co-chair of the water program task force) with a final report due in January 2027; a February 9 grasslands discussion with Agriculture Secretary Mike Beam; a briefing on the Mussel Center for Sustainable Wheat production; and a multi-day presentation from the Kansas Department of Agriculture on food safety inspectors. Mosher confirmed the committee will meet at 2:00 p.m. on February 9 in the same room.

The committee adjourned after the announcements.