Bill Commons

KS HB 2249

enacted

Requiring the secretary for aging and disability services to grant physical environment waivers for certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care and establishing the south central regional mental health hospital.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KS HB 2249 pass?

Yes. KS HB 2249 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-10): Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025

What is KS HB 2249 about?

KS HB 2249 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Requiring the secretary for aging and disability services to grant physical environment waivers for certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care and establishing the south central regional mental health hospital.”.

Who sponsors KS HB 2249?

Committee on Health and Human Services is the primary sponsor of KS HB 2249.

Introduced
2025-02-04
Latest action
2025-04-10 — Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Health and Human Servicesprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-10

    Engrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025

  2. 2025-04-10

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025

  3. 2025-04-10

    Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025

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  4. 2025-03-27

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 123, Nay 1, Absent 1

  5. 2025-03-26

    Conference committee report now available

  6. 2025-03-26

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0

  7. 2025-03-20

    Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz

  8. 2025-03-20

    Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as conferees

  9. 2025-03-19

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

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  10. 2025-03-19

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

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  11. 2025-03-19

    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0

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  12. 2025-03-17

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare

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  13. 2025-02-26

    Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare

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  14. 2025-02-25

    Received and Introduced

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  15. 2025-02-20

    Final Action - Passed; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3

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  16. 2025-02-19

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

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  17. 2025-02-14

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services

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  18. 2025-02-04

    Introduced

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  19. 2025-02-04

    Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services

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