KansasSB 822025–2026 Regular SessionSenate

Requiring the secretary for aging and disability services to grant physical environment waivers for certain rural emergency hospitals to provide skilled nursing facility care.

Sponsored By: Stephen Owens (Republican)

Passed

health and human servicespublic health and welfare

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Stephen Owens

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 348 • No: 95

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 36 Nay: 2

Yes: 36 • No: 2 • Other: 1

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 76 Nay: 45

Yes: 76 • No: 45

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 74 Nay: 48

Yes: 74 • No: 48

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 122 Nay: 0

Yes: 122 • No: 0

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 40 Nay: 0

Yes: 40 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;

    4/10/2026House
  2. Conference Committee Report not adopted; Representative Hawkins, Representative Croft and Representative Sawyer appointed as third conferees

    4/10/2026House
  3. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;

    4/10/2026Senate
  4. Motion to accede adopted; Senator Masterson, Senator Blasi and Senator Corson appointed as fourth conferees

    4/10/2026Senate
  5. Conference committee report now available

    4/10/2026House
  6. Substitute motion to not adopt and appoint a conference committee failed

    4/10/2026House
  7. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 76 Nay: 45

    4/10/2026House
  8. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 36 Nay: 2

    4/10/2026Senate
  9. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 17, 2026

    4/10/2026Senate
  10. Representative Hawkins and Representative Croft are appointed to replace Representative Smith, A. and Representative Turner on the Conference Committee

    4/9/2026House
  11. Senator Masterson and Senator Blasi are appointed to replace Senator Tyson and Senator Peck on the Conference Committee

    4/9/2026Senate
  12. Conference committee report now available

    4/9/2026House
  13. Motion to accede adopted; Representative Smith, A., Representative Turner and Representative Sawyer appointed as conferees

    3/24/2026House
  14. Conference Committee Report not adopted; Senator Tyson, Senator Peck and Senator Corson appointed as third conferees

    3/23/2026Senate
  15. Conference committee report now available

    4/11/2025House
  16. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Smith, A., Representative Turner and Representative Sawyer appointed as second conferees

    4/11/2025House
  17. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Tyson, Senator Peck and Senator Corson appointed as second conferees

    4/11/2025Senate
  18. Conference committee report now available

    4/11/2025House
  19. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;

    4/11/2025House
  20. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 74 Nay: 48

    4/11/2025House
  21. Senator Tyson, Senator Peck, and Senator Corson are appointed to replace Senator Gossage, Senator Clifford, and Senator Holscher on the Conference Committee

    3/27/2025Senate
  22. Representative Smith, A., Representative Turner, and Representative Sawyer are appointed to replace Representative Carpenter, W., Representative Bryce, and Representative Ruiz, S. on the Conference Committee

    3/27/2025House
  23. Motion to accede adopted; Representative Carpenter, W., Representative Bryce and Representative Ruiz, S. appointed as conferees

    3/13/2025House
  24. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 122 Nay: 0

    3/12/2025House
  25. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Gossage , Senator Clifford and Senator Holscher as conferees

    3/12/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • As Amended by House Committee

  • As introduced

  • Enrolled

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