SENATE CALENDAR A Status of Bills and Resolutions Senate bills passed in Senate: Senate bills killed in Senate: Senate bills passed by the House: Senate bills killed in the House: Senate bills in conference: Nos. 30, 131, H Sub 254 Senate bills signed by the governor: Senate bills to secretary of state unsigned: Senate bills vetoed by governor: Senate bills line item vetoed by governor: Senate bills becoming law notwithstanding governor's veto: Senate bills published in Kansas register: Senate resolutions adopted: Nos. 1801, 1802 Senate resolutions killed: Senate concurrent resolutions adopted: No. 1620 Senate concurrent resolutions killed: Senate concurrent resolutions adopted by House: No. 1620 Senate concurrent resolutions killed in House: Senate concurrent resolutions in conference: House bills passed in Senate: House bills killed in the Senate: House bills in conference: Nos. S Sub 2115, 2130, 2195, S Sub 2219, 2221, 2265 House concurrent resolutions adopted by the Senate: No. 5024 House concurrent resolutions killed in the Senate: House concurrent resolutions in conference: Executive Reorganization Order approved: Executive Reorganization Order disapproved: Bills in Senate Committees Agriculture-- Senate Bills: Nos. 185 (rereferred), 231 (referred), 256 House Bills: Appointments: Department of Agriculture, Secretary: Joshua Svaty, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor Assessment and Taxation-- Senate Bills: Nos. 99, 111, 127, 140, 177 (rereferred), 192, 197, 243 (rereferred), 244 (rereferred), 264, 266, 334, 335, 338 Senate Concurrent Resolutions: No. 1607 House Bills: Nos. 2079 (rereferred), 2319, 2325, 2353, 2388 B SENATE CALENDAR Business and Labor– Senate Bills: No. 343 House Bills: Commerce-- Senate Bills: Nos. 36, 227, 250, 251, 258, 314, 325 House Bills: Appointments: Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation: Thomas Cohen, to serve a term of 4 years Confirmation Oversight-- Senate Bills: House Bills: Education-- Senate Bills: Nos. 7, 10, 130, 149 (rereferred), 150, 176, 194, 209, 340, 341, 347, 354, 355, 358, 359 House Bills: Ethics and Elections-- Senate Bills: Nos. 2, 42, 57, 186 (rereferred), 190, 191, 193 (rereferred), 210, 261, 267 (rereferred) House Bills: Federal and State Affairs-- Senate Bills: Nos. 13, 52, 76, 106, 113, 114 (referred), 116, 143, 169 (rereferred), 202, 204 (referred), 222 (referred), 229, 246, 273, 291, 301, 331, 342 Senate Concurrent Resolutions: No. 1608 Senate Resolutions: No. 1835 House Bills: Nos. 2180, 2206 Financial Institutions and Insurance-- Senate Bills: Nos. 12 (rereferred), 24, 90, 104, 136 (rereferred), 167, 172, 181, 195 (rereferred), 206, 230 (referred), 239, 263, 288 House Bills: Interstate Cooperation-- Senate Bills: House Bills: SENATE CALENDAR C Judiciary-- Senate Bills: Nos. 15, 17, 18, 27, 32 (referred), 67, 88, 110, 112 (rereferred), 155, 157 (rereferred), 188, 208 (rereferred), 211, 216, 232, 233 (rereferred), 234 (rereferred), 235, 236 (rereferred), 270, 272, 277, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 289, 292, 305 (referred), 344, 345, 346, 351, 352, 353, 360 Senate Concurrent Resolutions: Nos. 1605, 1609, 1612, 1613, 1615 House Bills: Nos. 2039, 2084, Sub 2340 Appointments: Crime Victims Compensation Board, Chairperson: Suzanne Valdez, to serve a four-year term expiring March 15, 2012 State Board of Indigents’ Defense Services: John Poertner, to serve a term of 3 years Local Government– Senate Bills: Nos. 129 (referred), 144, 164, 198 (rereferred), 245, 271 Senate Concurrent Resolutions: No. 1603 House Bills: Nos. Sub 2029, 2125 House Concurrent Resolutions: No. 5008 Natural Resources-- Senate Bills: Nos. 65, 182 (rereferred), 189, 286, 287, 315, 332 House Bills: House Concurrent Resolutions: Nos. 5012, 5013 Organization, Calendar and Rules-- Senate Bills: House Bills: Public Health and Welfare-- Senate Bills: Nos. 63, 81, 101, 121, 166, 170, 180, 348, 349, 356 House Bills: Nos. 2275, 2310, 2323, 2356 Appointments: Department of Aging, Secretary: Martin A. Kennedy, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor Kansas Health Policy Authority Board: Dr. Andrew Allison has been appointed as the permanent Executive Director of the Agency Dr. William Reed, for a four-year term expiring March 15, 2012 State Long-Term Care Ombudsman: Belinda Vierthaler, to fulfill an unexpired term ending January 15, 2011 University of Kansas Hospital Authority: Scott M. Slabotsky, to serve a term of 4 years Transportation-- Senate Bills: Nos. 4, 276, 295, 323 House Bills: No. 2299 (referred) D SENATE CALENDAR Utilities-- Senate Bills: Nos. 47, 217 (rereferred), 265, 284, 339 House Bills: Ways and Means-- Senate Bills: Nos. 20, 21, 96, 109, 124, 125, 128, 133, 141 (referred), 151, 165, 196 (rereferred), 199, 207, 221, 226, 252, 259, 294, 296, 303, 304, 309, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 327, 328, 330, 333, 350, 357 House Bills: Nos. 2222, Sub 2320, 2360, 2383 Appointments: Kansas Development Finance Authority: Suchitra Padmanabhan, to serve a term of 4 years Senate Committee Agenda The following is a tentative schedule of Senate Committees and is subject to change from day to day. Committees not listed have no meetings scheduled. New or changed material for the present week will be printed in italics. On Call Committees and Joint Committees will be listed at the end of the Agenda. Sub-Committees will be listed at the time of the Committee’s regular meeting. Persons who need assistance in order to take part in a committee meeting should contact the committee secretary at least two working days prior to the meeting. 2010 SENATE COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE TIME MEETING ROOM 8:30 a.m. Agriculture - Tuesday and Wednesday 144-S Business and Labor - Tuesday and Wednesday 548-S Commerce - Thursday and Friday 548-S Natural Resources - Thursday and Friday 144-S Transportation - Tuesday through Friday 152-S 9:30 a.m. Ethics & Elections - Wednesday and Thursday 144-S Financial Institutions and Insurance 152-S Judiciary 548-S Local Government - Monday and Tuesday 144-S 10:30 a.m. Assessment and Taxation 152-S Federal and State Affairs 144-S Ways and Means 548-S 1:30 p.m. Education 152-S Public Health & Welfare 546-S Utilities 548-S SENATE CALENDAR E Week of January 11 - 15 Thursday, January 14 2:30 p.m. Session Friday, January 15 8:00 a.m. Session Business and Labor 8:30 a.m. Margaret Cianciarulo, Committee Assistant–296-7386 548-S Thursday, January 14 Introduction of bills Overview of: Kansas Unemployment Fund by Mr. Jim Garner, Secretary, Department of Labor Natural Resources 8:30 a.m. Grace Greene, Sec.–296-7377 144-S Thursday, January 14 Informational presentation: Dr. Fred Cholick, Dean of Agriculture and Director of Kansas State University Research and Extension, Kansas State University Bill introductions Friday, January 15 No meeting scheduled Transportation 8:30 a.m. Cindy Shepard, Committee Assistant–296-1768 152-S Thursday, January 14 Introduction of committee members and staff Review of interim activities Financial Institutions and Insurance 9:30 a.m. Beverly Beam, Sec.–296-7394 152-S Thursday, January 14 State Banking Update: State Banking Commissioner Thull Doug Wareham Matt Goddard Stuart Little Friday, January 15 No meeting scheduled F SENATE CALENDAR Judiciary 9:30 a.m. Karen Clowers, Committee Assistant–296-6817 548-S Thursday, January 14 Committee Orientation Introduction of bills Staff briefing on: Joint Committee Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Interim Report Kansas DUI Commission Special Committee on Judiciary Report Joint Committee on Parole Board Oversight Report Friday, January 15 Hearing on: SCR 1615--Urging congress and the President to respect the 10th amendment and refrain from passing laws intruding on states’ rights Assessment and Taxation 10:30 a.m. Mary Jane Brueck, Sec.–296-2713 152-S Thursday, January 14 - 10:45 a.m. Opening remarks by Chair Committee introductions Kansas Tax Facts Comments by: Secretary of Revenue, Joan Wagnon Friday, January 15 Meeting on call of the Chair Ways and Means 10:30 a.m. Shirley Jepson, Committee Assistant–296-3775 548-S Thursday, January 14 Introduction of proposed legislation Overview of Unemployment Insurance: Jim Garner, Secretary, Department of Labor Overview on Kansas Bioscience Authority: Tom Thornton, President and CEO, Kansas Bioscience Authority Possible action on bills previously heard Friday, January 15 Introduction of proposed legislation Overview of Investments in Major Projects and Comprehensive Training (IMPACT) and other incentive programs: Bill Thornton, Acting Secretary, Department of Commerce Overview of Federal Reservior Debt: Tracy Streeter, Director, Kansas Water Office Possible action on bills previously heard SENATE CALENDAR G Education 1:30 p.m. Dorothy Gerhardt, Committee Assistant–296-7391 152-S Thursday, January 14 Presentation of: The State of Kansas Public Education by Dr. Diane DeBacker, Interim Commissioner of Education Friday, January 15 No meeting scheduled Public Health and Welfare 1:30 p.m. Jan Lunn, Committee Assistant–296-7384 546-S Anyone wishing to appear before the Committee should contact the Committee Assistant at 296-7384 and provide 30 copies of written testimony 24 hours in advance. Thursday, January 14 Introduction of Members and Staff Report on: Dispensing Controlled Substances Under Medicaid Introduction of bills Possible action on bills previously heard Friday, January 15 No meeting scheduled Utilities 1:30 p.m. Ann McMorris, Committee Assistant–296-6403 548-S Thursday, January 14 Bill introductions Overview of: Telecommunications in Kansas, Janet Buchanan, Kansas Corporation Commission