Kansas 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 238 — Substitute for SB 238 by Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Requiring emergency medical services operators be overseen by medical directors or physicians; clarifying duties and functions of the state board of pharmacy; providing for confidentiality of investigations, inspections and audits; establishing fees on out-of-state facilities; defining telepharmacy and requiring the adoption of rules and regulations related thereto.

Last action — Approved by Governor on Wednesday, May 19, 2021

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    4 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on Wednesday, May 19, 2021

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, May 14, 2021

  3. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 36 Nay: 4

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

  5. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 116 Nay: 7

  6. Conference committee report now available

  7. Motion to accede adopted; Representative Landwehr, Representative Eplee and Representative Parker appointed as conferees

  8. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed

  9. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 121 Nay: 1

  10. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  11. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  12. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  13. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Health and Human Services

  14. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  15. Received and Introduced

  16. Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 1

  17. Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended

  18. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Sykes was rejected Yea: 12 Nay: 23

  19. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Sykes

  20. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Hilderbrand was adopted

  21. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Hilderbrand

  22. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

  23. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  24. Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar

  25. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  26. Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  27. Hearing: Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 8:30 AM Room 142-S

  28. Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  29. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Public Health and Welfare · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on · 15 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Public Health and Welfare

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

Passed 36 Yea · 4 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 15200
Unaffiliated 15200
Democrat 6000
Total 36400
% of votes cast 90%10%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Doll — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
Hawk — Yea
Hilderbrand — Yea
Holland — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Suellentrop — Yea
Ware — Yea
Steffen — Nay
Straub — Nay
Cindy Holscher Democrat Yea
David Haley Democrat Yea
Dinah Sykes Democrat Yea
Ethan Corson Democrat Yea
Marci Francisco Democrat Yea
Pat Pettey Democrat Yea
Beverly Gossage Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Nay
Elaine Bowers Republican Yea
Joseph Claeys Republican Yea
Kellie Warren Republican Yea
Larry Alley Republican Yea
Michael Fagg Republican Yea
Mike Petersen Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Nay
Renee Erickson Republican Yea
Rick Billinger Republican Yea
Rick Kloos Republican Yea
Rick Wilborn Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Yea

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Conference Committee Report was adopted;

Passed 116 Yea · 7 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 22000
Republican 44100
Unaffiliated 50602
Total 116702
% of votes cast 93%6%0%2%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Barker — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Burroughs — Yea
Byers — Yea
Carlson — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Clark — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Day — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Finch — Yea
Finney — Yea
French — Yea
Gartner — Yea
Haswood — Yea
Helmer — Yea
Henderson — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Highland — Yea
Jennings — Yea
S. — Yea
T. — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Kuether — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Lynn — Yea
Mason — Yea
Newland — Yea
Orr — Yea
Parker — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Probst — Yea
Proehl — Yea
Ralph — Yea
Resman — Yea
L. — Yea
S. — Yea
Samsel — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Toplikar — Yea
Wheeler — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Burris — Nay
Garber — Nay
Houser — Nay
Jacobs — Nay
Lee — Nay
Poetter — Nay
Howard — Not Voting
Victors — Not Voting
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Yea
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Yea
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Yea
John Carmichael Democrat Yea
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Yea
Linda Featherston Democrat Yea
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Yea
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Yea
Mike Amyx Democrat Yea
Pam Curtis Democrat Yea
Rui Xu Democrat Yea
Silas Miller Democrat Yea
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Valdenia Winn Democrat Yea
Virgil Weigel Democrat Yea
Adam Thomas Republican Yea
Avery Anderson Republican Yea
Barb Wasinger Republican Yea
Bill Rhiley Republican Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Nay
Brian Bergkamp Republican Yea
Carl Turner Republican Yea
Charlotte Esau Republican Yea
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Clarke Sanders Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Yea
Jesse Borjon Republican Yea
Jim Minnix Republican Yea
Joe Seiwert Republican Yea
Ken Corbet Republican Yea
Ken Rahjes Republican Yea
Kenneth Collins Republican Yea
Kristey Williams Republican Yea
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Lance W. Neelly Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Lisa M. Moser Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
Marty Long Republican Yea
Michael Murphy Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Yea
Paul Waggoner Republican Yea
Ronald Ellis Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Yea
Steve Huebert Republican Yea
Steven K. Howe Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Tom Kessler Republican Yea
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Final Action - Passed as amended;

Passed 121 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 22000
Republican 44100
Unaffiliated 55003
Total 121103
% of votes cast 97%1%0%2%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Baker — Yea
Barker — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Burris — Yea
Burroughs — Yea
Byers — Yea
Carlson — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Clark — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Day — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Finch — Yea
Finney — Yea
French — Yea
Garber — Yea
Gartner — Yea
Haswood — Yea
Helmer — Yea
Henderson — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Highland — Yea
Houser — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jennings — Yea
S. — Yea
T. — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Kuether — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Lynn — Yea
Mason — Yea
Newland — Yea
Orr — Yea
Parker — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Poetter — Yea
Probst — Yea
Proehl — Yea
Ralph — Yea
Resman — Yea
L. — Yea
S. — Yea
Samsel — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Toplikar — Yea
Wheeler — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Howard — Not Voting
Lee — Not Voting
Victors — Not Voting
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Yea
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Yea
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Yea
John Carmichael Democrat Yea
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Yea
Linda Featherston Democrat Yea
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Yea
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Yea
Mike Amyx Democrat Yea
Pam Curtis Democrat Yea
Rui Xu Democrat Yea
Silas Miller Democrat Yea
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Valdenia Winn Democrat Yea
Virgil Weigel Democrat Yea
Adam Thomas Republican Yea
Avery Anderson Republican Yea
Barb Wasinger Republican Yea
Bill Rhiley Republican Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Nay
Brian Bergkamp Republican Yea
Carl Turner Republican Yea
Charlotte Esau Republican Yea
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Clarke Sanders Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Yea
Jesse Borjon Republican Yea
Jim Minnix Republican Yea
Joe Seiwert Republican Yea
Ken Corbet Republican Yea
Ken Rahjes Republican Yea
Kenneth Collins Republican Yea
Kristey Williams Republican Yea
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Lance W. Neelly Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Lisa M. Moser Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
Marty Long Republican Yea
Michael Murphy Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Yea
Paul Waggoner Republican Yea
Ronald Ellis Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Yea
Steve Huebert Republican Yea
Steven K. Howe Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Tom Kessler Republican Yea
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Sykes was rejected

Failed 12 Yea · 23 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 6902
Republican 01402
Total 122304
% of votes cast 31%59%0%10%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Doll — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
Hawk — Yea
Holland — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Ware — Yea
Baumgardner — Nay
Hilderbrand — Nay
Kerschen — Nay
McGinn — Nay
Olson — Nay
Pyle — Nay
Steffen — Nay
Straub — Nay
Suellentrop — Nay
Longbine — Not Voting
O'Shea — Not Voting
Cindy Holscher Democrat Yea
David Haley Democrat Yea
Dinah Sykes Democrat Yea
Ethan Corson Democrat Yea
Marci Francisco Democrat Yea
Pat Pettey Democrat Yea
Beverly Gossage Republican Not Voting
Brenda Dietrich Republican Nay
Caryn Tyson Republican Nay
Elaine Bowers Republican Nay
Joseph Claeys Republican Nay
Kellie Warren Republican Nay
Larry Alley Republican Nay
Michael Fagg Republican Nay
Mike Petersen Republican Nay
Mike Thompson Republican Nay
Renee Erickson Republican Nay
Rick Billinger Republican Not Voting
Rick Kloos Republican Nay
Rick Wilborn Republican Nay
Ty Masterson Republican Nay
Virgil Peck Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended;

Passed 38 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Unaffiliated 16100
Democrat 6000
Total 38100
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (39)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Doll — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
Hawk — Yea
Hilderbrand — Yea
Holland — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Straub — Yea
Suellentrop — Yea
Ware — Yea
Steffen — Nay
Cindy Holscher Democrat Yea
David Haley Democrat Yea
Dinah Sykes Democrat Yea
Ethan Corson Democrat Yea
Marci Francisco Democrat Yea
Pat Pettey Democrat Yea
Beverly Gossage Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Yea
Elaine Bowers Republican Yea
Joseph Claeys Republican Yea
Kellie Warren Republican Yea
Larry Alley Republican Yea
Michael Fagg Republican Yea
Mike Petersen Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Renee Erickson Republican Yea
Rick Billinger Republican Yea
Rick Kloos Republican Yea
Rick Wilborn Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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