Kansas Legislature

During spring break of the 2023 legislative session, Gov. Laura Kelly signed 74 bills, including 15 health-related bills, and vetoed 14 bills, including nine health-related bills. Legislators will return to the Capitol on Wednesday, April 26, for the veto session to consider overrides of bills vetoed by the Governor, including her line-item vetoes in House Bill 2184, the mega appropriations bill, and House Substitute for Senate Bill 169, the tax bill, and to finish their work on both the omnibus and K-12 education budget bills. This edition of Health at the Capitol looks at health-related bills that were passed or vetoed by the Governor during the 2023 Legislature’s spring break that began on April 7, 2023.