Continuing the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas by extending the expanded use of telemedicine, the authority of the board of healing arts to grant certain temporary emergency licenses, the suspension of certain requirements related to medical care facilities and immunity from civil liability for certain healthcare providers and certain persons conducting business in this state for COVID-19 claims until March 31, 2022.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Mar 1, 2021
Signed Mar 31, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2021 · House Mar 30, 2021
How they voted
30–8
Passed
Total votes 38
Mar 3, 2021
D
Democratic11
63% Nay
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
13
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Mar 31, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Wednesday, March 31, 2021
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Concurred with amendments; Yea: 30 Nay: 10
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 96 Nay: 28
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 31 Nay: 8
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Hilderbrand was adopted
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Hilderbrand
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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