The House and Senate Calendars are posted every day with the schedule for hearings and legislative action. https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/chamber/calendars/
Below is an example of how committee schedules are publicized, with the contact information for the Committee Assistant at the top, and the time and location. Here is the current schedule for the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee from the Senate Calendar:
Public Health and Welfare
8:30 a.m. Suzanne Nelson, Committee Assistant–785-296-5123 142-S
Tuesday, January 21
Request for bill introductions
Presentation on:
Kansas Department for Health and Environment Agency Overview by Secretary Janet Stanek; Ashley Goss, Deputy Secretary for Public Health; and Christine Osterlund, Deputy Secretary for Agency Integration and Medicaid Director
Presentation on: Overview of Kansas Association of Local Health Departments by Randy Bowman, Executive Director
Wednesday, January 22
Request for bill introductions
Presentation on: Overview of Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) by Andrea Warnke, DCF Legislative Liaison
Presentation on: Office of the Child Advocate by Kerrie Lonard, Acting Kansas Child Advocate
Thursday, January 23
Request for bill introductions
Presentation on: KanCare Ombudsman (Virtual) by Suzanne J. Lueker, J.D., LL.M, KanCare Ombudsman and Executive Director
Presentation on: Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit: Osawatomie State Hospital Audit by Kristin Rottinghaus, Deputy Post Auditor, Legislative Post Audit
Presentation on: TANF Audit by Matt Etzel, Performance Audit Manager, Legislative Post Audit
Presentation on: Association of Community Health Centers of Kansas, Inc. by Kyle Kessler, Executive Director and Michelle Ponce, Associate Director
To listen to the livestream of committee hearings or House/Senate chamber proceedings, select Audio/Video in the upper right corner of the screen at https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/ and select the committee. There are also archived recordings at this link. OR you can subscribe to the Kansas Legislature channel at YouTube.
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- All committee hearings and chamber proceedings can be found on the Kansas Legislature’s YouTube page.
- All legislation, committee membership, and meeting times can be found on the Kansas Legislature's Website page.
