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To see the full text of the bills, simply click on the bill numbers provided above.  Information on all legislation can be obtained from the web site of the  Kansas Legislature.  Select the heading of Bills in order to track any bill.

  September 16, 2011 KSBMA Rule Book (244 kb pdf)

  Crematory Operator Licensure Information

A copy of the current KSBMA rule book that also contains some selected laws governed by other state agencies.  This edition of the rule book was last updated on September 16, 2011.  Some of the above files are pdf documents.  If you do not already have Adobe Acrobat Reader already installed on your computer, please visit their site to download it.

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All hearings are held in the State Capitol unless otherwise noted.

Senate Bill 77  Amends statutes relating to the State Child Death Review Board. The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary where it remains at this time.

Senate Bill 81  Amends certain exemptions to the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA.)  The bill passed the Senate, 40-0. Passed the House as amended, 119-0.  Following the Conference Committee (Senators King, Smith & Haley) (Representatives  Kinzer, Bruchman & Pauls), the bill passed Senate and the House and on April 11, 2013 was approved by Governor Sam Brownback and will become law upon publication in the Statute Book on July 1, 2013.

Senate Bill 95  Would amend vital statistic laws relating to stillbirths.  The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare where it remains at this time.

Senate Bill 161  Concerning death and unborn death certificates; Office of Vital Statistics.  The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare where it remains at this time.

Senate Bill 221  Cremation; priority of decedent's fully funded prefinanced cremation agreement.  A hearing took place on Thursday, March 7, 2013, in the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, 10:30 a.m., Room 144-S, where the Kansas Funeral Directors Association (KFDA) representative, Larry McElwain, testified in opposition to the bill. The bill remains in the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee at this time.

House Bill 2078  Authorizes certain licensing boards to accept education, training or experience of military service members towards obtaining licensure.  Combined in Conference Committee with the contents of what used to be HB 2077.  On April 16, 2013 the bill was approved by Governor Sam Brownback and becomes law upon publication in the Statute Book, July 1, 2013.

House Bill 2172  Cemeteries; cemetery corporations and cemetery merchandise.  The bill passed the House, 124-0 and was referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce where it remains at this time.

House Bill 2181  Will allow licensing bodies to accept certain online distance education courses towards licensure for military member applicants.  The bill passed the House, 122-0 and passed the Senate, 40-0 and on April 4, 2013 was approved by Governor Sam Brownback and becomes law upon publication in the Statute Book, 7/1/2013.

House Bill 2339 (which now contains several bills, including Senate Bill 26 ) Lines of insurance; reporting requirements.  Changes the continuing education requirements for licensed insurance agents selling only preened funeral insurance.  A hearing was held on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 with the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.  KFDA Executive Director Pam Scott was one of three people who testified in favor of the bill.  Nobody testified against the bill.  After being merged in Conference Committee, the Conference Committee Report was adopted by the Senate, 40-0, and the House, 116-4  and on April 17, 2013 was approved by Governor Brownback and becomes law upon publication in the Statute Book, July 1, 2013.

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Senate Bill 303   An act concerning disposition of unclaimed cremated remains; relating to veterans cremated remains; amending KSA 65-1732 and repealing the existing section; also repealing KSA 65-1733.  The bill passed the Senate, 39-0, and was  referred to the House Committee on Health and Human Services where a hearing was held on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 @ 1:30 p.m. in Room 784 of the Docking State Office Building.  On Wednesday, March 7, 2012, the House Committee recommended the bill be passed as amended.  The bill passed the House 124-0 on 3-16-2012.  The Senate nonconcurred with the amendments and appointed a Conference Committee of Senators V. Schmidt, Brungardt and Kelly.  The House adopted a motion to accede and appointed a Conference Committee of Representatives Landwehr, Donohoe and Flaharty.  The Conference Committee moved the bill out of committee, and the Senate concurred with amendments in conference, 40-0.  Governor Brownback approved the bill on Friday, April 6, 2012.  Became law upon publication in the Statute Book (July 1, 2012).

House Bill 2697  An act concerning eligibility requirements for Medicaid;  allowing collateral assignment of the proceeds of life insurance policies.  Introduced on 2/9/2012.  Referred to the House Committee on Aging and Long Term Care where a hearing was held on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 144-S at the State Capitol.  2/22/2012:  The Committee Report recommended that the bill be passed as amended.  The bill passed the House, 118-0, on Friday, March 9, 2012 and was  referred to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means before being referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.  The committee recommended the bill be passed, and the Senate voted to pass the bill 40-0 on 3-20-2012.  The House enrolled and presented the bill to the Governor and was approved on April 6, 2012.  Became law upon publication in the Statute Book (July 1, 2012).

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Kansas Legislative Sessions are for two years, so bills not worked in 2013 will be eligible to be considered in 2014.  UPDATED 6-10-2013