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Week of Jan, 23 2006
Monday, January 23, 2006


House Commerce & Labor - Briefing by Howard Fricke, Secretary, Department of Commerce; BI



Tuesday, January 24, 2006


House Commerce & Labor - Briefing by Jim Garner, Secretary, Department of Labor; BI


House Taxation –Hearing on: HB 2619 - Property taxation; relating to exemptions; certain commercial and industrial machinery and equipment


House Utilities – Hearings on: HB 2588 - Regulation of electric utilities to support generation and transmission facilities having lowest cost over life of facilities; HB 2589 - Requirements for state agency use of electricity generated from renewable resources; treatment of certain public utility revenues from wholesale off-system sales; HR 6005 - Southwest Power Pool urged to recognize reliability component and value of economic transmission projects


Senate Utilities – Hearing on: SB 350--Regulation of Telecommunication


House Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee - Informational briefing:


Kansas Water Office, Kansas Conservation Commission


Senate Elections and Local Government – Hearing on: SB 409–Concerning election crimes; Discussion on Voters Impropriety and Fraud


House Economic Development – Kansas Inc - IKE Report; KTECH - Overview of KTECH and Bio Science


House Environment – KDHE Agency overview by Ron Bremby, Secy KDHE; BI



Wednesday, January 25, 2006


House Commerce and Labor – Hearings on: SB 269 - Real Estate brokers and salespersons; escrow account requirements; prohibited acts; rebates; SB 276 - Transitional licenses for appraisers; BI


House Taxation –Hearing on: HB 2619 - Property taxation; relating to exemptions; certain commercial and industrial machinery and equipment


House Utilities – Presentation by: Hal Gardner, State Board of Regents, on Kan-Ed update/Background/Annual Report/


Network Study/Discussion; Hearing on: HB 2656 - Criminal justice agency distance learning on KAN-ED


Senate Judiciary – Hearing on SB 338-- Contracts; indemnification clauses and additional insured requirements in certain contracts void


Senate Utilities – Continued hearing on: SB 350--Regulation of Telecommunications


Senate Elections & Local Government - Hearing on: SB 392–Concerning the membership of the board of directors of drainage districts




Thursday, January 26, 2006


Senate Natural Resources – Hearing and update on: K.S.A. 2005 Supp. 82a-734 and K.S.A. 2005 Supp. 82a-738; Possible action on: SB 362--Solid waste, industrial facilities, permits; BI


House Commerce and Labor –Hearing on: HB 2560 - Workers compensation fund, duties of commissioner of insurance; BI


House Utilities – Hearing on: HB 2636 - Educational entity and municipal renewable energy cooperatives


Senate Utilities – Briefings on: SRS Energy Assistance - Lewis Kimsey, Head, L.I.E.A.P.; KHRC Weatherization - Erica Dobreff, CEO, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation


House Economic Development – Discussion pertaining to Workforce Development


House Environment – Briefing on abandoned oil and gas wells by: Bob Jenkins, KCC, Maurice Korphage, KCC


Possible action on: HB 2558 - Conservation and environmental protection or encroachment restriction districts; BI




Friday, January 27, 2006


Senate Natural Resources – Testimony on previously introduced bills; BI


House Commerce and Labor – Hearing on: HB 2579 - Fair share health care fund act


House Utilities – Hearing on: SB 349 - Telecommunications, Kansas universal service fund; Will reconvene on adjournment of the House to work bills previously heard (231-N)