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Minutes for HB2495 - Committee on Ways and Means

Short Title

Making and concerning appropriations for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, for state agencies; increasing expenditure limitations to the foregoing; funding of the fiscal year 2024 salary increase for certain state employees.

Minutes Content for Mon, Feb 19, 2024

Chairperson Billinger opened the hearing on HB 2495. Dylan Dear, Legislative Research Department, provided an overview of the bill.  (Attachment 4)

Adam Proffitt, Director of the Division of the Budget, spoke in support of the bill. This bill only contains the pay plan shortfall fix. The State Finance Council approved this as a way forward and he respectfully asks for swift action to get this through quickly. He asked for an amendment to lift Section 18, Subsections (b), (c), and (d) from SB 382 to fund the University of Kansas and Wichita State University healthcare collaboration.  (Attachment 5)

There being no further conferees, Chairperson Billinger closed the hearing on HB 2495.