Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2250

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Refer
2/25/25  
Report Pass
2/17/26  
Engrossed
2/24/26  
Refer
2/25/26  
Report Pass
3/5/26  
Enrolled
4/9/26  

Caption

Substitute for HB 2250 by Committee on Health and Human Services - Permitting the use of expedited partner therapy to treat sexually transmitted infections, authorizing a licensed private psychiatric hospital to maintain a stock supply of emergency medication kits for pharmaceutical emergencies, allowing expired emergency opioid antagonists to be used to treat an opioid overdose, permitting first responders to distribute and administer expired emergency opioid antagonists, permitting a pharmacist to distribute epinephrine delivery systems to a school for use in emergency medication kits and amending definitions related to medication in schools to allow for use of epinephrine delivery systems.

Impact

The implications of HB 2250 on state laws are significant, particularly concerning the management of emergency medications in schools and the responsibility of first responders. By authorizing the use of emergency medications past their expiration date, it aims to increase accessibility during opioid overdose emergencies where timely intervention can be vital for survival. Furthermore, the bill mandates that educational institutions maintain a stock of emergency medications, thus reinforcing their role in student health and safety protocols.

Summary

House Bill 2250, also known as the Substitute for HB 2250, serves to address critical healthcare needs in emergency situations by defining regulations regarding emergency medications. Key provisions of this bill include permitting first responders to administer expired emergency opioid antagonists for overdose cases, thus allowing lifesaving measures even beyond the standard expiration date of medications. The bill also outlines the responsibilities of schools in managing and administering emergency medications, such as albuterol and epinephrine, ensuring that designated personnel are prepared in case of respiratory distress or anaphylaxis on school grounds.

Sentiment

The sentiment surrounding HB 2250 appears largely supportive, particularly among healthcare providers and first responders who recognize the necessity of timely interventions during emergencies. The empowerment of school personnel to manage emergency health situations aligns with the growing emphasis on health and safety in educational settings. However, there may be concerns regarding the use of expired medications, as some could question the safety and efficacy of such measures, highlighting a point of contention in the discourse around the bill.

Contention

Notable contentions arise regarding the legality and ethical implications of using expired medications. While the rationale is framed around urgent need and potential lifesaving outcomes, critics may highlight risks associated with administering medications beyond their expiration dates. Additionally, the bill must balance the delicate intersection of managing student health within schools while ensuring that first responder protocols are adhered to. This balance may require ongoing discussions to address concerns from various stakeholders.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

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