The Kansas Legislature’s special session continues Thursday.
The Kansas House overwhelmingly passed a compromise bill for COVID-19 recovery procedures and policies. The 107-12 vote sends the measure to the Senate.
The bill extends the current disaster declaration to Sept. 15, well beyond the current deadline of next Wednesday. If a declaration needs to go longer than that, Governor Laura Kelly would have to get a 15-day extension through the State Finance Council — and she would need Finance Council approval to spend any of the $1.25 billion in coronavirus relief money coming to Kansas.. Kelly also would need permission from the Kansas State Board of Education to close schools by executive order.
Kelly commended the vote, saying she appreciated the “bipartisan and transparent” efforts of the House to move forward and calling on the Senate to do likewise.
