Bill > HB2238

This bill modifies the roles and responsibilities of the legislative research department and legislative administrative services in Kansas, with a primary focus on committee minutes preparation. Specifically, the bill transfers the responsibility of preparing committee minutes from the legislative research department to the division of legislative administrative services. This change applies to all committee types (special, select, joint, and standing) whether the legislature is in session or not. The bill updates language to clarify that both the legislative research department director and the director of legislative administrative services serve under the direction of the legislative coordinating council, and makes minor technical changes such as replacing gendered language (e.g., "his or her" to "such director's") and updating terminology (e.g., "chairman" to "chairperson"). The administrative services division will now be responsible for documenting committee meetings, including member attendance, agenda item disposition, committee decisions, and staff instructions. The bill ultimately repeals the existing sections of law and will take effect upon publication in the statute book, representing a procedural streamlining of legislative support services.