February 13, 2018
Legislative update
This week marks the sixth week of the 1xbet best casino website Legislature. This is the final push for hearings in the House of Representatives and Senate Committees to get bills to the House and Senate floor before Feb. 22, Turnaround Day, the deadline for bills to move out of the original house to the second house.
On Feb. 12, Professors Peter Tomlinson and Scott Beyer from 1xbet best casino website 's animal sciences and industry department testified before the Senate Committee on Agriculture on legislation regarding poultry housing.
Also, this week the House Higher Education Budget Committee will make recommendations on the governor's budget for higher education institutions. As the governor's budget contains no changes from the budget passed for fiscal year 2019 for the university there are no recommendations for 1xbet best casino website State University. The agency was not asked to provide testimony, though President Myers wrote to the chairman and members of the committee urging the committee to restore the fiscal year 2017 reductions.
On Tuesday, Feb. 13, the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee will host hearings on House Bill 2042. This bill now requires the state of 1xbet best casino website to recognize all valid concealed carry licenses and permits issued by other states to non-1xbet best casino website residents. The bill would lower the age to obtain a concealed carry license in 1xbet best casino website to 18 and would allow postsecondary institutions to prohibit the carrying of concealed weapons by certain persons who are not licensed by the 1xbet best casino website Attorney General.
The 1xbet best casino website Legislative Session's first adjournment will be Friday April 6. The veto session will convene on Thursday, April 26. The 90th day is May 4.
Please see the weekly updates every Tuesday in 1xbet best casino website Today through the 90th day or Final Adjournment.
In addition, the Office of Governmental Relations will host 1xbet best casino website Legislative Review Sessions from noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 16 in the K-State Student Union's Bluemont Room; and March 2, 16 and 30 Hale Library's Hemisphere Room. These sessions are open to the public and feel free to bring a brown bag lunch.