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HB2170 • 2026

Designating the first full week of February as Kansas burn awareness week.

Designating the first full week of February as Kansas burn awareness week.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-04-10
Official status
Died in Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Designating the first full week of February as Kansas burn awareness week.

Designating the first full week of February as Kansas burn awareness week.

What This Bill Does

  • Designating the first full week of February as Kansas burn awareness week.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-10 Senate

    Died in Senate Committee

  2. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  3. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  4. 2025-03-06 Senate

    Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S event

  5. 2025-02-20 Senate

    Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  6. 2025-02-19 Senate

    Received and Introduced

  7. 2025-02-18 House

    Final Action - Passed; Yea 91, Nay 28, Absent 6

  8. 2025-02-17 House

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  9. 2025-02-13 House

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services

  10. 2025-02-11 House

    Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N event

Official Summary Text

Designating the first full week of February as Kansas burn awareness week.

Current Bill Text

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Session of 2025
HOUSE BILL No. 2170
By Committee on Health and Human Services
Requested by Representative Essex
1-30
AN ACT concerning days of commemoration; designating the first week
of February as Kansas burn awareness week.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. The first full week of February shall be designated as
"Kansas burn awareness week" to accomplish all of the following:
(a) Commemorate a week of remembrance for all who have lost their
lives or have been injured as a result of a burn;
(b) raise awareness for the seriousness of accidental burn injuries and
fatalities in this state; and
(c) educate the public on effective preventative measures to avoid
accidental burn injuries or fatalities.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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