{"id":33798,"date":"2026-03-12T20:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/?page_id=33798"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:13:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:13:47","slug":"2026-legislative-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/?page_id=33798","title":{"rendered":"3.3_2026 Legislative Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2026 Legislative Updates<\/h1><\/div><\/div>

KAFP is directly engaged in Topeka each week of the legislative session. Our partner at Markley Strategies, along with volunteer leaders and staff, are onsite to give testimony, meet with legislators, attend important hearings and serve as Family Doctor of the Day. We invest resources in an effort to advocate for the profession of family medicine, our patients and communities across Kansas. Markley Strategies updates the membership each week during session, highlighting important points, calls to action, and the status of bills we\u2019re watching, so our members can stay\r\nwell-informed on KAFP\u2019s advocacy efforts.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” full_height=”yes” pix_over_visibility=”” responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pt“:“20“,“pix_res_sm_pb“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pt“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“20“}” css=”.vc_custom_1773260543872{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_row equal_height=”yes” pix_particles_check=”” responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pt“:“20“,“pix_res_sm_pb“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pt“:“30“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“30“}” css=”.vc_custom_1646178833580{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″]

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By Government Relations Liaison, Patty Markley of Markley Strategies LLC<\/div>
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2026 <\/span><\/span> Legislative <\/span><\/span> Summaries <\/span><\/span> <\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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Conference Committees Begin as Health Policy Bills Progress<\/h6>
March 16, 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Kansas Legislature Enters Final Stretch as Budget and Health Bills Advance<\/h6>
March 10, 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Halfway Through the Session: Key Health Care Wins, Losses, and Budget Developments<\/h6>
Feb. 23, 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Committees Consider Scope of Practice, Prior Authorization, and other Key Bills<\/h6>
Feb. 9, 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Momentum Builds as Committees Take Up Health Bills<\/h6>
Jan. 26, 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Early Public Health Policy Signals Emerge<\/h6>
Jan. 20, 2026<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Compressed 2026 Session Brings Early Action at the Statehouse<\/h6>
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Visit <\/span><\/span> the <\/span><\/span> Kansas <\/span><\/span> Legislature's <\/span><\/span> Website <\/span><\/span> <\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/svg>Click here to visit website<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-md-8″][\/vc_column]<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” pix_bg_grdient=”bg-gradient-primary” fade_in_opacity=”pix-opacity-1″ pix_over_visibility=”” bottom_divider_select=”dynamic” bottom_moving_divider_color=”%5B%7B%22d_color_1%22%3A%22rgba(255%2C255%2C255%2C0.25)%22%2C%22d_color_2%22%3A%22%23f8f9fa%22%7D%2C%7B%22d_color_1%22%3A%22rgba(255%2C255%2C255%2C0.5)%22%2C%22d_color_2%22%3A%22%23f8f9fa%22%7D%2C%7B%22d_color_1%22%3A%22%23ffffff%22%2C%22d_color_2%22%3A%22%23f8f9fa%22%7D%5D” pix_overlay_color=”gradient-primary” css=”.vc_custom_1775143135930{padding-top: 150px !important;padding-bottom: 150px !important;}” pix_overlay_opacity=”0.85″ fade_in_intro=”34656″][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” pix_particles_check=””][vc_column content_align=”text-center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” full_height=”yes” pix_over_visibility=”” responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pt“:“20“,“pix_res_sm_pb“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pt“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“20“}” css=”.vc_custom_1773260543872{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_row equal_height=”yes” pix_particles_check=”” responsive_css=”{“pix_res_sm_pt“:“20“,“pix_res_sm_pb“:“20“,“pix_res_md_pt“:“30“,“pix_res_md_pb“:“30“}” css=”.vc_custom_1646178833580{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ content_align=”text-center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row…","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-33798","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33798"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36092,"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33798\/revisions\/36092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kafponline.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}