Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2146

Introduced
1/29/25  

Caption

Increasing transfers from the lottery operating fund, to the community crisis stabilization centers fund and the clubhouse model program fund of the Kansas department for aging and disability services.

Impact

This legislation is significant as it modifies existing financial distributions derived from lottery revenues, redirecting them to crucial services that support mental health and addiction recovery. Specifically, the bill outlines that a percentage of lottery profits will be allocated to these programs, thereby potentially increasing the resources available for crisis interventions and community-based recovery programs. By establishing these dedicated funds, the state acknowledges the need for expanding mental health services, particularly in the wake of rising mental health challenges exacerbated by societal issues.

Summary

House Bill 2146 addresses the allocation of funds generated from the state's lottery to enhance support for mental health and emergency services within Kansas. The bill proposes increasing the transfers from the lottery operating fund to the community crisis stabilization centers fund and the clubhouse model program fund of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. This initiative is aimed at fortifying mental health resources and ensuring that individuals in crisis have access to the necessary services. The defined increases in transfers are structured over the next several fiscal years, reflecting a commitment to improving community health support through strategic financing.

Contention

Notably, while the intent of HB 2146 is to enhance care services for vulnerable populations, there may be discussions surrounding the sufficiency of funds and the management of these transfers. Stakeholders may express concerns regarding whether the proposed increases in funding will adequately meet the demand for services or if they might result in budgetary constraints on other essential services within the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Additionally, the success of this initiative will likely be monitored closely in terms of its actual impact on community health outcomes and whether it achieves the intended goals of improving mental health care accessibility.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2667

Concerning the lottery operating fund, increasing transfers to the community crisis stabilization centers fund and the clubhouse model program fund of the Kansas department for aging and disability services.

KS HB2541

Establishing the state conservation fund, the working lands conservation fund, the wildlife conservation fund and the Kansas outdoors fund, providing for the use of moneys from such funds, requiring certain reports to the governor and the legislature and authorizing certain transfers to and from such funds.

KS HB2784

Prohibiting the state fire marshal from wearing or operating a body camera during an on-site inspection at a licensed facility, transferring authority for certification of continuing care retirement communities to the Kansas department for aging and disability services, authorizing the secretary of aging and disability services to grant certain regulation waivers to providers of disability services, adding a definition of day service provider and providing for expanded certification of certified community behavioral health clinics after February 1, 2027.

KS SB139

Expanding newborn screening services and increasing transfer from the medical assistance fee fund to the Kansas newborn screening fund.

KS HB2690

Abolishing the 911 coordinating council and establishing the state 911 board; abolishing the 911 operations fund, 911 state fund and 911 state grant fund outside of the state treasury and establishing the state 911 operations fund, state 911 fund and state 911 grant fund in the state treasury; increasing the minimum county distribution of 911 moneys; and authorizing counties to contract with other counties for the provision of 911 PSAP services.

KS SB94

Discontinuing state property tax levies for the Kansas educational building fund and the state institutions building fund and providing for financing therefor from the state general fund.

KS SB159

Creating the Kansas rural grocery store development incentive act to provide tax incentives for the development of grocery businesses in rural areas of the state.

KS HB2036

Senate Substitute for HB 2036 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on July 1, 2024, and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district, abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund and providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund.

KS SB37

House Substitute for SB 37 by Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions - Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on July 1, 2024, and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district, abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund and providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund.

KS SB300

House Substitute for SB 300 by Committee on Taxation - Modifying income tax rates for individuals, increasing the standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income limit for an income tax subtraction modification for social security income, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax rate, abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund, providing for certain transfers to the special city and county highway fund and decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district.

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