TOPEKA, Kan. — The 2023 Legislative session begins Monday and the Kansas Association of School Boards has released the legislative calendar, as they understand it now. These dates are subject to change as legislative leadership makes decisions as the session continues.
January
9 – House and Senate convene.
11 – Governor Laura Kelly's State of the State address (6:30 p.m.)
16 – Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, no session.
30 – Last day for individual legislators to request bill drafts.
February
6 – Last day for non-exempt committees to request drafts
8 – Last day for introduction of bills by individual members
10 – Last day for non-exempt committees to introduce bills
21 – Last day for morning and afternoon committees to meet
22, 23 – On the House and Senate floor all day
24 – Turnaround Day: Last day for consideration of bills by non-exempt committees in the house of origin
25-28 – No session
March
24 – Last day for bills to be considered by non-exempt committees
29 – Last day for non-exempt bills to be considered in either chamber
30-April 2 – No session, conference committees may meet
April
3-5 – Conference committees meet
6 – "Drop Dead Day" for non-exempt bills, first adjournment
24-25 – Pro-forma days
26 – Veto session starts
29 – 90th day, possible last day of the session