The Kansas House on Wednesday was scheduled to vote on a bill that would help finance the construction of research facilities at Kansas University, Kansas State University and Wichita State University.

But the measure became embroiled in numerous issues and was pulled from debate before it was even brought up.

House Speaker Kent Glasscock, R-Manhattan, said the legislation will be return for consideration Thursday.

“I think it’s going to be OK,” Glasscock said.

But many Republicans and Democrats said the legislation was now being linked to several other issues, including the budget, redistricting and even cloning.

The bill would authorize the state to issue $110 million in bonds for construction of a biomedical center at KU, a food-safety lab at Kansas State and an aviation facility at Wichita State.

While the proposal has widespread vocal support in the Legislature, different factions want assurances on other issues before they will vote for it.

Some lawmakers want commitments that proposed cuts to higher education will be restored.

Other lawmakers want to use the bill as a bargaining chip to ensure the Senate approves a House redistricting proposal.

And some lawmakers said they heard there will be an anti-cloning amendment attached to the proposal.

“I think we’ll see a lot of interesting amendments,” Glasscock said.

After the House skipped debate on the bill, Kansas Board of Regents Chairman Clay Blair and Rep. Kenny Wilk, R-Lansing, the bill’s sponsor, went into Glasscock’s office to confer privately.