MainActivity.kt

class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {

    private val viewModel by viewModels<MainViewModel>()

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContent {
            ComposeStateTestTheme {
                val state: MainState by viewModel.state.collectAsState()
                MainScaffold(
                    state,
                    onValueUpdate = { viewModel.updateSlider(it.roundToInt()) },
                    onButtonClick = { viewModel.updateCounter() }
                )
            }
        }
    }

}

MainScaffold.kt

@Composable
fun MainScaffold(state: MainState, onValueUpdate: (Float) -> Unit, onButtonClick: () -> Unit) {
    Scaffold(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
        Column(
            modifier = Modifier
                .fillMaxWidth()
                .padding(horizontal = 12.dp)
                .verticalScroll(rememberScrollState())
        ) {
            Slider(
                modifier = Modifier
                    .fillMaxWidth()
                    .padding(horizontal = 12.dp),
                value = state.sliderValue.toFloat(),
                onValueChange = onValueUpdate,
                valueRange = 0f..10f,
                steps = 10
            )
            CounterRow(counter = state.counter, onButtonClick = onButtonClick)
        }
    }
}

@Composable
fun CounterRow(counter: Int, onButtonClick: () -> Unit) {
    /** SHOULD NOT BE CALLED ON SLIDER CHANGE **/
    Row(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
        Button(onClick = onButtonClick) {
            Text(text = "Click me!")
        }
        Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(24.dp))
        Text(text = counter.toString())
    }
}

MainState.kt

data class MainState(
    val sliderValue: Int = 0,
    val counter: Int = 0
)

MainViewModel.kt

class MainViewModel : ViewModel() {

    private val _state = MutableStateFlow(MainState())

    val state: StateFlow<MainState>
        get() = _state.asStateFlow()

    fun updateCounter() {
        _state.value = state.value.copy(counter = state.value.counter.plus(1))
    }

    fun updateSlider(value: Int) {
        _state.value = state.value.copy(sliderValue = value)
    }
}