Kansas bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB 2731
Substitute for HB 2731 by Committee on Welfare Reform -Requiring the department of health and environment in coordination with the Kansas department for aging and disability services to seek federal approval to establish continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are receiving services through a home and community based services waiver, requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance, directing the department of health and environment to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, prohibiting certain public assistance program waivers or exemptions without legislative approval, prohibiting self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance programs, limiting retroactive enrollment in the medical assistance program, increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Vetoed
Sponsors
- Committee on Welfare Reform
Summary
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Latest action(Feb 5, 2026): Introduced
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Actions
- Feb 5, 2026 · House
Introduced - Feb 5, 2026 · House
Referred to House Committee on Welfare Reform - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Welfare Reform - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 85, Nay 37, Absent 3 - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Received and Introduced - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Adam Thomas - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Adam Thomas was adopted - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 3 - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Francis Awerkamp, Rep. Dale Helwig and Rep. Jarrod Ousley - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Michael Murphy and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as conferees - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Rep. Blake Carpenter and Rep. Suzanne Wikle are appointed to replace Rep. Francis Awerkamp and Rep. Jarrod Ousley on the Conference Committee - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Rep. Francis Awerkamp is appointed to replace Rep. Blake Carpenter on the Conference Committee - Mar 25, 2026 · Senate
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Michael Murphy and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as second conferees - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Francis Awerkamp, Rep. Dale Helwig and Rep. Suzanne Wikle appointed as second conferees - Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee report now available - Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 28, Nay 11, Absent 1 - Mar 27, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 80, Nay 43, Absent 2 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Engrossed on Saturday, March 28, 2026 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 · House
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 84, Nay 39, Absent 2 - Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 29, Nay 10, Absent 1