Kansas bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas SB 79

Directing the secretary for children and families to request a waiver from supplemental nutrition assistance program rules that would allow the state to prohibit the purchase of candy and soft drinks with food assistance.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Vetoed

Sponsors

• Committee on Government Efficiency

Summary

Text versions

• As Introduced
• As Amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
• Enrolled

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Jan 27, 2025 · Senate
  Introduced
• Jan 28, 2025 · Senate
  Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
• Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
  Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
• Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
• Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Dinah Sykes
• Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Dinah Sykes was rejected; Yea 11, Nay 28, Absent 1
• Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
• Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
  Sen. Renee Erickson raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane
• Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Cindy Holscher
• Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Cindy Holscher was rejected; Yea 8, Nay 29, Absent 2
• Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
• Feb 19, 2025 · Senate
  Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 29, Nay 11
• Feb 25, 2025 · House
  Received and Introduced
• Feb 25, 2025 · House
  Referred to House Committee on Welfare Reform
• Mar 14, 2025 · House
  Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Welfare Reform
• Mar 19, 2025 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Ford Carr
• Mar 19, 2025 · House
  Rep. Brian Bergkamp raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane
• Mar 19, 2025 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Be passed
• Mar 19, 2025 · House
  Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
• Mar 19, 2025 · House
  Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 65, Nay 58, Absent 2
• Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
  Enrolled and presented to Governor on Thursday, March 27, 2025
• Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
  Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Thursday, April 3, 2025
• Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
  Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 29, Nay 11
• Apr 11, 2025 · House
  No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained