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IntroducedJan 28, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2025
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Passed House
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Directing the secretary for children and families to review and compare data for public assistance program eligibility.
Summary
Comments on SB 85
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiencysponsor

Votes
YES: 30
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 10
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Died in House Committee
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 152-S event
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Welfare Reform
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 30, Nay 10
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
- Feb 05, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S event
- Jan 29, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
- Jan 28, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency - Fiscal NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Thu, Feb 13, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Thu, Feb 13, 2025)HTML
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 5, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 5, 2025: Testimony by att 6 SB85 writ opp DCF, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 5, 2025: Testimony by att 3 SB 85 Bill Brief, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 5, 2025: Testimony by att 4 SB85 pro OSP, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 5, 2025: Testimony by att 5 SB85 opp siebert, —
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 13, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Whiteside-Hicks, DCF
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Whieside-Hicks, DCF
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 13, 2025: Testimony by Andrea Warnke, DCF
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 6, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by David Wiese, Revisor of Statutes
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Carla Whiteside-Hicks, DCF
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Haley Kottler, Kansas Appleseed
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Karen Siebert, Kansas Harvesters
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Dustin Hare, Kansas Action for Children
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Steven Greene, Opportunity Solutions
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Jarrod Ousley, Represenative
