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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.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: Died in House Committee
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 85
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiencysponsor

Votes
YES: 30
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Gossage
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Shallenburger
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Thompson
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Tyson
- Sen. 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 - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - 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
