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IntroducedFeb 04, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 20, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2025
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Signed into Law
Senate Substitute for HB 2240 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Requiring legislative approval prior to any state agency seeking or implementing a public assistance program waiver or other authorization from the federal government that expands eligibility for any public assistance program, increases cost to the state or makes certain changes in services for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities and authorizing the legislative coordinating council to act on agency requests when the legislature is not in session.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2025: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 2240
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Government Efficiencysponsor
- Committee on Welfare ReformOriginal Sponsor
Votes
YES: 89
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Osman
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- L.
- Wolf
NO: 34
YES: 90
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Osman
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- L.
- Wolf
NO: 35
OTHER: 0
YES: 88
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- L.
- Wolf
NO: 37
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Reengrossed on Friday, March 28, 2025
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
- Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 88 Nay: 37
- Mar 27, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 90 Nay: 35
- Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
- Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Awerkamp, Representative Rhiley and Representative Ousley appointed as second conferees
- Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Murphy and Senator Holscher appointed as second conferees
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Murphy and Senator Holscher appointed as conferees
- Mar 24, 2025 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Awerkamp , Representative Rhiley and Representative Ousley as conferees
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 29 Nay: 11
- Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Government Efficiency
- Mar 11, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 9:30 AM Room 144-S
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- Engrossed on Monday, February 24, 2025
- Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Government Efficiency
- Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Wikle
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Wikle was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 89 Nay: 34
- Feb 17, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Welfare Reform
- Feb 11, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 152-S
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Welfare Reform
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- S Sub for - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 26, 2025PDF
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Minutes
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Carla Whiteside-Hicks, DCF (opponent 2360)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Karen Siebert, Harvesters (opponent 2360)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Steve Greene, Opportunity Solutions (proponent 2360)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Heather Braum, Kansas Action for Children (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Jenny Tatman, Thrive Allen County (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Sean Gatewood, KanCare Network (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by April Holman, Alliance for a Healthy Kansas (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Brenda Bandy, Kansas BreastFeeding Coalition (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Charlie Hunt, KDHE (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Christine Osterlund, KDHE (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Dena Hubbard, American Academy of Pediatricians (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Jason White, MidAmerica Emergency Rescue (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Jonathan Smith, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Kay Soltz, Parent (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Laura Howard, Secretary, Kansas Deparment for Aging and Disability Services (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Leigh Keck, KDADS (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Nathan Madden, Health Forward (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Tanya Dorf Brunner, Oral Health Kansas (opponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Brian Sitka, Opportunity Solutions (proponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Cassandra Lofting, Big Lakes (proponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Gerard Michaud, Developmental Serivces of NW Kansas (proponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Jim Huber, Parent (proponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Liz Holle, Big Lakes (proponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Lori Feldkamp, Big Lakes (proponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Matt Fletcher, InterHab (proponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Melissa Reeder, Big Lakes (proponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Pat Leon, Parent (proponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Rachel Neumann, COF Services (proponent 2240)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Revisor of Statutes (bill brief 2240)
- Conference Committee Report
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Government Efficiency
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Welfare Reform