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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 05, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Requiring the department of health and environment (KDHE) to seek federal approval for continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities receiving services through a home and community based services waiver, directing state agencies to report to certain legislative committees on Kansans losing public assistance program eligibility, requiring the Kansas department for children and families and KDHE to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance and KDHE to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, prohibiting certain public assistance waivers or exemptions without legislative approval and self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance, requiring quarterly eligibility redeterminations for medical assistance and providing exceptions for certain individuals, limiting retroactive enrollment in medical assistance, immediately terminating eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee, increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 10, 2026: Died on House Calendar
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 363
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiencysponsor
Votes
YES: 25
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Gossage
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Shallenburger
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Thompson
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Tyson
- Sen. Warren
NO: 12
ABSTAIN: 1
ABSENT: 2
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Died on House Calendar
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Welfare Reform
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 152-S event
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Welfare Reform
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Renee Erickson
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Renee Erickson was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. William Clifford was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. William Clifford was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 25, Nay 12, Absent 2
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Government Efficiency; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: (opponents) Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S event
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: (proponents) Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S event
- Jan 28, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S — CANCELED event
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Renee Erickson (Thu, Mar 5, 2026)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Renee Erickson (Thu, Mar 5, 2026)HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford (Thu, Mar 5, 2026)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford (Thu, Mar 5, 2026)HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford (Thu, Mar 5, 2026)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford (Thu, Mar 5, 2026)HTML
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 of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Thu, Feb 26, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Thu, Feb 26, 2026)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Welfare Reform (Wed, Mar 18, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Welfare Reform (Wed, Mar 18, 2026)HTML
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 1 Gatewood oral, KanCare
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 2 Childs oral, Leading Age Kan
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 3 Braum oral, KAFC
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 4 Krager oral, AAP
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 5 Burton WO, KS Silver Hair Leg.
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 6 Holman oral, AHK
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 7 Sabin oral, Little Lobbyists KS
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 8 Keever oral, Harvesters
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 9 Word oral, Am Cancer Society Action Network
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 10 Williams oral, InterFaith Action
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 11 Burgess oral, DRC of KS
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 12 Kottler oral, KS Appleseed
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 13 Hagemeister oral, Flint Hills BB
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 14 Baughman WO, UCSJC
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 15 Madden WO, REACH HealthCare Foundation
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 16 Compton WO, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 17 Shreve WO, InterHab
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 18 Rinker WO, AHS
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 19 Matlack WO, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 20 Lewis WO, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 21 Kibbe WO, SE KS Independent Living Resource Center
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 22 Woolworth WO, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 23 Woods WO, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 24 Moyo WO, Thrive Allen County
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 25 Fricke WO, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 26 Cozadd WO, KCSL
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 27 Mark WO, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 28 Bradford WO, KC Medical Society Foundation
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 29 Featherston WO, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 30 Mast WO, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 31 Smith WO, Lawrence-DC Public Health
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 32 Cunningham WO, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 33 Mays WO, KHA
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 34 Jordan WO, United Methodst Health Ministry fund
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by at 35 Meissen-Sebelius WO, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 36 Black WO, UW of Harvey & Marion Counties
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 37 Neth WO, Futures First
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 38 Hill WO, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 39 Andrade WO, El Centro
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by att 40 McCormick WO, KS Coalition against sexal & domestic violence
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by att 1 Finley oral, FGA
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by att 2 Osterlund Oral, KDHE
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by att 4 Brown WO, KDADS
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Overview, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by att 3 Whiteside-Hicks oral, DCF
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Jamie Mast, Citizen
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Michelle McCormick, Kanss Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Pempho Moyo, Thrive Allen County-Thrive Kansas
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Jonathan Smith, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Jonathan Smith, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Melissa Sabin, Mother, Shawnee
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Melissa Sabin, Mother, Shawnee
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Emma Shankland, Health Forward Foundation
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Meagan Word, Kansas-Nebraska, American Cancerl Society
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Scott Centorino, FGA Action
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Gregory Crane, Kansas Society of Clinical Oncology
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Judy Davis-Cole, Citizen
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Michele Ediger, Citizen, Walton
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Jeanmarie Epperly, Citizen on Medicaid
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Karole Bradford, Kansas City Medical Society Foundation
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Karole Bradford, Kansas City Medical Society Foundation
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Joseph Jackson, Kanss Brain Injury Advisory Board Member
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by David Jordan, United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Lou Ann Kibbee, SE Kansas Independent Living Resource Center
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Sean Kirk, Citizen
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Nathan Madden, Reach Healthcare Foundation
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Emily Meissen-Sebelius, Citizen
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Kristy Baughman, United Community Services of Johnson County
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Kristy Baughman, United Community Services of Johnson County
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Gail Cozadd, Children's Service League
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Karla Hagemeister, Flint Hills Breadbasket
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by April Holman, Alliance for a Healthy Kansas
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Elizabeth Keever, Harvesters - The Community Food Network
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Kyle Kessler, Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Haley Kottler, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Paula Neth, Futures First
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Sara Prem, Kansas AmericanLung Association
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Kari Rinker, American Heart Association
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Kari Rinker, American Heart Association
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Rev Doctor Annie ricker, Pastor, Shawnee Heights and Berryton United Methodist Churches
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Christine Osterlund, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Karla Whiteside-Hicks, Kansas Department for Children and Families
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Dana Bacon, American Cancer Association et al
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Heather Braum, Kansas Action for Children
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Leroy Burton, Kansas Silverhaired Legislature
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Sean Gatewood, KanCare Advocates Network
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Rev Dr Annie Ricker, Pastor, Shawnee Heights and Berryton United Methodist Churches
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Revisor of Statues
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Kylee Childs, LeadingAge Kansas
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Amy Campbell, Kansas Mental Health Coalition
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Mike Burgess, Disability Rights Center of Kansas
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Erica Bates, Minds Matter
