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IntroducedFeb 05, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Directing the secretary for children and families to request or update a pending waiver application from the supplemental nutrition assistance program that would allow the state to prohibit the purchase of food commonly marketed, advertised or recognized as candy and soft drinks.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 26, 2026: Referred to Committee on Government Efficiency
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2738
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Welfare Reformsponsor
Votes
YES: 72
- Anderson
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 50
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Butler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Collins
- Curtis
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Johnson
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- Resman
- Roeser
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- C. Smith
- Stogsdill
- Sweely
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- L. Williams
- Woodard
- Xu
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Government Efficiency
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 72 Nay: 50
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Welfare Reform
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 152-S
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Welfare Reform
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (brief HB2738)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Dr. Carla Whiteside-Hicks, DCF (neutral HB2738)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Brian Posler, Fuel True (opposing HB2738)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Brian Posler, Fuel True (opposing HB2738)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jennifer Gardner, National Confectioners Association (opposing HB2738)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Emma Shankland, Health Forward Foundation (opposing HB2738)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Tim Puglisi, FGA Action (proponent HB2738)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Welfare Reform
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