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IntroducedFeb 05, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Substitute for HB 2731 by Committee on Welfare Reform - Requiring the department for children and families and the office of inspector general to exchange information and documents related to cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance fraud investigations.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 19, 2026: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 37 Nay: 3
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: Bills Under Consideration to Concur or Nonconcur
Position: 55
Summary
Comments on HB 2731
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Welfare Reformsponsor
Votes
YES: 85
- Anderson
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 37
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 37 Nay: 3
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Thomas
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Thomas was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Government Efficiency
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 9:30 AM Room 144-S
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Government Efficiency
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 85 Nay: 37
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed 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
- Sub - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiency, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiency, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by att 1 Overview, (Sub HB 2731)
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiency, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by att 3 Altenbernt Oral, DCF (Opp Sub Hb 2731)
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiency, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by att 4 Shankland WO, HFF (Opp Sub HB 2731)
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiency, Tue, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by att 2 Anderson Oral, OIG (Pro Sub HB 2731)
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiency, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiency, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (briefing HB2731)
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiency, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Steve Anderon, Office of the Inspector Geneal (neutral HB2731)
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiency, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Marc Altenbernt, DCF (Opposing HB2731)
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiency, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Revisor (fiscal note)
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiency, Tue, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Emma Shankland, Health Forward (Opposition HB2731)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Government Efficiency
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Welfare Reform
