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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
House • Apr 09, 2026: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
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
YES: 80
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 43
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Boatman
- Borjon
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Collins
- Curtis
- Esau
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Johnson
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- Roeser
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- Stogsdill
- Sweely
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- L. Williams
- Winn
- Xu
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
- Engrossed on Saturday, March 28, 2026
- Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 80 Nay: 43
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 28 Nay: 11
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Awerkamp, Representative Helwig and Representative Wikle appointed as second conferees
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Murphy and Senator Holscher appointed as second conferees
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Representative Carpenter, B. and Representative Wikle are appointed to replace Representative Awerkamp and Representative Ousley on the Conference Committee
- Representative Awerkamp is appointed to replace Representative Carpenter, B. on the Conference Committee
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Murphy and Senator Holscher appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Awerkamp , Representative Helwig and Representative Ousley as conferees
- 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
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- 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)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Government Efficiency
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Welfare Reform
