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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 LawApr 10, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Requiring the department of health and environment in coordination with the Kansas department for aging and disability services to seek federal approval to establish continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are receiving services through a home and community based services waiver, requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance, directing the department of health and environment to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, prohibiting certain public assistance program waivers or exemptions without legislative approval, prohibiting self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance programs, limiting retroactive enrollment in the medical assistance program, increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program.
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Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 29, Nay 10, Absent 1
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Comments on HB 2731
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Sponsors
- House Committee on Welfare Reformsponsor
Votes
YES: 85
- Avery Anderson
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 37
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Abi Boatman
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Mark Schreiber
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
YES: 37
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- Scott Hill
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Silas Miller
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
OTHER: 0
YES: 28
- Larry Alley
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- Scott Hill
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 11
ABSENT: 1
YES: 80
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Sherri Brantley
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Mike Storm
- Bill Sutton
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 43
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Abi Boatman
- Jesse Borjon
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Kenneth Collins
- Pam Curtis
- Charlotte Esau
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Timothy Johnson
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Angelina Roeser
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Mark Schreiber
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Kyler Sweely
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 2
YES: 84
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Sherri Brantley
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Kyle McNorton
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Webster T. Roth
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Mike Storm
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
NO: 39
- Mike Amyx
- Barbara Ballard
- Abi Boatman
- Jesse Borjon
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Ford Carr
- Pam Curtis
- Linda Featherston
- Kirk Haskins
- Henry Helgerson
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Angelina Roeser
- Susan Ruiz
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Mark Schreiber
- Alexis Simmons
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 2
YES: 29
- Larry Alley
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Beverly Gossage
- Scott Hill
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 10
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 29, Nay 10, Absent 1
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 84, Nay 39, Absent 2
- 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, Absent 2
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 28, Nay 11, Absent 1
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Francis Awerkamp, Rep. Dale Helwig and Rep. Suzanne Wikle appointed as second conferees
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Michael Murphy and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as second conferees
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Rep. Blake Carpenter and Rep. Suzanne Wikle are appointed to replace Rep. Francis Awerkamp and Rep. Jarrod Ousley on the Conference Committee
- Rep. Francis Awerkamp is appointed to replace Rep. Blake Carpenter on the Conference Committee
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Michael Murphy and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Francis Awerkamp, Rep. Dale Helwig and Rep. Jarrod Ousley
- 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 Sen. Adam Thomas
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Adam Thomas was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S event
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 85, Nay 37, Absent 3
- 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 House Committee on Welfare Reform
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 152-S event
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Welfare Reform
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- SubPDF
- SubHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}HTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Adam Thomas (Wed, Mar 18, 2026)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Adam Thomas (Wed, Mar 18, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Fri, Mar 27, 2026HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- Sub - Supplementary NotePDF
- Sub - Supplementary NoteHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Tue, Mar 10, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Tue, Mar 10, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026HTML
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Mar 3, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by att 1 Overview, —
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by att 3 Altenbernt Oral, DCF
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by att 4 Shankland WO, HFF
- Senate · Committee on Government Efficiency, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by att 2 Anderson Oral, OIG
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Feb 10, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Office of the Revisor of Statutes
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Steve Anderon, Office of the Inspector Geneal
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Marc Altenbernt, DCF
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Revisor
- House · Committee on Welfare Reform, Feb 10, 2026: Testimony by Emma Shankland, Health Forward
