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IntroducedFeb 17, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 12, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas Senate Bill
Updating income eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program and requiring the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell joint committee on home and community based services and KanCare oversight hold meetings each quarter.
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Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
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Summary
Comments on SB 271
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Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Ways and Meanssponsor
Votes
YES: 40
- 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
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- 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
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 119
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Abi Boatman
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 0
YES: 125
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Abi Boatman
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Mike Storm
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 39
- 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
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- 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
- Patrick Schmidt
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 125, Nay 0
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Cindy Holscher
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 119, Nay 0, Absent 5
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N event
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kenny Titus
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kenny Titus was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S event
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}HTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kenny Titus (Wed, Feb 18, 2026)PDF
- Senate Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kenny Titus (Wed, Feb 18, 2026)HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
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 Public Health and Welfare (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services (Wed, Mar 4, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services (Wed, Mar 4, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026HTML
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Christine Osterlund, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Heather Braum, Kansas Action for Children
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Charlie Hunt, Johnson County Department of Health and Environment
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Dena Hubbard, Kansas Chapter American Academy of Pediatric
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Nathan Madden, REACH Healthcare Foundation
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Robert Stiles, Community Care Network of Kansas
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Tonya Dorf Brunner, Oral Health Kansas
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Will Carpenter, House of Representatives
- House · Committee on Health and Human Services, Mar 3, 2026: Testimony by Carly Choi, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 16, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 16, 2026: Testimony by Senator Gossage, Kansas Senate
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 5, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Heather Braum, Senior Policy Advisor, Kansas Action for Children
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Tanya Dorf Brunner, Executive Director, Oral Health Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Dena Hubbard, MD, FAAP Public Policy Chair, Kansas Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Charlie Hunt, Director, Johnson County Department of Health & Environment
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by David Jordan, President & CEO, United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Christine Osterlund, Deputy Secretary of Agency Intervention & Medicaid, Kansas Department of Health & Environment
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Nathan Madden, PhD, Director of Health Policy, REACH Healthcare Foundation
- Senate · Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Feb 5, 2026: Testimony by Robert Stiles, Chief Executive Officer, Community Care of Kansas
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