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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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- Senate Committee on Ways and Meanssponsor
Votes
YES: 40
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Corson
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Faust Goudeau
- Sen. Francisco
- Sen. Gossage
- Sen. Haley
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Holscher
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Miller
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Pettey
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Schmidt
- Sen. Shallenburger
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Sykes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Thompson
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Tyson
- Sen. Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 119
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Delperdang
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. Martinez
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
NO: 0
YES: 39
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Corson
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Faust Goudeau
- Sen. Francisco
- Sen. Gossage
- Sen. Haley
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Holscher
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Miller
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Pettey
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Schmidt
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Sykes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Thompson
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Tyson
- Sen. 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
- 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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