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HB2004Introduced in the House

Requiring the secretary 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 and requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies.

Passed

Introduced by Government Efficiency

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requiring the secretary 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 and requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies.

Where it stands

Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 29 Nay: 10

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 29 Nay: 10 · April 9, 2026

29

Yes

10

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Scott Hill70Yes
Silas Miller86Absent
Craig Bowser1Yes
Marci Francisco2No
Rick Kloos3Yes
David Haley4No
Jeff Klemp5Yes
Pat Pettey6No
Ethan Corson7No
Cindy Holscher8No

Bill history

  1. House Prefiled for Introduction on Friday, January 10, 2025

  2. House Introduced

  3. House Referred to Committee on Transportation

  4. House Withdrawn from Committee on Transportation; Referred to Committee on Taxation

  5. House Hearing: Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 346-S

  6. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by

  7. House Final Action - Passed; Yea: 116 Nay: 1

  8. Senate Received and Introduced

  9. Senate Referred to Committee on Assessment and Taxation

  10. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 9:30 AM Room 548-S

  11. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Assessment and Taxation

  12. Senate Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar

  13. Senate Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Assessment and Taxation

  14. Senate Withdrawn from Committee on Assessment and Taxation; Referred to Committee on Government Efficiency

  15. Senate Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Government Efficiency

  16. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

  17. Senate Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

  18. Senate Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 28 Nay: 9

  19. House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Awerkamp , Representative Helwig and Representative Ousley as conferees

  20. Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Murphy and Senator Holscher appointed as conferees

  21. Senate Conference committee report now available

  22. Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Murphy and Senator Holscher appointed as second conferees

  23. House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Awerkamp, Representative Helwig and Representative Wikle appointed as second conferees

  24. Senate Conference committee report now available

  25. Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 28 Nay: 11

  26. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 84 Nay: 37

  27. House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026

  28. House Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026

  29. House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 85 Nay: 38

  30. Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 29 Nay: 10

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