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HB2731Introduced in the House

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.

Passed

Introduced by Welfare Reform

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

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

April 10, 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 10, 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 Miller86No
Craig Bowser1Yes
Marci Francisco2No
Rick Kloos3Yes
David Haley4No
Jeff Klemp5Yes
Pat Pettey6No
Ethan Corson7No
Cindy Holscher8No

Bill history

  1. House Introduced

  2. House Referred to Committee on Welfare Reform

  3. House Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 152-S

  4. House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Welfare Reform

  5. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

  6. House Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

  7. House Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 85 Nay: 37

  8. Senate Received and Introduced

  9. Senate Referred to Committee on Government Efficiency

  10. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 9:30 AM Room 144-S

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

  12. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Thomas

  13. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Thomas was adopted

  14. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  15. Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 37 Nay: 3

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

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

  18. House Representative Carpenter, B. and Representative Wikle are appointed to replace Representative Awerkamp and Representative Ousley on the Conference Committee

  19. House Representative Awerkamp is appointed to replace Representative Carpenter, B. on the Conference Committee

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

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

  22. Senate Conference committee report now available

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

  24. House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 80 Nay: 43

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

  26. House Engrossed on Saturday, March 28, 2026

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

  28. House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 84 Nay: 39

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

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