SB363Introduced in the Senate
Requiring the department of health and environment (KDHE) to seek federal approval for continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities receiving services through a home and community based services waiver, directing state agencies to report to certain legislative committees on Kansans losing public assistance program eligibility, requiring the Kansas department for children and families and KDHE to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance and KDHE to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, prohibiting certain public assistance waivers or exemptions without legislative approval and self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance, requiring quarterly eligibility redeterminations for medical assistance and providing exceptions for certain individuals, limiting retroactive enrollment in medical assistance, immediately terminating eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee, increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program.
Introduced by Government Efficiency
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Requiring the department of health and environment (KDHE) to seek federal approval for continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities receiving services through a home and community based services waiver, directing state agencies to report to certain legislative committees on Kansans losing public assistance program eligibility, requiring the Kansas department for children and families and KDHE to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance and KDHE to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, prohibiting certain public assistance waivers or exemptions without legislative approval and self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance, requiring quarterly eligibility redeterminations for medical assistance and providing exceptions for certain individuals, limiting retroactive enrollment in medical assistance, immediately terminating eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee, 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
House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Welfare Reform
March 18, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 25 Nay: 12 · March 5, 2026
25
Yes
12
No
3
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
What do people think?
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Hill | 70 | Yes |
| Silas Miller | 86 | No |
| Craig Bowser | 1 | Yes |
| Marci Francisco | 2 | No |
| Rick Kloos | 3 | Yes |
| David Haley | 4 | No |
| Jeff Klemp | 5 | Yes |
| Pat Pettey | 6 | Absent |
| Ethan Corson | 7 | No |
| Cindy Holscher | 8 | No |
Bill history
Senate Introduced
Senate Referred to Committee on Government Efficiency
Senate Hearing: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 9:30 AM Room 144-S - CANCELED
Senate Hearing: (proponents) Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 9:30 AM Room 144-S
Senate Hearing: (opponents) Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9:30 AM Room 144-S
Senate Withdrawn from Committee on Government Efficiency; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Senate Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means; Rereferred to Committee on Government Efficiency
Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Government Efficiency
Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Erickson
Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Clifford
Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Clifford was rejected
Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Clifford
Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Clifford was rejected
Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 25 Nay: 12
House Received and Introduced
House Referred to Committee on Welfare Reform
House Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 152-S
House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Welfare Reform
Verify the information
- Official page on the Kansas Legislature website
- Senate Committee on Government Efficiency Report (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Erickson) (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Clifford) (amendment)
- Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Clifford) (amendment)
- House Committee on Welfare Reform Report (amendment)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Analysis (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Amended (text)
- Amended (text)
- Amended (text)
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