Directing the secretary for children and families to request a waiver from supplemental nutrition assistance program rules that would allow the state to prohibit the purchase of candy and soft drinks with food assistance.
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History
2025
Apr 11No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustainedLatest
Apr 10Vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly; Returned to Senate on Thursday, April 3, 2025Major
Vote recorded Override. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 10Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 29, Nay 11
Mar 27Enrolled and presented to Governor on Thursday, March 27, 2025To Governor
Mar 19Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Ford Carr
Vote recorded Emergency Final Action - Passed. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 19Rep. Brian Bergkamp raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane
Mar 19Committee of the Whole - Be passedMajor
Mar 19Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
Mar 19Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 65, Nay 58, Absent 2Major
Mar 14Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Welfare ReformMinor
Feb 25Received and IntroducedMinor
Feb 25Referred to House Committee on Welfare ReformMinor
Feb 19Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 29, Nay 11Major
Vote recorded Final Action Amended. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedPassed House
Vote recorded Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected. Result: fail.Upper
Vote recorded Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected. Result: fail.Upper
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Dinah Sykes
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Dinah Sykes was rejected; Yea 11, Nay 28, Absent 1
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Patrick Schmidt
Feb 18Sen. Renee Erickson raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Cindy Holscher
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Cindy Holscher was rejected; Yea 8, Nay 29, Absent 2
Feb 18Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedPassed Senate
Feb 11Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Government EfficiencyMinor
Jan 28Referred to Senate Committee on Government EfficiencyMinor