Substitute for HB 2731 by Committee on Welfare Reform -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.
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Apr 9Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026To Governor
Apr 9Engrossed on Saturday, March 28, 2026
Apr 9Vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026Major
Mar 27Conference committee report now available
Vote recorded Conference Committee Report was adopted. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded Adopt CCR. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 27Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 28, Nay 11, Absent 1
Mar 27Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 80, Nay 43, Absent 2
Mar 25Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Michael Murphy and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as second conferees
Mar 25Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Francis Awerkamp, Rep. Dale Helwig and Rep. Suzanne Wikle appointed as second conferees
Mar 24Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Michael Murphy and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as conferees
Mar 24Rep. Blake Carpenter and Rep. Suzanne Wikle are appointed to replace Rep. Francis Awerkamp and Rep. Jarrod Ousley on the Conference Committee
Mar 24Rep. Francis Awerkamp is appointed to replace Rep. Blake Carpenter on the Conference Committee
Mar 23Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Francis Awerkamp, Rep. Dale Helwig and Rep. Jarrod Ousley
Mar 19Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 3Major
Vote recorded Final Action Amended. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 18Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Adam Thomas
Mar 18Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Adam Thomas was adoptedMajor
Mar 18Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedMajor
Mar 10Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Government EfficiencyMinor
Feb 25Referred to Senate Committee on Government EfficiencyMinor