KansasHB 21012025–2026 Regular SessionHouse

Prohibiting municipalities from adopting and implementing a guaranteed income program.

Sponsored By: Committee on Welfare Reform

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Kansas limits local guaranteed income programs

Kansas cities and counties cannot adopt or enforce local rules creating or running tax-funded programs that give individuals regular cash payments. Exceptions cover programs expressly required by federal law or regulation, or expressly approved through a Kansas Legislature act. Local ordinances and resolutions establishing these barred programs before July 1, 2025, are void. The law takes effect upon publication in the statute book.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Committee on Welfare Reform

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 230 • No: 96

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 29 Nay: 11

Yes: 29 • No: 11

House vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 86 Nay: 37

Yes: 86 • No: 37

Senate vote • 3/19/2025

Emergency Final Action - Passed

Yes: 29 • No: 11

House vote • 2/20/2025

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended

Yes: 86 • No: 37

Actions Timeline

  1. Will become law without Governor's signature

    4/10/2025House
  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 25, 2025

    3/25/2025House
  3. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    3/19/2025Senate
  4. Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 29, Nay 11

    3/19/2025Senate
  5. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency

    3/17/2025Senate
  6. Hearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S

    3/10/2025Senate
  7. Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency

    2/26/2025Senate
  8. Engrossed on Tuesday, February 25, 2025

    2/26/2025House
  9. Received and Introduced

    2/25/2025Senate
  10. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Francis Awerkamp

    2/20/2025House
  11. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Francis Awerkamp was adopted

    2/20/2025House
  12. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    2/20/2025House
  13. Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

    2/20/2025House
  14. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 86, Nay 37, Absent 2

    2/20/2025House
  15. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Welfare Reform

    2/14/2025House
  16. Hearing: Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 152-S

    2/6/2025House
  17. Introduced

    1/27/2025House
  18. Referred to House Committee on Welfare Reform

    1/27/2025House
  19. Allowed to become law without signature; 2025 Kansas session laws, chapter 42

    Governor

Bill Text

  • As Introduced

  • Enrolled

  • {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}

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