# Kansas HB 2217: Expanding the scope of the inspector general to audit and investigate all state cash, food or health assistance programs and granting the inspector general the power to subpoena, administer oaths and execute search warrants thereto. Kansas HB 2217, Expanding the scope of the inspector general to audit and investigate all state cash, food or health assistance programs and granting the inspector general the power to subpoena, administer oaths and execute search warrants thereto., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Health and Human Services; status became law, last action 2025-04-11 (Law effective July 1, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2217-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2217 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Expanding the scope of the inspector general to audit and investigate all state cash, food or health assistance programs and granting the inspector general the power to subpoena, administer oaths and execute search warrants thereto. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-04-11, Law effective July 1, 2025 - Sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on public health and welfare, house committee on health and human services, house committee on federal and state affairs - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 14 (680 yes, 676 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader fraud checks for assistance programs: benefit, low. Kansas expands inspector general audits and reviews to state cash, food, and health assistance, including Medicaid and children’s health insurance. Investigators can subpoena records and testimony, administer oaths, take sworn statements, execute search warrants statewide, and send findings to pros… - Inspectors general face post-service job limits: cost, low. For two years after leaving office, a Kansas inspector general cannot take certain executive or manager jobs. The ban covers programs and agencies overseen by the inspector general’s office. It does not place job restrictions on assistance recipients. - Assistance investigators gain sensitive record access: mixed, low. Kansas removes an exclusion that kept certain reports and records, including some privileged records, outside inspector general review. Access remains limited to information relevant to the office’s duties for covered assistance programs. Providers cannot be forced to disclose medical records of pa… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 32 Nay: 85 | fail | 32 | 85 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 33 Nay: 82 | fail | 33 | 82 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 43 Nay: 76 | fail | 43 | 76 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 30 Nay: 10 | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 87 Nay: 38 | pass | 87 | 38 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 30 Nay: 10 | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 85 Nay: 37 | pass | 85 | 37 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 87 | 38 | | | 2025-03-20 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 85 | 37 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Melissa Oropeza was rejected | fail | 32 | 85 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Nikki McDonald was rejected | fail | 43 | 76 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Melissa Oropeza was rejected | fail | 33 | 82 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-04-11: Law effective July 1, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-10: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Thursday, April 3, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-10: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 87, Nay 38 (House) - 2025-04-10: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 30, Nay 10 (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 30, Nay 10 (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Hearing: Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Engrossed on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 (House) - 2025-03-13: Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 85, Nay 37, Absent 3 (House) - 2025-03-12: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Nikki McDonald (House) - 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Nikki McDonald was rejected; Yea 43, Nay 76, Absent 6 (House) - 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Melissa Oropeza (House) - 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Melissa Oropeza was rejected; Yea 33, Nay 82, Absent 10 (House) - 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Melissa Oropeza (House) - 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Melissa Oropeza was rejected; Yea 32, Nay 85, Absent 8 (House) - 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Susan Ruiz (House) - 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Susan Ruiz was rejected (House) - 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2025-03-05: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-02-27: Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-02-18: Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House) - 2025-02-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) - 2025-02-10: Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N (House) - 2025-02-03: Introduced (House) - 2025-02-03: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2217/hb2217_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2217/hb2217_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2217/hb2217_enrolled.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended by House Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2217/hb2217_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2217/hb2217_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2217/hb2217_enrolled.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2217-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).