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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Roll Call Votes

Actions Timeline

1. Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 84 Nay: 39

   4/10/2026House

2. Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 29 Nay: 10

   4/10/2026Senate

3. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026

   4/9/2026House

4. Engrossed on Saturday, March 28, 2026

   4/9/2026House

5. Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026

   4/9/2026House

6. Conference committee report now available

   3/27/2026Senate

7. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 28 Nay: 11

   3/27/2026Senate

8. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 80 Nay: 43

   3/27/2026House

9. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Murphy and Senator Holscher appointed as second conferees

   3/25/2026Senate

10. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Awerkamp, Representative Helwig and Representative Wikle appointed as second conferees

    3/25/2026House

11. Motion to accede adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Murphy and Senator Holscher appointed as conferees

    3/24/2026Senate

12. Representative Carpenter, B. and Representative Wikle are appointed to replace Representative Awerkamp and Representative Ousley on the Conference Committee

    3/24/2026House

13. Representative Awerkamp is appointed to replace Representative Carpenter, B. on the Conference Committee

    3/24/2026House

14. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Awerkamp , Representative Helwig and Representative Ousley as conferees

    3/23/2026House

15. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 37 Nay: 3

    3/19/2026Senate

16. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Thomas

    3/18/2026Senate

17. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Thomas was adopted

    3/18/2026Senate

18. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    3/18/2026Senate

19. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Government Efficiency

    3/10/2026Senate

20. Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 9:30 AM Room 144-S

    3/3/2026Senate

21. Referred to Committee on Government Efficiency

    2/25/2026Senate

22. Received and Introduced

    2/24/2026Senate

23. Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 85 Nay: 37

    2/19/2026House

24. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

    2/18/2026House

25. Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

    2/18/2026House

Bill Text

• As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole

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• As introduced

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• Enrolled

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