# Kansas SB 126: House Sub for SB 126 - Establishing an advance universal newborn screening program, providing for the reimbursement of certain treatment services and extending the transfer of moneys to the Kansas newborn screening fund, increasing state financial assistance for local health departments under certain circumstances and increasing the annual assessment rate on hospital providers.

Kansas SB 126, House Sub for SB 126 - Establishing an advance universal newborn screening program, providing for the reimbursement of certain treatment services and extending the transfer of moneys to the Kansas newborn screening fund, increasing state financial assistance for local health departments under certain circumstances and increasing the annual assessment rate on hospital providers., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Public Health and Welfare; status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 126
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: House Sub for SB 126 - Establishing an advance universal newborn screening program, providing for the reimbursement of certain treatment services and extending the transfer of moneys to the Kansas newborn screening fund, increasing state financial assistance for local health departments under certain circumstances and increasing the annual assessment rate on hospital providers.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025
- Sponsor: Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: house committee on health and human services, senate committee on public health and welfare
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (642 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 6

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More help paying for treatment products: benefit, high. People diagnosed with conditions selected for newborn screening get expanded treatment-product assistance, subject to funding, income, and asset rules. Other insurance and government aid must be used first; Medicaid covers eligible needs under its state plan. For products unavailable through other…
- Free newborn screening for Kansas families: benefit, low. All infants born in Kansas receive free initial screening for selected conditions, subject to available funding. Hospitals and attending health professionals must ensure required testing for infants 28 days old or younger. The health department provides education, tracks abnormal results, and monit…
- Bigger grants for local health departments: benefit, low. The initial state grant for each applying local health department rises from $7,000 to $12,000, subject to available appropriations. If money cannot cover those grants, it is split equally among applicants. Remaining money funds extra assistance based on population, capped by local tax revenue. Ass…
- Continued state funding for newborn screening: benefit, low. Kansas continues annual transfers from the medical assistance fee fund to its newborn screening fund. On July 1, the health secretary or designee certifies the estimated need for the next fiscal year. Transfers cover that amount up to $5 million annually, extending beyond the former fiscal-year 202…
- Higher assessment ceiling for Kansas hospitals: cost, low. The maximum annual hospital assessment rises from 3% to 6% of net inpatient and outpatient operating revenue. A state panel sets the assessment with the health department, using revenue from three fiscal years earlier. Hospitals lacking a full 12-month fiscal year in the relevant period pay $200,00…
- Earlier hospital assessments with payment protections: mixed, low. Equal hospital assessment installments move from June 30 and December 31 to May 30 and November 30. The schedule starts on the first new due date after 150 days of payments following the federally approved payment method's effective date. Required written notice and the other statutory prerequisite…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Cosponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 119 Nay: 3 | pass | 119 | 3 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 39 Nay: 1 | pass | 39 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 123 Nay: 1 | pass | 123 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 123 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 119 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 39 | 1 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 123, Nay 1, Absent 1 (House)
- 2025-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Conference committee report now available (House)
- 2025-03-13: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz appointed as conferees (House)
- 2025-03-12: Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 119, Nay 3, Absent 3 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Cindy Holscher (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (House)
- 2025-03-11: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed (House)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 112-N (House)
- 2025-02-25: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services (House)
- 2025-02-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate)
- 2025-02-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_126/sb126_01_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_126/sb126_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_126/sb126_enrolled.pdf)
- H Sub for: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_126/sb126_02_0000.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 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. (failed)

## Sources
- [As Amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_126/sb126_01_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_126/sb126_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_126/sb126_enrolled.pdf)
- [H Sub for (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_126/sb126_02_0000.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 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB126-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).