# Kansas SB 161: Requiring legislative approval prior to any state agency seeking or implementing a public assistance program waiver or other authorization from the federal government that expands eligibility for any public assistance program or increases cost to the state or making certain changes in services for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Kansas SB 161, Requiring legislative approval prior to any state agency seeking or implementing a public assistance program waiver or other authorization from the federal government that expands eligibility for any public assistance program or increases cost to the state or making certain changes in services for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Government Efficiency; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died in House Committee) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB161-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas SB 161 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Requiring legislative approval prior to any state agency seeking or implementing a public assistance program waiver or other authorization from the federal government that expands eligibility for any public assistance program or increases cost to the state or making certain changes in services for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2026-04-10, Died in House Committee - Sponsor: Committee on Government Efficiency - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: house committee on welfare reform, senate committee on government efficiency - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (84 yes, 76 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Government Efficiency ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 30 Nay: 10 | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 12 Nay: 28 | fail | 12 | 28 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 30 | 10 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Pat Pettey was rejected | fail | 12 | 28 | | ## Actions (12) - 2026-04-10: Died in House Committee (House) - 2025-02-25: Received and Introduced (House) - 2025-02-25: Referred to House Committee on Welfare Reform (House) - 2025-02-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 30, Nay 10 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Pat Pettey (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Pat Pettey was rejected; Yea 12, Nay 28 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_161/sb161_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_161/sb161_00_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 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 Senate Committee on Government Efficiency (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_161/sb161_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_161/sb161_00_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 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-SB161-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).