# Kansas SB 254: Prohibiting aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States from receiving any state or local public benefit in accordance with applicable federal law. Kansas SB 254, Prohibiting aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States from receiving any state or local public benefit in accordance with applicable federal law., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status vetoed, last action 2026-04-10 (No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB254-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas SB 254 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Prohibiting aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States from receiving any state or local public benefit in accordance with applicable federal law. - Status: vetoed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-10 - Last action: 2026-04-10, No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained - Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on federal and state affairs - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (520 yes, 252 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 Federal and State Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 30 Nay: 9 | pass | 30 | 9 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 88 Nay: 34 | pass | 88 | 34 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 78 Nay: 46 | pass | 78 | 46 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 22 Nay: 18 | pass | 22 | 18 | | | 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 86 Nay: 36 | pass | 86 | 36 | | | 2026-03-24 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 22 | 18 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 78 | 46 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 86 | 36 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 30 | 9 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-04-10: No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Monday, April 6, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 22, Nay 18 (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 78, Nay 46, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-03-16: Conference committee report now available (House) - 2026-03-04: Conference committee report now available (House) - 2026-03-04: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer appointed as second conferees (House) - 2026-03-04: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as second conferees (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Rep. Bob Lewis is appointed to replace Rep. Rebecca Schmoe on the Conference Committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer appointed as conferees (House) - 2026-02-09: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Bob Lewis (House) - 2026-02-05: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Bob Lewis was adopted (House) - 2026-02-05: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. John Carmichael (House) - 2026-02-05: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. John Carmichael was rejected (House) - 2026-02-05: Motion to lay on table not adopted (House) - 2026-02-05: Motion for the previous question adopted. (House) - 2026-02-05: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 86, Nay 36, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-02-02: Received and Introduced (House) - 2026-02-02: Referred to Committee of the Whole (House) - 2026-01-28: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 30, Nay 9, Absent 1 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Tim Shallenburger (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Sen. Mike Thompson raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled germane. (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Tim Shallenburger was rejected (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Hearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - As Amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb254_01_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_254/sb254_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_254/sb254_enrolled.pdf) - {As Amended by House on Final Action}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_254/sb254_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 Federal and State Affairs (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb254_01_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_254/sb254_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_254/sb254_enrolled.pdf) - [{As Amended by House on Final Action} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_254/sb254_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) - [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-SB254-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).