STATE BILLKS HB 2731PASSED

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.

State of Kansas

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 10, 2026; 216 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

KS HB 2731 · PassedApr 10

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Bill details

Last action: Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 29 Nay: 10 · Apr 10, 2026

Sponsor

WRWelfare ReformRepresentativePrimary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 10, 2026Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 29 Nay: 10Senate

Apr 10, 2026House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 84 Nay: 39House

Apr 9, 2026House Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026House

Apr 9, 2026House Engrossed on Saturday, March 28, 2026House

Apr 9, 2026House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026House

Mar 27, 2026House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 80 Nay: 43House

Mar 27, 2026Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 28 Nay: 11Senate

Mar 27, 2026Senate Conference committee report now availableSenate

Show 21 earlier actions

Mar 25, 2026House Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Awerkamp, Representative Helwig and Representative Wikle appointed as second confereesHouse

Mar 25, 2026Senate Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Murphy and Senator Holscher appointed as second confereesSenate

Mar 24, 2026House Representative Awerkamp is appointed to replace Representative Carpenter, B. on the Conference CommitteeHouse

Mar 24, 2026House Representative Carpenter, B. and Representative Wikle are appointed to replace Representative Awerkamp and Representative Ousley on the Conference CommitteeHouse

Mar 24, 2026Senate Motion to accede adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Murphy and Senator Holscher appointed as confereesSenate

Mar 23, 2026House Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Awerkamp , Representative Helwig and Representative Ousley as confereesHouse

Mar 19, 2026Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 37 Nay: 3Senate

Mar 18, 2026Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedSenate

Mar 18, 2026Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Thomas was adoptedSenate

Mar 18, 2026Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator ThomasSenate

Mar 10, 2026Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Government EfficiencySenate

Mar 3, 2026Senate Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 9:30 AM Room 144-SSenate

Feb 25, 2026Senate Referred to Committee on Government EfficiencySenate

Feb 24, 2026Senate Received and IntroducedSenate

Feb 19, 2026House Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 85 Nay: 37House

Feb 18, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passedHouse

Feb 18, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passedHouse

Feb 16, 2026House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Welfare ReformHouse

Feb 10, 2026House Hearing: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 152-SHouse

Feb 5, 2026House Referred to Committee on Welfare ReformHouse

Feb 5, 2026House IntroducedHouse

Recorded votes

House Final Action - Substitute passed - Yea: 85 Nay: 37Feb 19, 2026 · House · 85 yea · 37 nayPassed

Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 37 Nay: 3Mar 19, 2026 · Senate · 37 yea · 3 nayPassed

Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 28 Nay: 11Mar 27, 2026 · Senate · 28 yea · 11 nayPassed

House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 80 Nay: 43Mar 27, 2026 · House · 80 yea · 43 nayPassed

House Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 84 Nay: 39Apr 10, 2026 · House · 84 yea · 39 nayPassed

Senate Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 29 Nay: 10Apr 10, 2026 · Senate · 29 yea · 10 nayPassed

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