HB 2731 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Substitute for HB 2731 by Committee on Welfare Reform -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.

HB 2731 requires Kansas' Department for Children and Families and the Office of Inspector General to share information related to fraud investigations in cash assistance, childcare, and food aid programs. The bill mandates that agencies exchange documents about applicants, eligibility checks, electronic benefit transactions, and related audit materials within 30 days of a request. All shared information must be used solely for detecting, investigating, or prosecuting fraud in these programs, as specified in Section 1(c) of the bill. This law does not change eligibility rules or benefits but improves coordination between agencies handling fraud cases.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Vetoed
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Vetoed Apr 10, 2026
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What changed between versions

{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} Enrolled · 7 edits
MODERATE
The bill was significantly rewritten to shift its primary focus from fraud investigation and summer benefit automation to establishing continuous Medicaid eligibility for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. It also introduced stricter data-matching requirements to verify eligibility by checking for life events like death, incarceration, or gambling winnings, and mandated that any future waivers for work requirements must be explicitly approved by the legislature.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a narrow focus on fraud detection and a specific summer benefit program to a broader mandate covering continuous Medicaid eligibility, comprehensive data-matching across multiple state agencies, and legislative oversight of public assistance waivers.
ELIGIBILITY

Added requirements to seek federal approval for continuous Medicaid eligibility for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities, protecting them from routine eligibility redeterminations.

Removed the specific mandate for automatic issuance of SUN Bucks (summer electronic benefit transfer) benefits for children.

REQUIREMENT

Established new data-matching agreements requiring monthly and quarterly checks with agencies like vital statistics, labor, corrections, and the lottery to verify eligibility and detect changes in circumstances.

Prohibited state agencies from offering waivers or exemptions for work requirements without express legislative approval.

Required the department of health and environment to submit enrollment data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to identify and remove individuals enrolled in multiple states.

ENFORCEMENT

Mandated immediate termination of medical assistance eligibility upon confirmation of an enrollee's death.

SCOPE

Removed the original provision focused on exchanging information between the secretary for children and families and the office of the inspector general specifically for fraud investigations.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
18
Committee
13
Apr 10, 2026
Vetoed
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 29, Nay 10, Absent 1
upper
Apr 10, 2026
Vetoed
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 84, Nay 39, Absent 2
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 80, Nay 43, Absent 2
lower
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 28, Nay 11, Absent 1
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Francis Awerkamp, Rep. Dale Helwig and Rep. Suzanne Wikle appointed as second conferees
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Michael Murphy and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as second conferees
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rep. Francis Awerkamp is appointed to replace Rep. Blake Carpenter on the Conference Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rep. Blake Carpenter and Rep. Suzanne Wikle are appointed to replace Rep. Francis Awerkamp and Rep. Jarrod Ousley on the Conference Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Michael Murphy and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as conferees
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Francis Awerkamp, Rep. Dale Helwig and Rep. Jarrod Ousley
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 3
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Adam Thomas was adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Adam Thomas
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 85, Nay 37, Absent 3
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Welfare Reform
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Welfare Reform
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
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