Establishing the business enterprise program oversight task force to review state administration of priority placement for blind vendors on state property, allowing audits on the administration of such program, abolishing the vending facilities account outside the state treasury, establishing the business enterprise program fund in the Kansas department for children and families in the state treasury and transferring moneys from the vending facilities account to the business enterprise program fund.
HB 2788 establishes a 7-member business enterprise program oversight task force to review Kansas' program supporting blind vendors operating on state property. The task force must study program administration, vendor recruitment, fund handling, and compliance, and submit a report to the legislature by July 2027. The bill also renames the program, transfers funds from a "vending facilities account" to a new "business enterprise program fund" in the state treasury, and authorizes legislative audits of the program's finances and operations. This bill directly affects blind vendors licensed under the Randolph-Sheppard Act who operate state property vending facilities.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Last action Apr 10, 2026
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As Introduced
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As Amended by House Committee on Appropriations
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand the oversight task force by adding two new non-voting members: the Secretary for Children and Families and a representative from the American Council of the Blind. The amendment also corrected a clerical error changing the committee size from seven to nine members and updated the committee's duties to include election requirements and notice procedures.
Scope change
The scope of the oversight task force was expanded to include the Secretary for Children and Families and the American Council of the Blind as ex officio members, broadening the range of perspectives involved in reviewing the business enterprise program.
REQUIREMENT
Added two new non-voting members to the task force: the Secretary for Children and Families and an appointee from the American Council of the Blind.
Corrected the total number of task force members from seven to nine to accommodate the new additions.
Added a requirement for the Secretary to notify the American Council of the Blind regarding appointments and provide assistance.
Added duties for the task force to study election requirements for committee members and provide notice when rejecting input.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 117, Nay 1, Absent 6
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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