Kansas b2025_26 Biennium Status: Introduced

HB2736 — Requiring hospitals to screen all patients for eligibility for such hospital's financial assistance program or charity care policy.

Last action — Final Action - Not passed

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled -6% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.

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Summary

AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to hospital billing; requiring non-disproportionate share hospitals to screen uninsured patients for eligibility for such hospital's financial assistance programs or charity care policy.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Final Action - Not passed

  2. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  3. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  4. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  5. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by

  6. Hearing: Friday, February 13, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N

  7. Referred to House Committee on Insurance

  8. Introduced

Sponsors

  • House Committee on Insurance · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on · 101 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • House Committee on Insurance

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Final Action - Not passed

Failed 20 Yea · 102 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 72901
Republican 137202
Unaffiliated 0100
Total 2010203
% of votes cast 16%82%0%2%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Resman — Nay
Abi Boatman Democrat Nay
Alexis Simmons Democrat Nay
Angela Martinez Democrat Nay
Barbara Ballard Democrat Nay
Brandon Woodard Democrat Nay
Brooklynne Mosley Democrat Nay
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Nay
Dan Osman Democrat Yea
Ford Carr Democrat Nay
Heather Meyer Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Nay
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Nay
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Nay
John Alcala Democrat Nay
John Carmichael Democrat Yea
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Nay
Kirk Haskins Democrat Nay
Linda Featherston Democrat Nay
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Nay
Louis Ruiz Democrat Nay
Lynn Melton Democrat Nay
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Yea
Melissa Oropeza Democrat Nay
Mike Amyx Democrat Nay
Nikki McDonald Democrat Nay
Pam Curtis Democrat Nay
Rui Xu Democrat Nay
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton Democrat Nay
Susan Ruiz Democrat Nay
Suzanne Wikle Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Nay
Tobias Schlingensiepen Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Nay
Valdenia Winn Democrat Not Voting
Virgil Weigel Democrat Nay
Wanda Brownlee Paige Democrat Yea
Adam Smith Republican Nay
Adam Turk Republican Yea
Allen Reavis Republican Nay
Angela Stiens Republican Nay
Angelina Roeser Republican Nay
Avery Anderson Republican Nay
Barb Wasinger Republican Nay
Bill Rhiley Republican Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Blake Carpenter Republican Nay
Bob Lewis Republican Nay
Bradley Barrett Republican Nay
Brett Fairchild Republican Nay
Brian Bergkamp Republican Yea
Carl Turner Republican Nay
Carolyn Caiharr Republican Nay
Charlotte Esau Republican Nay
Chip VanHouden Republican Nay
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Chuck Smith Republican Nay
Clarke Sanders Republican Nay
Courtney Sappington Republican Yea
Cyndi Howerton Republican Nay
Dale Helwig Republican Nay
Dan Goddard Republican Nay
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
David Buehler Republican Nay
Dawn Wolf Republican Nay
Doug Blex Republican Nay
Duane Droge Republican Nay
Emil Bergquist Republican Nay
Francis Awerkamp Republican Not Voting
Fred Gardner Republican Nay
Gary White Republican Nay
Greg Wilson Republican Nay
Jason W. Goetz Republican Nay
Jesse Borjon Republican Nay
Jill Ward Republican Nay
Jim Minnix Republican Nay
Joe Seiwert Republican Nay
Ken Corbet Republican Nay
Ken Rahjes Republican Nay
Kenneth Collins Republican Nay
Kevin Schwertfeger Republican Nay
Kristey Williams Republican Nay
Kyle Hoffman Republican Nay
Kyle McNorton Republican Nay
Kyler Sweely Republican Nay
Lance W. Neelly Republican Nay
Laura Williams Republican Nay
Lauren Bohi Republican Yea
Leah Howell Republican Nay
Leo Delperdang Republican Not Voting
Lewis "Bill" Bloom Republican Nay
Lisa M. Moser Republican Nay
Lon Pishny Republican Nay
Mark Schreiber Republican Nay
Marty Long Republican Nay
Megan Steele Republican Nay
Mike King Republican Nay
Nathan Butler Republican Nay
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Nay
Paul Waggoner Republican Nay
Rebecca Schmoe Republican Yea
Rick James Republican Nay
Rick Wilborn Republican Nay
Robyn R. Essex Republican Nay
Ron Bryce Republican Nay
Ronald Ellis Republican Nay
Samantha Poetter Parshall Republican Nay
Sandy Pickert Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Sean Willcott Republican Nay
Shannon Francis Republican Nay
Shawn Chauncey Republican Nay
Sherri Brantley Republican Nay
Steve Brunk Republican Nay
Steve Huebert Republican Nay
Steven K. Howe Republican Nay
Susan Estes Republican Nay
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Nay
Tom Kessler Republican Nay
Troy Waymaster Republican Nay
Webster T. Roth Republican Nay
Will Carpenter Republican Nay

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB2736 do?
AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to hospital billing; requiring non-disproportionate share hospitals to screen uninsured patients for eligibility for such hospital's financial assistance programs or charity care policy.
Who sponsors HB2736?
HB2736 is sponsored by House Committee on Insurance.
What is the current status of HB2736?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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