Kansas b2025_26 Biennium Status: Introduced 17 D cosponsors

HB2656 — Establishing the no kid hungry in schools program to reimburse school districts for the cost of providing certain meals to students attending public school.

Last action — Died in Committee

  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 03, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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Summary

AN ACT concerning education; relating to school districts; establishing the no kid hungry in schools program to be administered by the state board of education; reimbursing school districts that participate in such program for the cost of providing certain meals to students attending public school; amending K.S.A. 72-17,137 and 72-17,145 and repealing the existing sections.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died in Committee

  2. Referred to House Committee on K-12 Education Budget

  3. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (148)

148 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

education health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB2656 do?
AN ACT concerning education; relating to school districts; establishing the no kid hungry in schools program to be administered by the state board of education; reimbursing school districts that participate in such program for the cost of providing certain meals to students attending public school; amending K.S.A. 72-17,137 and 72-17,145 and repealing the existing sections.
Who sponsors HB2656?
HB2656 is sponsored by Rui Xu (Democrat), Brandon Woodard (Democrat), Lindsay Vaughn (Democrat), Alexis Simmons (Democrat), Mari-Lynn Poskin (Democrat), Dan Osman (Democrat), Melissa Oropeza (Democrat), KC Ohaebosim (Democrat), Heather Meyer (Democrat), Lynn Melton (Democrat), Angela Martinez (Democrat), Jo Ella Hoye (Democrat), Kirk Haskins (Democrat), Linda Featherston (Democrat), Ford Carr (Democrat), Abi Boatman (Democrat), and Suzanne Wikle (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB2656?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 03, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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