Kansas b2025_26 Biennium Status: Introduced 31 D cosponsors

HB2600 — Establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program to expand medicaid eligibility.

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 January 29, 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 health and healthcare; relating to medical assistance; establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program; expanding income limits for eligibility to 138% of the federal poverty level.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died in Committee

  2. Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Rereferred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation

  3. Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services

  4. Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation

  5. Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services

  6. Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation

  7. Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services

  8. Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation

  9. Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services

  10. Introduced

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 32 co-sponsors · 132 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (32)

Not signed on (132)

132 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB2600 do?
AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to medical assistance; establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program; expanding income limits for eligibility to 138% of the federal poverty level.
Who sponsors HB2600?
HB2600 is sponsored by Representative Ruiz, Brandon Woodard (Democrat), Valdenia Winn (Democrat), Tobias Schlingensiepen (Democrat), Stephanie Sawyer Clayton (Democrat), Tom Sawyer (Democrat), Mari-Lynn Poskin (Democrat), Dan Osman (Democrat), Melissa Oropeza (Democrat), KC Ohaebosim (Democrat), Cindy Neighbor (Democrat), Brooklynne Mosley (Democrat), Heather Meyer (Democrat), Lynn Melton (Democrat), Angela Martinez (Democrat), Jo Ella Hoye (Democrat), Henry Helgerson (Democrat), Linda Featherston (Democrat), Pam Curtis (Democrat), Ford Carr (Democrat), Sydney Carlin (Democrat), Abi Boatman (Democrat), Barbara Ballard (Democrat), Mike Amyx (Democrat), John Alcala (Democrat), Suzanne Wikle (Democrat), Virgil Weigel (Democrat), Nikki McDonald (Democrat), Kirk Haskins (Democrat), John Carmichael (Democrat), Rui Xu (Democrat), and Jerry Stogsdill (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB2600?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 29, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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