Kansas b2025_26 Biennium Status: Introduced

SB363 — Requiring the department of health and environment (KDHE) to seek federal approval for continuous medicaid eligibility for certain individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities receiving services through a home and community based services waiver, directing state agencies to report to certain legislative committees on Kansans losing public assistance program eligibility, requiring the Kansas department for children and families and KDHE to enter into data-matching agreements with state agencies to verify eligibility for food and medical assistance and KDHE to submit certain data to the centers for medicare and medicaid services, prohibiting certain public assistance waivers or exemptions without legislative approval and self-attestation for purposes of determining eligibility for public assistance, requiring quarterly eligibility redeterminations for medical assistance and providing exceptions for certain individuals, limiting retroactive enrollment in medical assistance, immediately terminating eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee, increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents and prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program.

Last action — Died on House Calendar

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

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

AN ACT concerning public assistance; 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; requiring redeterminations of eligibility for the caretaker medical assistance population every six months; limiting retroactive enrollment in the medical assistance program; requiring immediate termination of eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee; increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents; prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 39-709 and repealing the existing section.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Died on House Calendar

  2. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by

  3. Referred to House Committee on Welfare Reform

  4. Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 152-S

  5. Received and Introduced

  6. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended

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  8. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

  9. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected

  10. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by

  11. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected

  12. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by

  13. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was adopted

  14. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by

  15. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  16. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  17. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by

  18. Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Government Efficiency; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency

  19. Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

  20. Hearing: (opponents) Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S

  21. Hearing: (proponents) Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S

  22. Hearing: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 144-S — CANCELED

  23. Referred to Senate Committee on Government Efficiency

  24. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Government Efficiency · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Senate Committee on Government Efficiency

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

Emergency Final Action As Amended

Passed 25 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 25402
Democrat 0801
Total 251203
% of votes cast 63%30%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Cindy Holscher Democrat Nay
David Haley Democrat Nay
Dinah Sykes Democrat Nay
Ethan Corson Democrat Nay
Marci Francisco Democrat Nay
Oletha Faust Goudeau Democrat Nay
Pat Pettey Democrat Not Voting
Patrick Schmidt Democrat Nay
Silas Miller Democrat Nay
Adam Thomas Republican Yea
Beverly Gossage Republican Yea
Brad Starnes Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Nay
Caryn Tyson Republican Yea
Chase Blasi Republican Yea
Craig Bowser Republican Yea
Doug Shane Republican Yea
Elaine Bowers Republican Nay
Jeff Klemp Republican Yea
Joseph Claeys Republican Yea
Kellie Warren Republican Yea
Kenny Titus Republican Yea
Larry Alley Republican Yea
Michael Fagg Republican Yea
Michael Murphy Republican Yea
Mike Argabright Republican Nay
Mike Petersen Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Renee Erickson Republican Yea
Rick Billinger Republican Not Voting
Rick Kloos Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Not Voting
Scott Hill Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Yea
TJ Rose Republican Yea
Tim Shallenburger Republican Yea
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Yea
William Clifford Republican Nay

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights healthcare labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB363 do?
AN ACT concerning public assistance; 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; requiring redeterminations of eligibility for the caretaker medical assistance population every six months; limiting retroactive enrollment in the medical assistance program; requiring immediate termination of eligibility for medical assistance upon confirmation of death of the enrollee; increasing the age limit for able-bodied adults without certain dependents; prohibiting certain exemptions from work requirements under the food assistance program; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 39-709 and repealing the existing section.
Who sponsors SB363?
SB363 is sponsored by Senate Committee on Government Efficiency.
What is the current status of SB363?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 22, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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