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Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2004: Senate Substitute for HB 2004 by Committee on Government Efficiency - .Requiring the secretary for children and families and the office of inspector general to exchange information and documents related to cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance fraud investigations and requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2004 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Senate Substitute for HB 2004 by Committee on Government Efficiency - .Requiring the secretary for children and families and the office of inspector general to exchange information and documents related to cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance fraud investigations and requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies. Primary sponsor: Shannon Francis (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shannon FrancisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse125
Committee on Government EfficiencyCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
  2. Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026
  3. Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 85, Nay 38, Absent 2
  4. Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 29, Nay 10, Absent 1
  5. Conference committee report now available
  6. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 28, Nay 11, Absent 1
  7. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 84, Nay 37, Absent 4
  8. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Francis Awerkamp, Rep. Dale Helwig and Rep. Suzanne Wikle appointed as second conferees
  9. Conference committee report now available
  10. Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Michael Murphy and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as second conferees
  11. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Francis Awerkamp, Rep. Dale Helwig and Rep. Jarrod Ousley
  12. Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Renee Erickson, Sen. Michael Murphy and Sen. Cindy Holscher appointed as conferees

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source