Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 271: Updating income eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program and requiring the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell joint committee on home and community based services and KanCare oversight hold meetings each quarter.

Enacted Official data

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

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 271 is a bill introduced in the Kansas Senate on February 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Updating income eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program and requiring the Robert G. (Bob) Bethell joint committee on home and community based services and KanCare oversight hold meetings each quarter. Primary sponsor: Committee on Ways and Means. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Committee on Ways and MeansPrimary 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 Friday, April 3, 2026
  2. Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
  3. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
  4. Conference committee report now available
  5. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 125, Nay 0
  6. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Cindy Holscher
  7. Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Will Carpenter, Rep. Ron Bryce and Rep. Susan Ruiz appointed as conferees
  8. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 119, Nay 0, Absent 5
  9. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
  10. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
  11. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Health and Human Services
  12. Received and Introduced

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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