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.
What it does: Sets data-matching and eligibility verification requirements for public assistance programs, requires quarterly and annual legislative reports, and directs KDHE to seek federal approval for continuous Medicaid eligibility for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities on home and community based waivers. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended
The tally
Yes 25 · No 12 · Not voting 2 · Present 1
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting / present |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Republicans | 25 | 4 | 1 / 1 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 4 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Bill CliffordR39No
- Brenda DietrichR20No
- Elaine BowersR36No
- Mike ArgabrightR17No
The full roll (40)
Yes 25
- Adam ThomasR23
- Beverly GossageR9
- Brad StarnesR22
- Caryn TysonR12
- Chase BlasiR26
- Craig BowserR1
- Doug ShaneR37
- Jeff KlempR5
- Joe ClaeysR27
- Kellie WarrenR11
- Kenny TitusR18
- Larry AlleyR32
- Mike FaggR14
- Mike MurphyR34
- Mike PetersenR28
- Mike ThompsonR10
- Renee EricksonR30
- Rick KloosR3
- Scott HillR24
- Stephen OwensR31
- T.J. RoseR35
- Tim ShallenburgerR13
- Tory Marie BlewR33
- Ty MastersonR16
- Virgil PeckR15
No 12
Present 1
Not voting 2
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.