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HB 2101

Prohibiting municipalities from adopting and implementing a guaranteed income program.

2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas HB 2101 bans cities/counties from creating or funding guaranteed income programs with tax revenue without legislative approval; voids prior local actions.

Will become law without Governor's signature
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Bill Summary · HB 2101

Summary — HB 2101 (Kansas, 2025)

Status: Enrolled and will become law without Governor’s signature (will take effect upon publication in the statute book). Introduced Jan. 27, 2025; enrolled and presented to the Governor Mar. 25, 2025; listed as becoming law without signature on Apr. 10, 2025.

Purpose

To restrict cities and counties from creating or operating “guaranteed income” programs using local authority/tax revenue, and to void previously adopted local ordinances or resolutions establishing such programs before July 1, 2025, unless the Legislature expressly authorizes them.

Key provisions

  • Prohibition: A city or county shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or resolution that establishes or provides for the operation of a guaranteed income program that uses tax revenue unless the Legislature expressly consents and approves such a program by statute.
  • Retroactivity/voiding prior local actions: Any ordinance or resolution prohibited by the bill that was adopted prior to July 1, 2025, is declared null and void.
  • Definition (as enrolled): “Guaranteed income program” means a program that is not expressly required by federal law or regulation and provides individuals with regular periodic cash payments.
  • Effective date: The act takes effect upon publication in the statute book.

(Note: earlier draft language defined “guaranteed income program” more narrowly as cash payments provided without requiring employment or job training; the enrolled version emphasizes programs not mandated by federal law and focuses on regular periodic cash payments.)

Who is affected

  • Primary: Kansas cities and counties (local governments are prohibited from creating/operating the defined programs using tax revenue without legislative approval).
  • Secondary: Residents who would be eligible for locally administered guaranteed-income pilots or programs, community organizations, local fiscal planners and social service providers.
  • Potential future impact: The bill preempts local policymaking authority on this topic; it could limit local pilot programs and any local revenue commitments for such direct-cash initiatives unless the Legislature later authorizes them.

Fiscal impact

  • Division of the Budget fiscal note: No immediate fiscal effect reported for cities or counties. The Kansas Association of Counties noted no counties currently use such programs but characterized the bill as preemptive; any future fiscal effects could not be estimated.

Legislative debate and testimony

  • Proponents cited concerns about effects on workforce participation and government spending.
  • Opponents (including the League of Kansas Municipalities and county associations) raised concerns about preemption of local authority, state constitutional issues, and constraints on local efforts to provide assistance. Some child-advocacy and public-health groups submitted written opposition or neutral testimony.

Procedural highlights

  • Introduced by House Committee on Welfare Reform at request of Rep. Awerkamp.
  • Amended by House Committee of the Whole to require legislative approval for programs that use tax revenue and to modify the program definition.
  • Passed through committee and both legislative chambers; enrolled March 25, 2025; designated to become law without the Governor’s signature April 10, 2025.

This summary covers the Kansas HB 2101 (2025 session) as enacted/enrolled.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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