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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Josh Thomas

HB 2027 reorganizes Kansas public assistance statute into clearly labeled subsections (TANF, SNAP, child care) without changing eligibility rules.

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Bill Summary · HB 2027

Summary — HB 2027 (2025): Reorganizing subsections of the public assistance statute (K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 39‑709)

Status: Will become law without Governor’s signature (introduced Jan. 23, 2025)
Primary sponsor/requestor: House Committee on Welfare Reform (requested by Rep. Awerkamp)

Purpose

HB 2027 reorganizes and clarifies the structure of the Kansas public‑assistance statute (K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 39‑709). The measure moves existing program‑specific and general provisions into clearly labeled subsections, updates cross‑references (including K.S.A. 39‑757), relocates related Medicaid/KanCare language into the matching subsections, and makes technical wording changes to ensure consistent statutory phrasing.

Key provisions

  • Reorganizes K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 39‑709 into explicit subsections:
    • (a) General eligibility requirements for assistance funded with federal moneys (applies to TANF, SNAP/food assistance, child care subsidy) — continuing law on qualifying income, citizenship, Kansas residency, etc.
    • (b) TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)‑specific requirements
    • (c) Food assistance (SNAP)‑specific requirements
    • (d) Child care subsidy‑specific requirements
    • (e) Fraud investigations
    • (f) General requirements related to drug screenings and drug‑conviction disqualifications (continuing law)
    • (g) Assignment of support rights to the Secretary for Children and Families and limited power of attorney
    • (h) Electronic benefits card (EBT)
  • Explicitly makes eligibility for TANF, SNAP and the child care subsidy (subsections (b), (c), (d)) subject to the drug‑screening and conviction rules located in subsection (f) — reflecting continuing law rather than a new policy change.
  • Moves language in the medical assistance (Medicaid/KanCare) subsection that pertains to the above subjects into their corresponding new subsections.
  • Updates cross‑references in K.S.A. 39‑757 to reflect the new subsection lettering.
  • Makes technical, non‑substantive phrasing amendments for consistency.

Who is affected / impact

  • Primary effect is statutory reorganization and clarification; it does not change substantive eligibility standards. Affected parties include:
    • Recipients and applicants for TANF, SNAP, and child care subsidy programs (no new eligibility rules beyond existing law).
    • Kansas Department for Children and Families and other agencies administering benefits (statutory citations and internal references will change).
    • Entities engaged in fraud investigations and enforcement, and mechanisms tied to assignment of support rights and EBT issuance.
  • Fiscal note: the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Department for Children and Families reported no fiscal effect.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced Jan. 23, 2025 by the House Committee on Welfare Reform.
  • The House Committee made only technical amendments and recommended passage.
  • According to the committee report and fiscal note, HB 2027 is organizational/technical in nature and carries no anticipated state fiscal impact.

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

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