SB 257

Kansas Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: April 10, 2026.

SB257 - Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the healthcare access for working Kansans (HAWK) act.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-SB-257
Session 2025-2026
Status failed
Committee Public Health and Welfare
Senate failed 2026-04-10
Summary

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the healthcare access for working Kansans (HAWK) act.

Sponsor
Senate Committee on Ways and Means
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-02-10 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-10 Status failed
2026-04-10 Latest Action Died in Committee
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