Need all Congresses? Press Enter for expanded federal results.

SB 79

Kansas - Session 2025-2026

Senate vetoed 2025-04-11
Bill Details

Title: SB79 - Directing the secretary for children and families to request a waiver from supplemental nutrition assistance program rules that would allow the state to prohibit the purchase of candy and soft drinks with food assistance.

Summary

AN ACT concerning public assistance; relating to food assistance; directing the secretary for children and families to request a waiver from the supplemental nutrition assistance program that would allow the state to prohibit purchase of candy and soft drinks with food assistance; amending K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 39-709 and repealing the existing sections.

Sponsor
Committee on Government Efficiency
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-01-27 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-04-11 Status vetoed
2025-04-11 Latest Action No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
More Bills From This Sponsor
HB 2004
HB2004 - Senate Substitute for HB 2004 by Committee on Government Efficiency - Requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies.
enrolled • House
SB 363
SB363 - 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.
in_committee • Senate
SB 387
SB387 - Requiring school districts to verify the household gross earned income of each student who qualifies for free meals under the national school lunch program and requiring legislative authorization to receive special assistance payments under federal law.
in_committee • Senate
SB 432
SB432 - Updating certain provisions of the Kansas dental practices act relating to in-person practice requirements in a dental office owned by a licensee.
in_committee • Senate
SB 428
SB428 - Requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding, data use agreement or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies.
in_committee • Senate
SB 85
SB85 - Directing the secretary for children and families to review and compare data for public assistance program eligibility.
in_committee • Senate