SB 79

Kansas Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 11, 2025.

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.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-SB-79
Session 2025-2026
Status enacted
Committee Welfare Reform
Senate enacted 2025-04-11
Summary

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.

Sponsor
Senate Committee on Government Efficiency
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-01-27 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-04-10 Status enacted
2025-04-11 Latest Action No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
More Bills From This Sponsor
SB 151
SB151 - Requiring the secretary of health and environment to request a waiver from the United States centers for medicare and medicaid services to end participation in certain expenditure authorities under the KanCare demonstration.
failed • 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.
failed • Senate
SB 99
SB99 - Requiring the head of each state agency to certify the number of full-time positions paid from the state general fund that have been vacant for more than 180 calendar days and lapsing state general fund appropriations for such positions for fiscal year 2026.
failed • Senate
SB 161
SB161 - Requiring legislative approval prior to any state agency seeking or implementing a public assistance program waiver or other authorization from the federal government that expands eligibility for any public assistance program or increases cost to the state or making certain changes in services for persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
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.
failed • Senate
SB 85
SB85 - Directing the secretary for children and families to review and compare data for public assistance program eligibility.
in_committee • Senate