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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas SB 508 increases lottery fund transfers for mental health and clubhouse programs
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas SB 508 increases the annual transfer limits from the to the and the , adjusting caps and setting monthly transfer amounts for fiscal year 2026.
Alters the distribution limits of state lottery proceeds, directing up to $16,000,000 annually starting in 2027 toward mental health stabilization and community support programs.
- The Kansas lottery operating fund collects revenue from lottery ticket and share sales, distributing portions to various state funds and programs as mandated by statute. context
- Community crisis stabilization centers and clubhouse model programs provide essential mental health and community support services across Kansas. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
Receives increased fund transfers from the lottery operating fund for crisis stabilization and clubhouse model programs.
Community crisis stabilization centers
Receive increased funding allocations from lottery revenues.
Clubhouse model programs
Receive increased funding allocations from lottery revenues.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Feb 13, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- Feb 12, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Expansion of Mental Health Funding Caps
The bill doubles the maximum aggregate transfer limit for community crisis stabilization and clubhouse programs from $8,000,000 to $16,000,000 starting in fiscal year 2027.
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www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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