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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill requires continuous data matching and federal checks to verify public assistance eligibility
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
The Kansas Legislature considered a measure directing the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to enter into agreements with commercial entities and state agencies for continuous data matching to verify public assistance eligibility, and requiring monthly reviews of federal sources.
Residents enrolled in food assistance, medicaid, and other public assistance programs would undergo continuous automated reviews of their employment, income, residency, and lottery winnings to determine ongoing program eligibility.
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.
Public Assistance Recipients
Enrolled households in food assistance, medicaid, and other programs face continuous automated verification checks across state and federal databases regarding their income, employment, residency, and lottery winnings.
Kansas Department for Children and Families
The agency is required to establish data-matching agreements, review federal and state sources monthly, and publish quarterly reports on fraud investigations and improper payments.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 11, 2025HouseHearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 152-S
- Feb 7, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 7, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Welfare Reform
Version history
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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