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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill HB 2358 Requires Able-Bodied Adults and Work Registrants Without Young Dependents to Participate in Employment Training for Food Assistance
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 2358 requires able-bodied adults and s without dependents under six years of age to participate in an employment and training program as a condition of receiving food assistance in Kansas.
Imposes mandatory work and training participation requirements for food assistance recipients who fall within the specified age and dependent brackets, altering benefit eligibility rules across the state.
- House Bill 2358 was introduced during the 2025-2026 legislative session by the House Committee on Welfare Reform. 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.
Food assistance recipients
Able-bodied adults and work registrants without dependents under six years of age must participate in employment and training programs to maintain eligibility.
Kansas Department for Children and Families
The agency is tasked with assigning individuals to employment and training programs and enforcing eligibility restrictions.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is required to participate in the employment and training program under HB 2358?
Does the bill affect individuals with felony drug convictions?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 7, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 7, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Welfare Reform
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Stricter Work Mandates for Food Assistance
HB 2358 aligns food assistance eligibility closely with mandatory employment and training program participation for non-exempt adults.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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