Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2118

Introduced

1/20/23

Refer

1/20/23

Failed

4/30/24

Caption

Requiring the secretary of state to enter into agreements with the Kansas department of aging and disability services, the Kansas department of children and families and the Kansas department of health and environment to cross-check various welfare recipient data to ensure the state's voter registration rolls are current.

Impact

The potential impact of HB2118 on state laws involves the creation of a systematic approach to audit and refine voter registration lists. By cross-checking these lists with welfare recipient data, the state aims to ensure that its voter rolls are current and accurate. This process is intended to bolster the integrity of election procedures and may help to eliminate duplicate registrations or outdated information related to deceased individuals or those who have changed residency. Consequently, this bill underscores the importance of maintaining clear and precise voter registration databases.

Summary

House Bill 2118 is a legislative measure aimed at enhancing the accuracy of voter registration rolls in the state of Kansas. The bill mandates that the Secretary of State enter into partnerships with several state departments, specifically the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, the Kansas Department for Children and Families, and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. These partnerships will allow the Secretary of State to access data related to welfare assistance recipients in order to verify and update voter registration information.

Contention

However, the bill has raised some concerns among various stakeholders regarding privacy and the implications of utilizing welfare data for voter registration purposes. Critics may argue that it could lead to disenfranchisement, particularly among vulnerable populations who might be impacted by the scrutiny of their welfare status. The balance between ensuring electoral integrity and protecting individual rights could become a major point of contention in discussions surrounding this bill.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2378

Authorizing the secretary of administration on behalf of the Kansas department for aging and disability services to convey lands in Shawnee county to the Kansas commission on veterans affairs.

KS HB2377

Directing the office of vital statistics to provide birth or death certificates to the Kansas department for children and families and exempt the department from fees for such certificates.

KS HB2116

Requiring the secretary of state to join the electronic registration information center (ERIC) to aid state and local officials in keeping voter registration rolls current.

KS HB2669

Codifying the mental health intervention team program administered by the Kansas department for aging and disability services in state statute.

KS HB2216

Requiring the Kansas department of health and environment to create an informational video describing abortion laws in Kansas.

KS HB2305

Requiring that certain abortion complications be reported to the Kansas department of health and environment.

KS HB2362

Requiring the department of administration to report identifying information of persons who claim Kansas lottery or gambling prize winnings in excess of $5,000 to the department of health and environment.

KS HB2221

Abolishing the department of corrections alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund, creating the Kansas department for aging and disability services alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund and transferring the moneys and liabilities from such abolished fund to the Kansas department for aging and disability services alcohol and drug abuse treatment fund.

KS HB2751

Authorizing the Kansas department for aging and disability services to condition or restrict a disability service provider license, granting the secretary authority to grant regulation waivers unrelated to health and safety and authorizing correction orders and civil fines to be appealed to the secretary.

KS SB246

Requiring all applicants for teaching licenses and certificates and employees of a school district or public innovative district to submit to a criminal history record check and creating the criminal history record check reimbursement fund for certain state and criminal history record checks conducted by the Kansas department for aging and disability services.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.