SESSION OF 2025
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2101
As Amended by House Committee of the Whole
Brief*
HB 2101, as amended, would prohibit cities and
counties from adopting an ordinance or enforcing a resolution
that establishes or provides for the operation of a guaranteed
income program that uses tax revenue unless the Legislature,
by an act, expressly consents to and approves of such
program. The bill would render any such prohibited ordinance
or resolution adopted prior to July 1, 2025, null and void.
The bill would define “guaranteed income” to mean a
program that is not expressly required by federal law or
regulation and provides individuals with regular periodic cash
payments.
Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Welfare Reform at the request of Representative Awerkamp.
House Committee on Welfare Reform
In the House Committee hearing on February 6, 2025, a
representative of the Opportunity Solutions Project provided
proponent testimony citing the need to prevent guaranteed
income programs due to concerns regarding the impact of
such programs on the workforce and governmental spending
and on their overall economic impact.
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
https://klrd.gov/ Written-only neutral testimony was provided by a
representative of Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health.
Opponent testimony was provided by a representative
of the Kansas League of Municipalities, citing issues of
preemptive legislation and state constitutional concerns and
restrictions on future governmental assistance.
Written-only opponent testimony was provided by
representatives of Kansas Action for Children and the Kansas
Association of Counties; and by a private citizen.
House Committee of the Whole
The House Committee of the Whole amended the bill to
require the approval and consent of the Legislature for a
guaranteed income program that uses tax revenue and to
amend the definition of a guaranteed income program.
Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, the League of Kansas
Municipalities reports that enactment of the bill would not
have a fiscal effect for cities. The Kansas Association of
Counties states that no counties currently utilize a guaranteed
income program so there is no fiscal effect on counties, but it
notes the legislation is preemptive and a future fiscal effect
could not be estimated.
Public assistance; Guaranteed Income Program; cities; counties; ordinance;
resolution; regular periodic cash payment; employment requirement
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