Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits municipalities from adopting and implementing a guaranteed income program in Kansas.

Highlights:

• Prohibits cities and counties from adopting or implementing a guaranteed income program that uses tax revenue in Kansas (Sec. 1). 

• Defines a “guaranteed income program” as a program that is not expressly required by federal law and provides individuals with periodic cash payments (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a municipality is exempt from the provisions of this bill if the legislature expressly consents to and approves of such a program (Sec. 1). 

• Requires any program in violation of the provisions of this bill that was adopted prior to July 1, 2025, to be put to an end (Sec. 1). 

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits municipalities from adopting and implementing a guaranteed income program in Kansas.

Highlights:

• Prohibits cities and counties from adopting or implementing a guaranteed income program that uses tax revenue in Kansas (Sec. 1). 

• Defines a “guaranteed income program” as a program that is not expressly required by federal law and provides individuals with periodic cash payments (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that a municipality is exempt from the provisions of this bill if the legislature expressly consents to and approves of such a program (Sec. 1). 

• Requires any program in violation of the provisions of this bill that was adopted prior to July 1, 2025, to be put to an end (Sec. 1). 

Full Bill Text