Kansas bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB 2311
Prohibiting the secretary from adopting and enforcing policies for placement, custody and appointment of a custodian that may conflict with sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity and creating a right of action for violations.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Vetoed
Sponsors
- Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 6, 2025): Introduced
Text versions
- As Introduced
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 6, 2025 · House
Introduced - Feb 6, 2025 · House
Referred to House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care - Feb 18, 2025 · House
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Cyndi Howerton - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Cyndi Howerton was adopted - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Susan Ruiz - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Susan Ruiz was rejected; Yea 36, Nay 84, Absent 5 - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended - Feb 20, 2025 · House
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 86, Nay 37, Absent 2 - Feb 20, 2025 · House
Engrossed on Thursday, February 20, 2025 - Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
Received and Introduced - Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare - Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted - Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended - Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 31, Nay 9 - Mar 24, 2025 · House
Concurred with amendments; Yea 84, Nay 38, Absent 3 - Mar 27, 2025 · House
Reengrossed on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - Mar 27, 2025 · House
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025 - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Thursday, April 3, 2025 - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 87, Nay 38 - Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 9 - Apr 11, 2025 · House
Law effective May 1, 2025