Kansas bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB 2601
Establishing a registry for child abuse and neglect to be maintained by the secretary for children and families, providing for registration and expungement processes that include administrative hearings and opportunities for subsequent appeals, requiring reports of abuse or neglect to include information regarding a custody dispute concerning the child who is the subject of the report and directing the secretary to submit a report to the legislature on such information.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jan 29, 2026): Introduced
Text versions
- As Introduced
- As Amended by House Committee
- As Amended by Senate Committee
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 29, 2026 · House
Introduced - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Referred to House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 116, Nay 0, Absent 9 - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Received and Introduced - Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended - Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0 - Mar 23, 2026 · House
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Cyndi Howerton, Rep. Timothy Johnson and Rep. Jarrod Ousley - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee report now available - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1 - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Conference committee report now available - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee report now available - Mar 27, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Reengrossed on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026