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IntroducedJan 18, 2024
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Passed HouseFeb 22, 2024
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Passed SenateMar 27, 2024
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Signed into LawApr 25, 2024
Establishing the SOUL family legal permanency option for children 16 years of age or older.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 25, 2024: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 15, 2024
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 2536
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Caresponsor
- Rachel March on behalf of the Children's Alliance of KansasRequester
Votes
YES: 112
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blew
- Blex
- Bloom
- Borjon
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B.
- W.
- Carr
- Clifford
- Collins
- Concannon
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Dodson
- Droge
- Ellis
- Eplee
- Essex
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Haswood
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Hougland
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Humphries
- Johnson
- Kessler
- Lewis
- Martinez
- Mason
- Maughan
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- D.
- S.
- V.
- Minnix
- Moser
- Murphy
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Owens
- Penn
- Pickert
- Poskin
- Probst
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Resman
- Roth
- L.
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- E.
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Tarwater
- Thomas
- Titus
- Turk
- Turner
- Underhill
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- K.
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
- Younger
ABSENT: 5
Actions
- Apr 25, 2024 | House
- Approved by Governor on Monday, April 15, 2024
- Apr 05, 2024 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 5, 2024
- Mar 27, 2024 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Mar 19, 2024 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 06, 2024 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 8:30 AM Room 142-S
- Feb 29, 2024 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 28, 2024 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 28, 2024 | House
- Engrossed on Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Feb 22, 2024 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 112 Nay: 8
- Feb 21, 2024 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 06, 2024 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
- Jan 24, 2024 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, January 24, 2024, 1:30 PM Room 152-S
- Jan 18, 2024 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
Documents
- Summary of Legislation
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Adina Morse, Adopted Child, Atty and Mom, (HB2536ProVerbal)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Alexandra Ware, Legal & Policy Tri-Chair, SOUL (HB2536ProVerbal)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Danielle Bartelle, KVC Kansas (HB2536ProWo)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by John Wilson, President and CEO, KVC Kansas (HB2536ProWo)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate, (HB2536ProWo)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, VP of KS Programs, Fosteradopt Connect (HB2536ProVerbal)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Kristen Powell, Legal and Policy Co-Chair, SOUL (HB2536ProWEBEX)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Laura Walters, Director Client Support Services, Cornerstone of Cares (HB2536ProWo)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Marquan Teetz, Individual, (HB2536ProVerbal)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Matt Stephens, VP of Advocacy, St. Francis Ministries (HB2536ProWo)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Mike Fonkert, Deputy Director, Kansas Appleseed (HB2536ProVerbal)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Nykia Gatson, Legal and Policy Tri-Chair, SOUL (HB2536ProVerbal)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Steve Solomon, PhD, Dir of Public Policy, TFI Family Svcs (HB2536ProWo)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Tanya Keys, Deputy Sec., DCF (HB2536ProWo)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Yusef Presley, Criminal Legal Organizer, ACLU-Kansas (HB2536ProWo)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Gabriella Pogany, Practice and Implementation Tri-Chairs, SOUL (HB2536ProVerbal)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Rachel Marsh, CEO, Children's Alliance of Kansas (HB2536ProVerbal)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Kassi McDowell, Parent Advocate and Lived Expert, KS Family Advisory Network (HB2536ProVerbal)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 6, 2024: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Staff Revisor, (HB2536BillBrief)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Rachel Marsh, Children's Alliance of Kansas (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Alexandria Ware, Culture Creations/Alexandria Ware Speaks (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Kristen Powell, SOUL Team (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Nykia Gatson, SOUL Team (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Sierra Jones, Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Marquan Teetz, Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Kassi McDowell, SOUL Team (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Danielle Bartelli, KVC of Kansas (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, Foster Adopt Connect (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Mike Fonkert, Kansas Appleseed (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by John Wilson, Kansas Action for Children (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by John Monroe, Center for the Rights of Abused Children (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Yusef Presley, Jr., Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Darla-Nelson Metzger, Kansas Citizen Review Panel (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Nina Shaw-Woody, Kansas Family Advisory Network (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Laura Walters, Cornerstones of Care (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Matt Stephens, St. Francis Ministries (Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department for Children and Families (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Jan 24, 2024: Testimony by Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (Bill Brief HB 2536)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
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