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IntroducedJan 21, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 07, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 13, 2025
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Became LawApr 11, 2025
Kansas House Bill
Reducing certain license fees and training requirements for child care staff, creating a process for day care facility licensees to apply for temporary waiver of certain statutory requirements, authorizing the secretary of health and environment to develop and operate pilot programs to increase child care availability or capacity, transferring certain child care programs to the Kansas office of early childhood and creating day care licensing duties of the director of early childhood.
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House • Apr 11, 2025: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025
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Summary
Comments on HB 2045
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Insurancesponsor
Votes
YES: 104
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Rep. Miller
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 10
ABSENT: 11
YES: 39
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- Sen. J. Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
YES: 30
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Stephen Owens
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
NO: 10
OTHER: 0
YES: 99
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Heather Meyer
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Dan Osman
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Pat Proctor
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Mark Schreiber
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Troy Waymaster
- Gary White
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
NO: 23
- Mike Amyx
- Rep. Barth
- Linda Featherston
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Steven K. Howe
- Angela Martinez
- Lynn Melton
- Rep. Miller
- Melissa Oropeza
- Jarrod Ousley
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Ken Rahjes
- Bill Rhiley
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Barb Wasinger
- Virgil Weigel
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rui Xu
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Apr 11, 2025 | House
- Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 99, Nay 23, Absent 3
- Engrossed on Monday, April 14, 2025
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 30, Nay 10
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Adam Turk and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as second conferees
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as second conferees
- Mar 27, 2025 | Senate
- Sen. Dinah Sykes is appointed to replace Sen. Cindy Holscher on the Conference Committee
- Mar 27, 2025 | House
- Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Adam Turk, and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton are appointed to replace Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp, and Rep. Cindy Neighbor on the Conference Committee
- Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
- Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford, and Sen. Cindy Holscher are appointed to replace Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg, and Sen. Marci Francisco on the Conference Committee
- Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp and Rep. Cindy Neighbor
- Mar 13, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
- Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 06, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S event
- Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S event
- Feb 10, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Feb 07, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 07, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea 104, Nay 10, Absent 11
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by House Committee on Insurance
- Jan 29, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 218-N event
- Jan 21, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Insurance
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Apr 10, 2025PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Apr 10, 2025HTML
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Apr 10, 2025PDF
- Conference Committee Report - Thu, Apr 10, 2025HTML
- EnrolledPDF
- EnrolledHTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Introduced - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (Thu, Mar 6, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance (Thu, Mar 6, 2025)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Apr 10, 2025PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Apr 10, 2025HTML
- Senate · Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance, Mar 6, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance, Mar 6, 2025: Testimony by Senator Gossage, District 9
- Senate · Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance, Feb 26, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance, Feb 26, 2025: Testimony by Eileen Ma, Office of the Revisor
- Senate · Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance, Feb 26, 2025: Testimony by Kyle Strathman, Department of Insurance
- House · Committee on Insurance, Jan 29, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Insurance, Jan 29, 2025: Testimony by Eileen Ma, Assistant Revisor, Revisor of Statutes
- House · Committee on Insurance, Jan 29, 2025: Testimony by Eric Turek, Director Government Affairs, Kansas Department of Insurance
