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IntroducedFeb 05, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 20, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Substitute for HB 2294 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - 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.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Died in Senate Committee
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2294
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Developmentsponsor
Votes
YES: 103
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Delperdang
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Penn
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Winn
- Rep. Wolf
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
NO: 15
ABSENT: 7
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Ruiz
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Died in Senate Committee
- Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
- Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted; —
- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 103, Nay 15, Absent 7
- Mar 19, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Rereferred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from House Committee on Calendar and Printing; Referred to House Committee on Calendar and Printing
- Mar 06, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Mar 05, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Feb 27, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 1:30 PM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 17, 2025 | House
- Withdrawn from House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- Feb 05, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Appropriations
Documents
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Sub - Supplementary NotePDF
- Sub - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (Wed, Mar 5, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development (Wed, Mar 5, 2025)HTML
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 4, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 4, 2025: Testimony by Charles Reimer, Reviser
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Mar 4, 2025: Testimony by Charles Reimer, Reviser
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by David Jordan, UMHMF
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by John Wilson, Ks Action for Children
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Paula Neth, The Family Conservancy
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Renee Hadley, KCK Chamber
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Senator ToryMarie Blew, KS Legislature
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Tiffany Mannes, TLM Play School
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Johnson County Board of Commissioners, JoCo BOCC
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Kevin Walker, Overland Park C of C
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Kevin Walker, Overland Park C of C
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Allie Denning, KDHE
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Andrea Warnke, DCF
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Andrea Warnke, DCF
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Christi Smith, Child Care Aware
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Cornelia Stevens, Early Learning Centers
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Dena Hubbard, KAAP
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Eric Syverson, Aligned
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Jason P. Watkins, WRCC
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Jennifer Bruning, YMCA
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Joyce Glasscock, Boys & Girls Clubs
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Juliet Abdel, METL
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Kari Presley, KCSL
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Kim Engelman, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Kylee Childs, Leading Age Kansas
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Representative Laura Williams, Legislature
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Logan Stenseng, Thrive Allen County
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Melissa A. Rooker, KCCTF
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Molly Haase, AdventHealth
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Monica Muran, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Nathaniel Blank, WRCC
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Renee Duxler, Salina C of C
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by William Wilk, Kansas Chamber
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Zach Vincent, Director for Governmental Affairs
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Stephanie Parks, Clarissa Corkins, KCCTO
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Stephanie Parks, Clarissa Corkins, KS ECCE
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Derik Flerlage, KDHE
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Wendy Doyle, UnitedWE
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Recovery Funds, CCDF
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Expenses FY2020-2026, CCDF
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Child Care Subsidy, DCF
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Gail Gozadd, Ks. Childrens Service League
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Janet Stanek, Dept. of Health
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Laura J Kelly, Governor
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Laura Howard, DCF
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Pat Pettey, Senator
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Amy Milroy, AdvantHealth
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Amendment 1, —
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Amendment 2, —
- House · Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, Feb 27, 2025: Testimony by Charles Reimer, KLRof S
