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IntroducedFeb 06, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 20, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2025
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Signed into Law
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.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2025: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 2311
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Caresponsor
Votes
YES: 36
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Brownlee
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Curtis
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Miller
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- L.
- S.
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- Wikle
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 84
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- Wolf
YES: 86
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- L.
- Wolf
NO: 37
YES: 84
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- L.
- Wolf
NO: 38
YES: 87
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- L.
- Wolf
NO: 38
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 87 Nay: 38
- Mar 27, 2025 | House
- Reengrossed on Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025
- Mar 24, 2025 | House
- Concurred with amendments; Yea: 84 Nay: 38
- Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
- Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 142-S
- Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 86 Nay: 37
- Engrossed on Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Feb 19, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Howerton
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Howerton was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ruiz, S.
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ruiz, S. was rejected Yea: 36 Nay: 84
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 18, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
- Feb 17, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Monday, February 17, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 152-S
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Minutes
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Lance Kinzer, Director of Policy and Government Relations, First Amendment Partnership (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Rija Khan, Private citizen (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Holly Krebs, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Ashley Radtke, LMFT, LCMFT, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Claudia Patrick, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Andy Connolly, Private citizen (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Briana McGeough, PhD, MSW, Private citizen (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Mary Stallard, Private citizen (Opponent written)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Nathan Bruns, Kansas State Director, Lifeline Children's Services (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Stacey Chik, Private citizen (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Brittany Jones, Attorney, Director of Policy and Engagement, Kansas Family Voice (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Todd R. Chipman, PhD, Private citizen (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Tiffany Applegate, Private citizen (Proponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Brenna Visocsky, Just Campaign Director, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Dakota Bowden, Founder, Psychedelic Veterans of Kansas (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Greg Endres, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Caroline Beelman, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Zane Lawrence, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Abril Gonzalez, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Greg Howard, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Mackenzi Truelove, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Quinn White, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Angelica Ionic, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Karen McHenry, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Thea Lake, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Klarissa Ponce, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Austin Vawter, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Monica Brown, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Kalyn Boesen, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Liz Hamor, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Vivian Slater, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Amy Voelker, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Andrea Anglin, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Alexis Perry, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Christopher Wilson, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Tristan Rethman, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Monica Rethman, Private citizen (Opponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Chloe Chaffin, Private citizen (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Laurel Burchfield, Advocacy Director, Mainstream (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Ashley Balza, Private citizen (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Elise Flatland, Private citizen (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Taryn Jones, Policy Director, Equality Kansas (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Rabbi Moti Rieber, Executive Director, Kansas Interfaith Action (Opponent oral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Kathryn Fessler, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Ryan Nuckles, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Logan Pinedo, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Rev. Caroline Dean, United Church of Christ (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Taylor Morton, Kansas Lobbyist and Policy Analyst, Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Melissa Stiehler, Loud Light Civic Action (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Jay Flatland, Private Citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Rowan Scheuring, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Kristen Blackton, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Rev. Loren Drummond, Great Plains Conference UMC (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Jamie Greason, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Christine Becker, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Katrina Morris, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Baylee Foxear, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Isidro Marino, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Charissa Bertels, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Matthew Golden, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Ella Rhuems, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes (Bill brief)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Rev. Dr. Isabel Call, Minister, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Manhattan (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Lucretia Nold, Public Policy Specialist, Kansas Catholic Conference (Proponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Shelby Moore, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Joseph Nicholas, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 17, 2025: Testimony by Carrie Paulette, Private citizen (Opponent written only)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care