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IntroducedFeb 07, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Requiring a duly ordained minister of religion to report certain abuse and neglect except when reporting would violate the penitential communication privilege and requiring training for persons obligated to report abuse and neglect.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 26, 2026: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2352
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciarysponsor
- Representatives Lewis and SchlingensiepenRequester
Votes
YES: 111
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Lewis
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Lewis was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 111 Nay: 5
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N - CANCELED
- Jan 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, January 26, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- Feb 07, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Jan 26, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office (Bill Brief)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Rev. Justin A. Panzer, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, KS District (Neutral Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Joe Cheray, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Amber Delcamp, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Nick Jefferson, City of Topeka (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Ellen Johnson, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Chuck Weber, KS Catholic Conference (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Jan 26, 2026: Testimony by Rev. Howerton, Temple Baptist Church (Proponent)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
