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IntroducedJan 12, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 18, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 18, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Increasing the criminal penalties for endangering a child if the child is less than six years of age.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 80 Nay: 43
Summary
Comments on HB 2412
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 124
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- 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
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
YES: 80
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wilborn
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 43
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Boatman
- Borjon
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Butler
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- Carr
- Collins
- Curtis
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- Roeser
- S. Ruiz
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schreiber
- Simmons
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Willcott
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 80 Nay: 43
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Thomas and Senator Sykes appointed as second conferees
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 23 Nay: 14
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Representative Estes, Representative McNorton, and Representative Stogsdill are appointed to replace Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L., and Representative Osman on the Conference Committee
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Senator Erickson, Senator Thomas, and Senator Sykes are appointed to replace Senator Warren, Senator Titus, and Senator Corson on the Conference Committee
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Humphries , Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman as conferees
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 124 Nay: 0
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- Jan 12, 2026 | House
- Prefiled for Introduction on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Fri, Mar 27, 2026PDF
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas (HB2412 Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Ken Collins, KS Representative 2nd District, State of Kansas (HB2412 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Jordan Chessher, Founder, Project Heaven Child Advocacy (HB2412 pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Shelby Cannon, Private Citizen (HB2412 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Debra Hobbs, Private Citizen (HB2412 pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Lisa Eastwood, Private Citizen (HB2412 pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Ellen Johnson, Private Citizen (Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Shelby Cannon, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Jordan Chessher, Project Heaven (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Rep Ken Collins, KS 2nd District (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Lisa Eastwood, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Janet Holden, Private Citizen (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Jan 22, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office (Bill Brief)
- Conference Committee Report
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary

