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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Expanding the Kansas tort claims act to include child placement agencies that contract with the secretary for children and families.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 19, 2026: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: Bills Under Consideration to Concur or Nonconcur
Position: 24
Summary
Comments on HB 2521
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Health and Human Servicessponsor
- Representative W. Carpenter on behalf of Children's Alliance of KansasRequester
Votes
YES: 84
- Anderson
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- 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
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
NO: 38
ABSENT: 3
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Corson
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Corson was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Friday, February 20, 2026
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 84 Nay: 38
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Michaela Shelton, Private Citizen (Opponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Linda Bass, KVC Kansas (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Amy Harmon, Calm Foster Care (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, Children's Alliance of KS (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Pat Murphy, The Miller Group (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Chris Conrade, Conrade Insurance Group (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Justin Horton, Cornerstones of Care (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Matt Stephens, Saint Francis Ministries (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisors Office (Bill Brief)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Richard Budden, Private Citizen (Opponent)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
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