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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 LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas House Bill
Permitting the secretary for children and families to license family foster homes when certain persons reside in such home and creating an appeal process for family foster homes when licenses are not granted.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2524
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Caresponsor
- John Monroe on behalf of KVC KansasRequester
Votes
YES: 122
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- 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
- 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: 3
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 142-S
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 122 Nay: 0
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 152-S
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 152-S - CANCELED
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Rebecca Gerhardt, Director of Permanency & Licensing, Kansas Department for Children & Families (Oral Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Angela Hedrick, Vice President of Operations, KVC of Kansas (Oral Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Angela Hedrick, VP of Operations, KVC of Kansas (Oral Proponent Addendum)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, LMSW, Children's Alliance of Kansas (Oral Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate, Office of Child Advocate (Oral Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Jonathon Stahl, Private Citizen (Oral Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Assistant Revisor, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Bill Brief HB2524)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Rebecca Gerhardt, Director of Permanency and Licensing, Department for Children and Families (HB2524 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Jonathan Stahl, Private Citizen (HB2524 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Angela Hedrick, VP of Operations, KVC Kansas (HB2524 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Angela Hedrick, VP of Operations, KVC Kansas (HB2524 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate, Office of the Child Advocate (HB2524 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, CEO, Children's Alliance of Kansas (HB2524 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Mon, Feb 2, 2026: Testimony by Matt Stephens, VP of Advocacy, Saint Francis Ministries (HB2524 Proponent - written only)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
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