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IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 12, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Enacting and joining with other states in the interstate compact for the placement of children and authorizing the administration and implementation of the compact.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 26, 2026: Hearing: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 142-S
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2557
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Caresponsor
- Rebecca Gerhardt on behalf of the Kansas Department for Children and FamiliesRequester
Votes
YES: 118
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- 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
- 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
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 8:30 AM Room 142-S
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 118 Nay: 1
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 152-S
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, February 2, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 152-S - CANCELED
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Bill Brief HB2557)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, Chief Executive Officer, Children's Alliance of Kansas (HB2557 Proponent)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate, Office of the Child Advocate (HB2557 Proponent)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Rebecca Gerhardt, Director of Permanency and Licensing, Department for Children and Families (HB2557 Proponent)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Rebecca Gerhardt, Director of Permanency and Licensing, Department for Children and Families (HB2557 Revised ICPC Adoption Map)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
