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IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 12, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 10, 2026
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Became LawMar 23, 2026
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
House • Mar 23, 2026: Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026
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
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 16, 2026
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 39 Nay: 1
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- 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
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Thu, Feb 26, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Thu, Feb 26, 2026: Testimony by Kerrie Lonard, JD, MSW, Office of Child Advocate (Written Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Thu, Feb 26, 2026: Testimony by Rebecca Gerhardt, Director of Permanency & Licensing, Kansas Department for Children & Families (Oral Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Thu, Feb 26, 2026: Testimony by Jenna Moyer, Assistant Revisor, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Thu, Feb 26, 2026: Testimony by Rebecca Gerhardt, Director of Permancy & Licensing, Kansas Department for Children and Families (House slidedeck)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Bill Brief HB2557)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, Chief Executive Officer, Children's Alliance of Kansas (HB2557 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate, Office of the Child Advocate (HB2557 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, Tue, Feb 3, 2026: Testimony by Rebecca Gerhardt, Director of Permanency and Licensing, Department for Children and Families (HB2557 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare, 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 Public Health and Welfare
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
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