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IntroducedJan 29, 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
Establishing a registry for child abuse and neglect to be maintained by the secretary for children and families, providing for registration and expungement processes that include administrative hearings and opportunities for subsequent appeals, requiring reports of abuse or neglect to include information regarding a custody dispute concerning the child who is the subject of the report and directing the secretary to submit a report to the legislature on such information.
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2601
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Caresponsor

Votes
YES: 116
- 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
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- 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
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 0
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
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Reengrossed on Wednesday, April 1, 2026
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 124 Nay: 0
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 0
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Representative Howerton , Representative Johnson and Representative Ousley as conferees
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Warren
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Warren was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 116 Nay: 0
- Feb 18, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing continuation: Monday, February 16, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 152-S
- Feb 11, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 152-S
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
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
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Representative Cyndi Howerton, House 98th Distric (HB2601 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, CEO, Children's Alliance of Kansas (HB2601 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, DCF (HB2601 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Loren Snell, Jr., Acting Director, the Office of Administration Hearings (HB2601 Neu)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Kerrie Lonard, Office of the Child Advocate (HB2601 Neu)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Thu, Mar 12, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas (HB2601 Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 16, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 16, 2026: Testimony by Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, Department for Children and Families (HB2601 Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 16, 2026: Testimony by Cyndi Howerton, Representative, Kansas Legislature House District 98 (HB2601 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (HB2601 Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, Chief Executive Officer, Children's Alliance of Kansas (HB2601 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Jordan Chessher,Co-founder, Project Heaven Child Advocacy (HB2601 Proponent written-only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, Department for Children and Families (HB2601 Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate, Office of the Child Advocate (HB2601 Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Loren F. Snell, Jr., Acting Director, Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings (HB2601 Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Cyndi Howerton, Representative, Kansas Legislature House District 98 (HB2601 Proponent)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
