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IntroducedJan 29, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Establishing a registry for child abuse and neglect to be maintained by the secretary for children and families and providing for registration and expungement processes that include administrative hearings and opportunities for subsequent appeals.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 26, 2026: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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
Actions
- 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
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 16, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 16, 2026: Testimony by Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, Department for Children and Families (HB2601 Opponent)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Mon, Feb 16, 2026: Testimony by Cyndi Howerton, Representative, Kansas Legislature House District 98 (HB2601 Proponent)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Minutes
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (HB2601 Bill Brief)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, Chief Executive Officer, Children's Alliance of Kansas (HB2601 Proponent)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Jordan Chessher,Co-founder, Project Heaven Child Advocacy (HB2601 Proponent written-only)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, Department for Children and Families (HB2601 Opponent)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate, Office of the Child Advocate (HB2601 Neutral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Loren F. Snell, Jr., Acting Director, Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings (HB2601 Neutral)
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Wed, Feb 11, 2026: Testimony by Cyndi Howerton, Representative, Kansas Legislature House District 98 (HB2601 Proponent)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
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