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IntroducedFeb 03, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became Law
Kansas House Bill
Changing the name of juvenile crisis intervention centers to juvenile stabilization centers, modifying the intake criteria and treatment provided at such centers and transferring moneys from the evidence-based programs account of the state general fund for use at such centers.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 19, 2026: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
House Calendar: Bills Under Consideration to Concur or Nonconcur
Position: 2
Summary
Comments on HB 2639
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
- 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 - Be passed as amended
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Engrossed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Howerton
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Howerton was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 116 Nay: 0
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 152-S
- Feb 03, 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 House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Rep Cyndi Howerton, 98th Dist, Kansas House of Representatives (HB2639 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Kerrie Lonard, Office of the Child Advocate (HB2639 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, CEO, Children's Alliance of Kansas (HB2639 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Brenna Visocsky, Kansas Appleseed (HB2639 pro wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Megan Milner, Deputy Secretary, KS Department of Corrections (HB2639 Neu)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, Depart for Children and Families (HB2639 Neu)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Steven Willis, KS Community Corrections Assoc (HB2639 Neu)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Lara Blake Bors, Juvenile Justice Oversight (HB2639 neu wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Drew Adkins, KS Dept for Aging & Disability Services (HB2639 neu wo)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott Revisors Office, State of Kansas (HB2639 Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, CEO, Children's Alliance of Kansas (HB2639 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate, Office of the Child Advocate (HB2639 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Jae Hedrick, Executive Director, Gathered Strong (HB2639 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Jordan Chessher, Co-founder, Project Heaven Child Advocacy (HP2639 Proponent written-only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Jeffrey Easter, Sheriff, Sedgwick County Kansas (HB2639 Proponent written-only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Gina Meier-Hummell, Executive Director, O'Connell Children's Shelter (HB2639 Proponent written-only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Randy Regehr, Director, Kansas Community Corrections Association (HB2639 Opponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Megan Milner, Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections (HB2639 Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, Department for Children and Families (HB2639 Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Drew Adkins,Commissioner for Behavioral Health, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (HB2639 Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Laura Blake Bors, Legislative Subcommittee Chair, Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee (HB2639 Neutral written-only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Brenna Visocsky, Just Campaign Director, Kansas Appleseed (HB2639 Neutral written-only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Cyndi Howerton, Representative, Kansas Legislature District 98 (HB Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Bill Brief HB2639)
- 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
