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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
House • Apr 10, 2026: Died on Calendar
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2639
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Caresponsor
Votes
YES: 116
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Boatman
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carmichael
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Carr
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Curtis
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Haskins
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. Martinez
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Mosley
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Simmons
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Wolf
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 9
YES: 40
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Corson
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Faust Goudeau
- Sen. Francisco
- Sen. Gossage
- Sen. Haley
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Holscher
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Miller
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Pettey
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Schmidt
- Sen. Shallenburger
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Sykes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Thompson
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Tyson
- Sen. Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Died on Calendar
- 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 Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate 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 Rep. Cyndi Howerton
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Cyndi Howerton was adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted; —
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 116, Nay 0, Absent 9
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 152-S event
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
Bill Texts
- As IntroducedPDF
- As IntroducedHTML
- As Amended by House CommitteePDF
- As Amended by House CommitteeHTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}PDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}HTML
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteeHTML
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Cyndi Howerton (Thu, Feb 19, 2026)PDF
- House Amendment - Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Cyndi Howerton (Thu, Feb 19, 2026)HTML
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NotePDF
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care (Tue, Feb 17, 2026)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Mar 16, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Mar 16, 2026)HTML
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, CEO, Children's Alliance of Kansas
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate, Office of the Child Advocate
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Jae Hedrick, Executive Director, Gathered Strong
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Jordan Chessher, Co-founder, Project Heaven Child Advocacy
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Jeffrey Easter, Sheriff, Sedgwick County Kansas
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Gina Meier-Hummell, Executive Director, O'Connell Children's Shelter
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Randy Regehr, Director, Kansas Community Corrections Association
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Megan Milner, Deputy Secretary, Kansas Department of Corrections
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, Department for Children and Families
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Drew Adkins,Commissioner for Behavioral Health, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Laura Blake Bors, Legislative Subcommittee Chair, Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Brenna Visocsky, Just Campaign Director, Kansas Appleseed
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Cyndi Howerton, Representative, Kansas Legislature District 98
- House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care, Feb 9, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Assistant Revisor, Office of Revisor of Statutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Rep Cyndi Howerton, 98th Dist, Kansas House of Representatives
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Kerrie Lonard, Office of the Child Advocate
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Kristalle Hedrick, CEO, Children's Alliance of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Brenna Visocsky, Kansas Appleseed
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Megan Milner, Deputy Secretary, KS Department of Corrections
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary, Depart for Children and Families
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Steven Willis, KS Community Corrections Assoc
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Lara Blake Bors, Juvenile Justice Oversight
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Drew Adkins, KS Dept for Aging & Disability Services
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 10, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott Revisors Office, State of Kansas
