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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
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Abi Boatman
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Steve Brunk
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Carolyn Caiharr
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Courtney Sappington
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Greg Wilson
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 9
YES: 40
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Scott Hill
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Silas Miller
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Kellie 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
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