Excluding a child engaging in age-appropriate independent activities from the definition of a child in need of care in the revised Kansas code for care of children, requiring the secretary for children and families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military organizations and create a referral process for children in need of care cases involving children of military personnel to provide families with services that a military family advocacy program offers, authorizing a challenge to a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity as soon as practicable after discovery of fraud, duress or mistake of fact and specifying that certain genetic testing results shall constitute a change of circumstances that warrants a court finding of material mistake of fact.

Looking ahead

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History

1. 2026
   1. Apr 9Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026To Governor
   2. Apr 9Approved by Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday, April 9, 2026Became Law
   3. Mar 26Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
      • Vote recorded Concur. Result: pass.Upper
   4. Mar 23Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
   5. Mar 23Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees
   6. Mar 18Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedMajor
      • Vote recorded Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended. Result: pass.Lower
   7. Mar 18Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedMajor
   8. Mar 18Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
   9. Mar 18Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1Major
   10. Mar 17Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on JudiciaryMinor
   11. Feb 18Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0Passed House
       • Vote recorded Final Action. Result: pass.Upper
   12. Feb 18Received and IntroducedMinor
   13. Feb 18Referred to House Committee on JudiciaryMinor
   14. Feb 17Committee of the Whole - Be passedPassed Senate
   15. Feb 12Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on JudiciaryMinor
   16. Jan 29Referred to Senate Committee on JudiciaryMinor
   17. Jan 28IntroducedIntroduced