Kansas 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 126 — House Substitute for SB 126 by Committee on Children and Seniors - Establishing the child welfare system task force.

Last action — Approved by Governor on Thursday, June 22, 2017

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 01, 2017. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on Thursday, June 22, 2017

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Thursday, June 15, 2017

  3. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 33 Nay: 6

  4. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 105 Nay: 10

  5. Conference committee report now available

  6. Motion to accede adopted; Representative Alford, Representative Gallagher and Representative Ousley appointed as conferees

  7. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed

  8. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;

  9. Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 120 Nay: 0

  10. Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended

  11. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

  12. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  13. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;

  14. Committee Report recommending bill be further amended and be passed as amended by Committee on Children and Seniors

  15. Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Children and Seniors

  16. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Children and Seniors

  17. Withdrawn from Committee on Appropriations; Referred to Committee on Children and Seniors

  18. Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  19. Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Children and Seniors

  20. Hearing: Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 09:00 AM Room 218-N

  21. Referred to Committee on Children and Seniors

  22. Received and Introduced

  23. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 2

  24. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

  25. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Taylor was adopted

  26. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Taylor

  27. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  28. Motion to Reconsider Adopted

  29. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  30. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  31. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  32. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  33. Hearing: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 09:30 AM Room 118-N

  34. Hearing: Thursday, February 09, 2017, 09:30 AM Room 118-N - CANCELLED

  35. Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  36. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Public Health and Welfare · Primary
  • Committee on Children and Seniors · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Public Health and Welfare

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Children and Seniors

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

Passed 105 Yea · 10 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 15001
Unaffiliated 68707
Republican 22301
Total 1051009
% of votes cast 85%8%0%7%
How each member voted (124)
Member Party Vote
Alford — Yea
Carpenter — Yea
Crum — Yea
Davis — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Jones — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Patton — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Finney — Yea
Frownfelter — Yea
Gallagher — Yea
Gartner — Yea
Good — Yea
Henderson — Yea
Hibbard — Yea
Highland — Yea
Hineman — Yea
Hodge — Yea
Houser — Yea
Jennings — Yea
Judd-Jenkins — Yea
Karleskint — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Kuether — Yea
Lakin — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Lusk — Yea
Lusker — Yea
Markley — Yea
Mason — Yea
Mastroni — Yea
Murnan — Yea
Orr — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Parker — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Proehl — Yea
Rafie — Yea
A. — Yea
E. — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Weber — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Powell — Nay
Aurand — Not Voting
Ruiz — Not Voting
Garber — Nay
Jacobs — Not Voting
Koesten — Not Voting
Ralph — Yea
Resman — Yea
Rooker — Yea
Schroeder — Nay
Schwab — Nay
Sloan — Not Voting
Thimesch — Yea
Trimmer — Yea
Vickrey — Nay
Victors — Yea
Wheeler — Yea
Whipple — Yea
Whitmer — Nay
Baker — Yea
Barker — Not Voting
Becker — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Brim — Yea
Burris — Nay
Burroughs — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Clark — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Cox — Not Voting
Deere — Yea
Dierks — Yea
Dove — Yea
Elliott — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Finch — Yea
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Cindy Holscher Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Not Voting
Henry Helgerson Democrat Yea
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Yea
John Carmichael Democrat Yea
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Yea
Pam Curtis Democrat Yea
Silas Miller Democrat Yea
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Valdenia Winn Democrat Yea
Virgil Weigel Democrat Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Bob Lewis Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Charlotte Esau Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Nay
Greg Wilson Republican Yea
Jill Ward Republican Yea
Joe Seiwert Republican Yea
Joseph Claeys Republican Yea
Ken Corbet Republican Yea
Ken Rahjes Republican Yea
Kyle Hoffman Republican Nay
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Ronald Ellis Republican Nay
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Steve Huebert Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Yea
Tory Marie Blew Republican Not Voting
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Final Action - Substitute passed as amended;

Passed 120 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 15001
Unaffiliated 80003
Republican 25001
Total 120005
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Alford — Yea
Aurand — Yea
Carpenter — Yea
Crum — Yea
Davis — Yea
Finney — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Jones — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Patton — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Powell — Yea
Ruiz — Yea
A. — Yea
E. — Yea
Swanson — Yea
Weber — Yea
Gartner — Yea
Good — Yea
Hibbard — Yea
Hineman — Yea
Hodge — Yea
Houser — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Judd-Jenkins — Yea
Karleskint — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Koesten — Yea
Lakin — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Lusk — Yea
Lusker — Yea
Mastroni — Yea
Orr — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Proehl — Yea
Rafie — Yea
Resman — Yea
Rooker — Yea
Schroeder — Yea
Sloan — Yea
Terrell — Yea
Trimmer — Yea
Vickrey — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Mason — Not Voting
Wheeler — Yea
Whipple — Yea
Whitmer — Yea
Baker — Yea
Barker — Yea
Becker — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Brim — Yea
Burroughs — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Clark — Yea
Concannon — Not Voting
Cox — Yea
DeGraaf — Not Voting
Deere — Yea
Dierks — Yea
Dove — Yea
Elliott — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Finch — Yea
Frownfelter — Yea
Gallagher — Yea
Garber — Yea
Henderson — Yea
Highland — Yea
Jennings — Yea
Kuether — Yea
Markley — Yea
Murnan — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Parker — Yea
Ralph — Yea
Schwab — Yea
Thimesch — Yea
Victors — Yea
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Cindy Holscher Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Yea
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Not Voting
John Alcala Democrat Yea
John Carmichael Democrat Yea
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Yea
Pam Curtis Democrat Yea
Silas Miller Democrat Yea
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Valdenia Winn Democrat Yea
Virgil Weigel Democrat Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Bob Lewis Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Charlotte Esau Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Not Voting
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Yea
Greg Wilson Republican Yea
Jill Ward Republican Yea
Joe Seiwert Republican Yea
Joseph Claeys Republican Yea
Ken Corbet Republican Yea
Ken Rahjes Republican Yea
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Ronald Ellis Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Steve Huebert Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Yea
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Final Action - Passed as amended;

Passed 38 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9000
Unaffiliated 25200
Democrat 4000
Total 38200
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Kelly — Yea
Lynn — Yea
V. — Yea
Fitzgerald — Yea
Givens — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Hawk — Yea
Hensley — Yea
Holland — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
LaTurner — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pilcher-Cook — Nay
Pyle — Nay
Rogers — Yea
Skubal — Yea
Suellentrop — Yea
Taylor — Yea
Wagle — Yea
Baumgardner — Yea
Berger — Yea
Bollier — Yea
Denning — Yea
Doll — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
David Haley Democrat Yea
Dinah Sykes Democrat Yea
Marci Francisco Democrat Yea
Pat Pettey Democrat Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Yea
Dan Goddard Republican Yea
Elaine Bowers Republican Yea
Larry Alley Republican Yea
Mike Petersen Republican Yea
Rick Billinger Republican Yea
Rick Wilborn Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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