Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 2024 — Expanding legal surrender of an infant to include newborn safety devices, requiring a referral of an alleged victim of child abuse or neglect for an examination as part of an investigation, creating a program in the department of health and environment to provide training and payment for such examinations, enacting the Representative Gail Finney memorial foster care bill of rights, applying the federal Indian child welfare act to certain actions under the revised Kansas code for care of children.

Last action — Approved by Governor on Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on April 25, 2023.

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 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 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 Wednesday, April 19, 2023

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 14, 2023

  3. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 116 Nay: 0

  4. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 36 Nay: 1

  5. Conference committee report now available

  6. Motion to accede adopted; Senator Gossage, Senator Erickson and Senator Pettey appointed as conferees

  7. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed

  8. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 35 Nay: 5

  9. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  10. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  11. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

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

  13. Hearing: Monday, March 13, 2023, 8:30 AM Room 142-S

  14. Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  15. Received and Introduced

  16. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 94 Nay: 30

  17. Engrossed on Tuesday, February 21, 2023

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

  19. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  20. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  21. Committee Report recommending bill be further amended and be passed as amended by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care

  22. Committee of the Whole - Motion by Representative Concannon to rerefer to Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care passed

  23. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Carr

  24. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  25. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  26. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care

  27. Hearing: Monday, January 23, 2023, 1:30 PM Room 152-S

  28. Referred to Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care

  29. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on Child Welfare System Oversight · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on · 24 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Child Welfare System Oversight

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 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 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 27002
Republican 59002
Unaffiliated 30005
Total 116009
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Barth — Yea
Boyd — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Garber — Yea
Haswood — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Hougland — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Mason — Yea
Maughan — Yea
D. — Yea
V. — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Probst — Yea
Resman — Yea
Robinson — Yea
S. — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Underhill — Yea
K. — Yea
L. — Yea
Younger — Yea
Eplee — Not Voting
Houser — Not Voting
S. — Not Voting
Poetter — Not Voting
L. — Not Voting
Angela Martinez Democrat Yea
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Not Voting
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Dan Osman Democrat Yea
Ford Carr Democrat Yea
Heather Meyer Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Yea
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Yea
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Yea
John Carmichael Democrat Yea
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Yea
Kirk Haskins Democrat Yea
Linda Featherston Democrat Not Voting
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Yea
Lynn Melton Democrat Yea
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Yea
Melissa Oropeza Democrat Yea
Mike Amyx Democrat Yea
Pam Curtis Democrat Yea
Rui Xu Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Yea
Tobias Schlingensiepen Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Valdenia Winn Democrat Yea
Virgil Weigel Democrat Yea
Adam Thomas Republican Yea
Adam Turk Republican Yea
Avery Anderson Republican Yea
Barb Wasinger Republican Yea
Bill Rhiley Republican Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Bob Lewis Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Yea
Brian Bergkamp Republican Yea
Carl Turner Republican Yea
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Clarke Sanders Republican Yea
Cyndi Howerton Republican Yea
Dan Goddard Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
David Buehler Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Duane Droge Republican Yea
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Yea
Fred Gardner Republican Yea
Gary White Republican Yea
Jason W. Goetz Republican Yea
Jesse Borjon Republican Yea
Jim Minnix Republican Yea
Joe Seiwert Republican Not Voting
Ken Corbet Republican Not Voting
Ken Rahjes Republican Yea
Kenneth Collins Republican Yea
Kenny Titus Republican Yea
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Lance W. Neelly Republican Yea
Leah Howell Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Lewis "Bill" Bloom Republican Yea
Lisa M. Moser Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
Michael Murphy Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nathan Butler Republican Yea
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Yea
Paul Waggoner Republican Yea
Rebecca Schmoe Republican Yea
Robyn R. Essex Republican Yea
Ron Bryce Republican Yea
Ronald Ellis Republican Yea
Sandy Pickert Republican Yea
Scott Hill Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Yea
Steven K. Howe Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Yea
Tom Kessler Republican Yea
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea
Webster T. Roth Republican Yea
William Clifford Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended;

Passed 35 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18100
Unaffiliated 13200
Democrat 4200
Total 35500
% of votes cast 88%13%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Doll — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Reddi — Yea
Straub — Yea
Ware — Yea
Holland — Nay
Steffen — Nay
Cindy Holscher Democrat Yea
David Haley Democrat Yea
Dinah Sykes Democrat Nay
Ethan Corson Democrat Yea
Marci Francisco Democrat Nay
Pat Pettey Democrat Yea
Beverly Gossage Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Nay
Chase Blasi Republican Yea
Elaine Bowers Republican Yea
Joseph Claeys Republican Yea
Kellie Warren Republican Yea
Larry Alley Republican Yea
Michael Fagg Republican Yea
Mike Petersen Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Renee Erickson Republican Yea
Rick Billinger Republican Yea
Rick Kloos Republican Yea
Rick Wilborn Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Tim Shallenburger Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Final Action - Passed as amended;

Passed 94 Yea · 30 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 60001
Democrat 82100
Unaffiliated 26900
Total 943001
% of votes cast 75%24%0%1%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Barth — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Garber — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Mason — Yea
Maughan — Yea
S. — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Poetter — Yea
Probst — Yea
Resman — Yea
Robinson — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Underhill — Yea
K. — Yea
L. — Yea
Younger — Yea
Boyd — Nay
Haswood — Nay
Highberger — Nay
Hougland — Nay
Houser — Nay
D. — Nay
V. — Nay
L. — Nay
S. — Nay
Angela Martinez Democrat Yea
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Dan Osman Democrat Nay
Ford Carr Democrat Yea
Heather Meyer Democrat Nay
Henry Helgerson Democrat Nay
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Nay
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Nay
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Nay
John Alcala Democrat Nay
John Carmichael Democrat Nay
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Nay
Kirk Haskins Democrat Nay
Linda Featherston Democrat Nay
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Nay
Lynn Melton Democrat Nay
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Nay
Melissa Oropeza Democrat Nay
Mike Amyx Democrat Nay
Pam Curtis Democrat Nay
Rui Xu Democrat Nay
Sydney Carlin Democrat Yea
Tobias Schlingensiepen Democrat Nay
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Nay
Valdenia Winn Democrat Yea
Virgil Weigel Democrat Nay
Adam Thomas Republican Yea
Adam Turk Republican Yea
Avery Anderson Republican Yea
Barb Wasinger Republican Yea
Bill Rhiley Republican Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Bob Lewis Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Yea
Brian Bergkamp Republican Yea
Carl Turner Republican Yea
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Clarke Sanders Republican Yea
Cyndi Howerton Republican Yea
Dan Goddard Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
David Buehler Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Duane Droge Republican Yea
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Yea
Fred Gardner Republican Yea
Gary White Republican Yea
Jason W. Goetz Republican Yea
Jesse Borjon Republican Yea
Jim Minnix Republican Yea
Joe Seiwert Republican Yea
Ken Corbet Republican Yea
Ken Rahjes Republican Yea
Kenneth Collins Republican Yea
Kenny Titus Republican Yea
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Lance W. Neelly Republican Yea
Leah Howell Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Lewis "Bill" Bloom Republican Yea
Lisa M. Moser Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
Michael Murphy Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nathan Butler Republican Yea
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Yea
Paul Waggoner Republican Yea
Rebecca Schmoe Republican Yea
Robyn R. Essex Republican Yea
Ron Bryce Republican Yea
Ronald Ellis Republican Yea
Sandy Pickert Republican Yea
Scott Hill Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Yea
Steven K. Howe Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Yea
Tom Kessler Republican Not Voting
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea
Webster T. Roth Republican Yea
William Clifford Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2024?
HB 2024 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Child Welfare System Oversight.
What is the current status of HB 2024?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2023. Enacted.
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