Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 96 — House Substitute for House Substitute for SB 96 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - Establishing child care licensing requirements relating to license capacity and staff-to-child ratios, eliminating certain license fees and training requirements, creating a process for day care facility licensees to apply for temporary waiver of certain statutory requirements and authorizing the secretary to develop and operate pilot programs to increase child care facility availability or capacity, transferring certain child care programs to the Kansas office of early childhood and separating licensing duties between the secretary for health and environment and the executive director of early childhood.

Last action — Died in Conference

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

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Conference

  2. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 110 Nay: 10

  3. Conference committee report now available

  4. Motion to accede adopted; Representative Tarwater, Representative Blew and Representative Probst appointed as conferees

  5. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed

  6. Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 107 Nay: 10

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

  8. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Blew was adopted

  9. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Blew

  10. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Blew was adopted

  11. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Blew

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

  13. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  14. Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar

  15. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  16. Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar

  17. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  18. Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  19. Hearing: Thursday, March 14, 2024, 1:30 PM Room 346-S

  20. Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

  21. Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Health and Human Services

  22. Hearing: Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 1:30 PM Room 112-N

  23. Hearing: Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 1:30 PM Room 112-N - CANCELED

  24. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  25. Received and Introduced

  26. Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 28 Nay: 11

  27. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  28. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  29. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Assessment and Taxation

  30. Hearing: Thursday, February 2, 2023, 9:30 AM Room 548-S

  31. Referred to Committee on Assessment and Taxation

  32. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Assessment and Taxation · Primary
  • Labor and Economic Development Committee on Commerce · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Assessment and Taxation

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

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

Emergency Final Action - Passed;

Passed 28 Yea · 11 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18001
Unaffiliated 10500
Democrat 0600
Total 281101
% of votes cast 70%28%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Doll — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Straub — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Nay
Holland — Nay
Pittman — Nay
Reddi — Nay
Ware — Nay
Cindy Holscher Democrat Nay
David Haley Democrat Nay
Dinah Sykes Democrat Nay
Ethan Corson Democrat Nay
Marci Francisco Democrat Nay
Pat Pettey Democrat Nay
Beverly Gossage Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Yea
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 Not Voting
Rick Kloos Republican Yea
Rick Wilborn Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Tim Shallenburger Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety labor education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 96?
SB 96 is sponsored by Committee on Assessment and Taxation and Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development.
What is the current status of SB 96?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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