Kansas · 2025-2026

HB 2601

Establishing a registry for child abuse and neglect to be maintained by the secretary for children and families, providing for registration and expungement processes that include administrative hearings and opportunities for subsequent appeals, requiring reports of abuse or neglect to include information regarding a custody dispute concerning the child who is the subject of the report and directing the secretary to submit a report to the legislature on such information.

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Kansas HB 2601 establishes a child abuse and neglect registry maintained by the secretary for children and families, outlining registration and expungement processes that include administrative hearings and appeals. The bill requires abuse or neglect reports to include information regarding any custody disputes involving the child and directs the secretary to submit a report to the legislature on this data.

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Roll-call votes on this bill

QuestionChamberResultYeaNayOtherDateSource
House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 124 Nay: 0 lower pass 123 0 1 Mar 27, 2026 LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 39 Nay: 0 upper pass 38 0 1 Mar 26, 2026 LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 upper pass 39 0 0 Mar 19, 2026 LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS
House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 116 Nay: 0 lower pass 114 0 9 Feb 19, 2026 LegiScan API LegiScan-ToS