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.

Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1

Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson

Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees

Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1

Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary

Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0

Received and Introduced

Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

Committee of the Whole - Be passed

Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary

Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

Introduced