HB 2601

Kansas House bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 9, 2026.

HB2601 - 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.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-HB-2601
Session 2025-2026
Status enacted
Committee Judiciary
House enacted 2026-04-09
Summary

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.

Sponsor
House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-29 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-09 Status enacted
2026-04-09 Latest Action Approved by Governor on 04-09-2026
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