STATE BILLKS SB 408PASSED

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.

State of Kansas

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 9, 2026; 217 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

KS SB 408 · PassedApr 9

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Bill details

Last action: Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 · Apr 9, 2026

Sponsor

JJudiciarySenatorPrimary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 9, 2026Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026Senate

Apr 9, 2026Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026Senate

Mar 26, 2026Senate Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 39 Nay: 0Senate

Mar 23, 2026House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as confereesHouse

Mar 23, 2026Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as confereesSenate

Mar 18, 2026House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 124 Nay: 0House

Mar 18, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amendedHouse

Mar 18, 2026House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedHouse

Show 10 earlier actions

Mar 17, 2026House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on JudiciaryHouse

Mar 2, 2026House Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-NHouse

Feb 18, 2026House Referred to Committee on JudiciaryHouse

Feb 18, 2026House Received and IntroducedHouse

Feb 18, 2026Senate Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0Senate

Feb 17, 2026Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passedSenate

Feb 12, 2026Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on JudiciarySenate

Feb 11, 2026Senate Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-SSenate

Jan 29, 2026Senate Referred to Committee on JudiciarySenate

Jan 28, 2026Senate IntroducedSenate

Recorded votes

Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0Feb 18, 2026 · Senate · 40 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 124 Nay: 0Mar 18, 2026 · House · 124 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Concurred with amendments in conference - Yea: 39 Nay: 0Mar 26, 2026 · Senate · 39 yea · 0 nayPassed

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