HOUSE - BILL

HB 2734

Requiring expedited procedures for children who are under two years of age at the time that a petition is filed requesting such child be adjudicated to be a child in need of care, requiring permanency for such a child within 12 months and directing the secretary to report on such expedited procedures.

Reported from House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Committee Report
Floor Action
Opposite Chamber
Enrolled
Governor

Versions

Bill Supp. Note Fiscal Note
As Amended by House Committee

Requiring expedited procedures for children who are under two years of age at the time that a petition is filed requesting such child be adjudicated to be a child in need of care, requiring permanency for such a child within 12 months and directing the secretary to report on such expedited procedures.

As Introduced

Requiring expedited procedures for children who are under two years of age at the time that a petition is filed requesting such child be adjudicated to be a child in need of care, requiring permanency for such a child within 12 months and directing the secretary to report on such expedited procedures.

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Document Reports

Amendments, Committee Reports, & Conference Committee Reports

Committee Reports 1
Committee Report
House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care Wed, Feb 18, 2026 And the bill be passed as amended.

Legislative History

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Testimony & Minutes

House · Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care 17
Hearing Date Minutes Presenter Organization Topic PDF
Feb 16, 2026 View Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor Office of Revisor of Statutes HB2734 Bill Brief
Feb 16, 2026 View Susan Humphries, Representative Kansas Legislature House District 99 HB2734 Proponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Kristalle Hedrick, Chief Executive Officer Children's Alliance of Kansas HB2734 Proponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate Office of the Child Advocate HB2734 Proponent
Feb 16, 2026 View Sara Hortenstine, Executive Director Kansas State Child Death Review Board HB2734 Proponent written-only
Feb 16, 2026 View Sarah Goble Private Citizen HB2734 Opponent written-only
Feb 16, 2026 View Sarah Goble Private Citizen HB2734 Opponent Summary written-only
Feb 16, 2026 View Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary Department for Children and Families HB2734 Neutral
Feb 16, 2026 View Kate Zigmeta and Rae Nicholson Private Attorneys HB2734 Opponent written-only
Feb 11, 2026 View Jessie Pringle, Assistant Revisor Office of Revisor of Statutes HB2734 Bill Brief
Feb 11, 2026 View Michael F. Kagay, District Attorney Office of the District Attorney, Third Judicial Court HB2734 Proponent
Feb 11, 2026 View Sara Hortenstine, Executive Director Kansas State Child Death Review Board HB2734 Proponent written-only
Feb 11, 2026 View Tanya Keys, Deputy Secretary Department for Children and Families HB2734 Neutral
Feb 11, 2026 View Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate Office of the Child Advocate HB2734 Proponent
Feb 11, 2026 View Kerrie Lonard, Child Advocate Office of the Child Advocate HB2734 Proponent
Feb 11, 2026 View Kristalle Hedrick, Chief Executive Officer Children's Alliance of Kansas HB2734 Proponent
Feb 11, 2026 View Susan Humphries, Representative Kansas Legislature House District 99 HB2734 Proponent

Identification

Bill No. HB 2734
Chamber House
Requested By Requested by Representative Humphries

Original Sponsor

Current Sponsor

Sections Affected

Amended

K.S.A. 38-2204, 38-2246, 38-2251 and 38-2253 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 38-2264

Effective Date

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
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