States / Kansas / SB 408

SB 408 Enacted

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.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted
Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
Mar 23, 2026 · House
Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
Mar 18, 2026 · House
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
Mar 18, 2026 · House
Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
Mar 18, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
Mar 18, 2026 · House
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
Mar 17, 2026 · House
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
Feb 18, 2026 · House
Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
Feb 18, 2026 · House
Received and Introduced
Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0
Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary
Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Introduced