Bill Commons

KS HB 2045

enacted

Reducing certain license fees and training requirements for child care staff, creating a process for day care facility licensees to apply for temporary waiver of certain statutory requirements, authorizing the secretary of health and environment to develop and operate pilot programs to increase child care availability or capacity, transferring certain child care programs to the Kansas office of early childhood and creating day care licensing duties of the director of early childhood.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KS HB 2045 pass?

Yes. KS HB 2045 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-04-11): Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted

What is KS HB 2045 about?

KS HB 2045 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Reducing certain license fees and training requirements for child care staff, creating a process for day care facility licensees to apply for temporary waiver of certain statutory requirements, authorizing the secretary of health and environment to develop and operate pilot programs to increase child care availability or capacity, transferring certain child care programs to the Kansas office of early childhood and creating day care licensing duties of the director of early childhood.”.

Who sponsors KS HB 2045?

Committee on Insurance is the primary sponsor of KS HB 2045.

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-04-11 — Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Insuranceprimary

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Action timeline

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  1. 2025-04-11

    Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted

  2. 2025-04-11

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 99, Nay 23, Absent 3

  3. 2025-04-11

    Engrossed on Monday, April 14, 2025

  4. 2025-04-11

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025

  5. 2025-04-11

    Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025

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  6. 2025-04-10

    Conference committee report now available

  7. 2025-04-10

    Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted

  8. 2025-04-10

    Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford and Sen. Dinah Sykes appointed as second conferees

  9. 2025-04-10

    Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Adam Turk and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton appointed as second conferees

  10. 2025-04-10

    Conference committee report now available

  11. 2025-04-10

    Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 30, Nay 10

  12. 2025-03-27

    Rep. Sean Tarwater, Rep. Adam Turk, and Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton are appointed to replace Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp, and Rep. Cindy Neighbor on the Conference Committee

  13. 2025-03-27

    Sen. Dinah Sykes is appointed to replace Sen. Cindy Holscher on the Conference Committee

  14. 2025-03-26

    Sen. Beverly Gossage, Sen. William Clifford, and Sen. Cindy Holscher are appointed to replace Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg, and Sen. Marci Francisco on the Conference Committee

  15. 2025-03-17

    Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Bill Sutton, Rep. Brian Bergkamp and Rep. Cindy Neighbor

  16. 2025-03-17

    Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Marci Francisco appointed as conferees

  17. 2025-03-13

    Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1

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  18. 2025-03-12

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

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  19. 2025-03-12

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

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  20. 2025-03-06

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

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  21. 2025-02-10

    Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance

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  22. 2025-02-07

    Final Action - Passed; Yea 104, Nay 10, Absent 11

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  23. 2025-02-07

    Received and Introduced

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  24. 2025-02-04

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by House Committee on Insurance

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  25. 2025-01-21

    Introduced

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  26. 2025-01-21

    Referred to House Committee on Insurance

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2045/

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