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KS HB 2294

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Substitute for HB 2294 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - 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 2294 pass?

No. KS HB 2294 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died in Senate Committee

What is KS HB 2294 about?

KS HB 2294 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Substitute for HB 2294 by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development - 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 2294?

Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development is the primary sponsor of KS HB 2294.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Died in Senate Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Developmentprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-04-10

    Died in Senate Committee

    failure

  2. 2025-03-25

    Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-24

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  4. 2025-03-20

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

    passage

  5. 2025-03-20

    Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed

    passage

  6. 2025-03-20

    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  7. 2025-03-20

    Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 103, Nay 15, Absent 7

    passage

  8. 2025-03-19

    Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-03-17

    Withdrawn from House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Rereferred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-03-11

    Withdrawn from House Committee on Calendar and Printing; Referred to House Committee on Calendar and Printing

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-03-06

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    passage

  12. 2025-03-06

    Committee of the Whole - Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

    referral-committee

  13. 2025-03-05

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-02-17

    Withdrawn from House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development; Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-02-05

    Introduced

    introduction

  16. 2025-02-05

    Referred to House Committee on Appropriations

    referral-committee

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2294/

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