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KS HB 2589

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Prohibiting the secretary for children and families from accepting anonymous reports of child abuse or neglect, requiring the secretary to inform anonymous reporters of such prohibition and other pertinent information regarding reporting child abuse and neglect and allowing law enforcement agencies to accept anonymous reports of child abuse or neglect.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2026-01-28
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-10 — Died in Senate Committee
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Careprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-10

    Died in Senate Committee

    failure

  2. 2026-02-26

    Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-25

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  4. 2026-02-25

    Engrossed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026

  5. 2026-02-19

    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 116, Nay 0, Absent 9

    passage

  6. 2026-02-19

    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  7. 2026-02-19

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    passage

  8. 2026-02-19

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    passage

  9. 2026-02-17

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-01-29

    Referred to House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-01-28

    Introduced

    introduction

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