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KS HB 2689

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Enacting the Kansas tri-share child care act for the sharing of child care costs among employers, employees and the state, establishing the Kansas tri-share child care matching program to be administered by the director of the Kansas office of early childhood and creating the Kansas tri-share child care matching program fund.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did KS HB 2689 pass?

No. KS HB 2689 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Died in Committee

What is KS HB 2689 about?

KS HB 2689 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Enacting the Kansas tri-share child care act for the sharing of child care costs among employers, employees and the state, establishing the Kansas tri-share child care matching program to be administered by the director of the Kansas office of early childhood and creating the Kansas tri-share child care matching program fund.”.

Who sponsors KS HB 2689?

Rui Xu, Suzanne Wikle, Lindsay Vaughn and 5 others are the primary sponsors of KS HB 2689.

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

Sponsors

  • Rui Xuprimary
  • Suzanne Wikleprimary
  • Lindsay Vaughnprimary
  • Melissa Oropezaprimary
  • Heather Meyerprimary
  • Lynn Meltonprimary
  • Angela Martinezprimary
  • Dan Osmanprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-10

    Died in Committee

    failure

  2. 2026-02-04

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2026-02-04

    Referred to House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development

    referral-committee

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2689/

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