Bill Commons

KS 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.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did KS SB 408 pass?

Yes. KS SB 408 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

What is KS SB 408 about?

KS SB 408 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors KS SB 408?

Committee on Judiciary is the primary sponsor of KS SB 408.

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Judiciaryprimary

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-04-09

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

  2. 2026-04-09

    Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

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  3. 2026-03-26

    Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1

  4. 2026-03-23

    Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson

  5. 2026-03-23

    Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees

  6. 2026-03-18

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

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  7. 2026-03-18

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

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  8. 2026-03-18

    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  9. 2026-03-18

    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1

    passage

  10. 2026-03-17

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary

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  11. 2026-02-18

    Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0

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  12. 2026-02-18

    Received and Introduced

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  13. 2026-02-18

    Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

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  14. 2026-02-17

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

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  15. 2026-02-12

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary

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  16. 2026-01-29

    Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

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  17. 2026-01-28

    Introduced

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Official source

https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB408/

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