# Kansas HB 2352: Requiring a duly ordained minister of religion to report certain abuse and neglect except when reporting would violate the penitential communication privilege and requiring training for persons obligated to report abuse and neglect.

Kansas HB 2352, Requiring a duly ordained minister of religion to report certain abuse and neglect except when reporting would violate the penitential communication privilege and requiring training for persons obligated to report abuse and neglect., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Judiciary; status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Died in Senate Committee) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2352
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring a duly ordained minister of religion to report certain abuse and neglect except when reporting would violate the penitential communication privilege and requiring training for persons obligated to report abuse and neglect.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Died in Senate Committee
- Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on judiciary, house committee on judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (222 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 111 Nay: 5 | pass | 111 | 5 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 111 | 5 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-04-10: Died in Senate Committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Engrossed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Bob Lewis (House)
- 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Bob Lewis was adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2026-02-19: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 111, Nay 5, Absent 9 (House)
- 2026-02-06: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2026-01-28: Hearing: Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N — CANCELED (House)
- 2026-01-26: Hearing: Monday, January 26, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House)
- 2025-02-07: Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2352/hb2352_00_0000.pdf)
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2352/hb2352_01_0000.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed)
- SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed)
- SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed)
- HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed)
- HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law)
- HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2352/hb2352_00_0000.pdf)
- [{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2352/hb2352_01_0000.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026)
- [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026)
- [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026)
- [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026)
- [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026)
- [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2352-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).