# Kansas HB 2521: Expanding the Kansas tort claims act to include child placement agencies that contract with the secretary for children and families. Kansas HB 2521, Expanding the Kansas tort claims act to include child placement agencies that contract with the secretary for children and families., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Health and Human Services; status became law, last action 2026-04-09 (Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2521-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2521 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Expanding the Kansas tort claims act to include child placement agencies that contract with the secretary for children and families. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Health and Human Services - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on judiciary, house committee on judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (694 yes, 276 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 Health and Human Services ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 83 Nay: 38 | pass | 83 | 38 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 84 Nay: 38 | pass | 84 | 38 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 30 Nay: 9 | pass | 30 | 9 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 87 Nay: 36 | pass | 87 | 36 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 32 Nay: 8 | pass | 32 | 8 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 31 Nay: 9 | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 30 | 9 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 87 | 36 | | | 2026-03-28 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 83 | 38 | | | 2026-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 32 | 8 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 84 | 38 | | ## Actions (30) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Reengrossed on Monday, March 30, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 87, Nay 36, Absent 2 (House) - 2026-04-09: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 30, Nay 9, Absent 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as second conferees (House) - 2026-03-27: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 32, Nay 8 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 83, Nay 38, Absent 4 (House) - 2026-03-26: Conference committee report now available (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as second conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman (House) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Ethan Corson (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Ethan Corson was adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 31, Nay 9 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Engrossed on Friday, February 20, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 84, Nay 38, Absent 3 (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2026-02-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2026-02-09: Hearing: Monday, February 9, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House) - 2026-01-22: Introduced (House) - 2026-01-22: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House) ## Bill text - As Amended by House Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2521/hb2521_01_0000.pdf) - As Amended by Senate Committee: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2521/hb2521_02_0000.pdf) - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2521/hb2521_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2521/hb2521_enrolled.pdf) - {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2521_03_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 Amended by House Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2521/hb2521_01_0000.pdf) - [As Amended by Senate Committee (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2521/hb2521_02_0000.pdf) - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2521/hb2521_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2521/hb2521_enrolled.pdf) - [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2521_03_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) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2521-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-16).