All Roll Calls
Yes: 324 • No: 0
KansasSB 842025–2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Enacting the supported decision-making agreements act to provide a statutory framework for allowing an adult to receive decision-making assistance from one or more other adults, requirements for decision-making agreements and duties related thereto.
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Signed by Governor
judiciary
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Supported decision-making for adults
Adults 18 or older can sign a supported decision-making agreement to get help from trusted adults. It is voluntary, and you must understand it. The agreement cannot override a guardian or conservator without that person’s written okay. It must be written, dated, name supporters, describe their help, and include each supporter’s signed declaration. You and each supporter sign under penalty of perjury, and you must tell any guardian or conservator. Signing one does not prove incapacity; adults are presumed able to decide, and you can still act on your own.
Stronger penalties for elder exploitation
Taking an elder’s or dependent adult’s property by violating a supported decision-making agreement is now a crime. Cases follow value-based penalty tiers in the mistreatment law. This strengthens protection against financial exploitation.
Rules for supporters and third parties
Supporters can help you get, understand, and share information. With your dated consent, they can get medical or school records and see copies of account documents, but not your online banking. They cannot make decisions for you, sign for you, get unrelated information, or misuse your information, and they must keep it private and dispose of it safely. The agreement starts on the stated date or right away, and you or a supporter can end it any time with a dated written notice; it ends automatically if you become incapacitated. Others must treat choices made with a supporter’s help as your decisions, but they can refuse in good faith if they know it ended, cannot comply, there are abuse reports, or a provider’s judgment or written conscience policy conflicts.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 39 Nay: 0
Yes: 39 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 123 Nay: 0
Yes: 123 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 123 Nay: 0
Yes: 123 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 39 Nay: 0
Yes: 39 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
4/9/2026SenateApproved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026
4/9/2026SenateConference committee report now available
3/27/2026HouseConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 123 Nay: 0
3/27/2026HouseConference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 0
3/27/2026SenateMotion to accede adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as conferees
3/19/2025HouseNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as conferees
3/18/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
3/13/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
3/13/2025HouseEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 123 Nay: 0
3/13/2025HouseCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
3/7/2025HouseHearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
2/27/2025HouseReceived and Introduced
2/13/2025HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2/13/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed
2/11/2025SenateEmergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 39 Nay: 0
2/11/2025SenateCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
2/4/2025SenateHearing: Monday, February 3, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
2/3/2025SenateReferred to Committee on Judiciary
1/28/2025SenateIntroduced
1/27/2025Senate
Bill Text
As Amended by House Committee
As introduced
Enrolled
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