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KS HB2311 (2025)
Prohibiting the secretary from adopting and enforcing policies for placement, custody and appointment of a custodian that may conflict with sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity and creating a right of action for violations.
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
Prohibiting the secretary from adopting and enforcing policies for placement, custody and appointment of a custodian that may conflict with sincerely held religious or moral belie…
- Jurisdiction
- Kansas
- Session
- 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : House Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Thursday, April 3, 2025
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Child Custody BillReligious Exemptions: Adoption and Foster Care
Links
- As introduced (PDF, hosted here)
- As enrolled or final (PDF, hosted here)
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Feb 6, 2025) at kslegislature.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Amended text at kslegislature.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Amended text at kslegislature.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Enrolled text (Mar 27, 2025) at kslegislature.gov(opens another site)PDF, external
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| House | House Introduced | |
| House | House Referred to Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care | |
| House | House Hearing: Monday, February 17, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 152-S | |
| House | House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care | |
| House | House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Howerton | |
| House | House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Howerton was adopted | |
| House | House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ruiz, S. | |
| House | House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ruiz, S. was rejected Yea: 36 Nay: 84 | |
| House | House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended | |
| House | House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 86 Nay: 37 | |
| House | House Engrossed on Thursday, February 20, 2025 | |
| Senate | Senate Received and Introduced | |
| Senate | Senate Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare | |
| Senate | Senate Hearing: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 142-S | |
| Senate | Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare | |
| Senate | Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted | |
| Senate | Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended | |
| Senate | Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 31 Nay: 9 | |
| House | House Concurred with amendments; Yea: 84 Nay: 38 | |
| House | House Reengrossed on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | |
| House | House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 28, 2025 | |
| House | House Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Thursday, April 3, 2025 | |
| House | House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 87 Nay: 38 | |
| Senate | Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9 |
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