HB2651

Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance.

Vetoed·4/9/26

Allows challenges to voluntary acknowledgments of paternity based on fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact.

This bill amends the acknowledgment of paternity process in Kansas. It allows individuals to challenge a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity if it was based on fraud, duress, or a material mistake of fact. Genetic test results that exclude the signatory father or identify another man as the father are considered a material mistake of fact. The bill also specifies that certain genetic testing results are considered a material mistake of fact. The acknowledgment of paternity creates a permanent father-child relationship without the requirement of further adjudication.

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Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

72 Yea

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48 Nay

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5 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 17

10:30 AM

Senate Judiciary Hearing

Feb 11

3:30 PM

House Judiciary Hearing

History

Apr 10

House

House No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained

Apr 9

House

House Reengrossed on Sunday, March 29, 2026

Apr 9

House

House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026