SB408

Excluding a child engaging in age-appropriate independent activities from the definition of a child in need of care in the revised Kansas code for care of children, requiring the secretary for children and families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military organizations and create a referral process for children in need of care cases involving children of military personnel to provide families with services that a military family advocacy program offers, authorizing a challenge to a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity as soon as practicable after discovery of fraud, duress or mistake of fact and specifying that certain genetic testing results shall constitute a change of circumstances that warrants a court finding of material mistake of fact.

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Kansas SB408 excludes children engaging in age-appropriate independent activities from the definition of a child in need of care and modifies child.

Kansas SB408 amends the definition of a child in need of care to exclude children engaging in age-appropriate independent activities. It also modifies the definition of endangering a child to exclude such activities. The bill requires the secretary for children and families to enter into a memorandum of understanding with military organizations and create a referral process for children in need of care cases involving military personnel. It allows for a challenge to a voluntary acknowledgment of paternity if fraud, duress, or mistake of fact is discovered.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

39 Yea

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0 Nay

1 Absent

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Calendar

Mar 2

3:30 PM

House Judiciary Hearing

Feb 11

10:30 AM

Senate Judiciary Hearing

History

Apr 9

Senate

Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

Apr 9

Senate

Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

Mar 26

Senate

Senate Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 39 Nay: 0