Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2734: Requiring expedited procedures for children who are under two years of age at the time that a petition is filed requesting such child be adjudicated to be a child in need of care, requiring permanency for such a child within 12 months and directing the secretary to report on such expedited procedures.

In committee Last action February 19, 2026: Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507

Plain-language summary

HB 2734 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring expedited procedures for children who are under two years of age at the time that a petition is filed requesting such child be adjudicated to be a child in need of care, requiring permanency for such a child within 12 months and directing the secretary to report on such expedited procedures. Primary sponsor: Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care. Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2026): Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care.