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+type: "Bill"
+title: "House Substitute for SB 126 by Committee on Children and Seniors - Establishing the child welfare system task force."
+description: "House Substitute for SB 126 by Committee on Children and Seniors - Establishing the child welfare system task force."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
+legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "SB 126"
+citation: "Kansas SB 126 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2017-02-01"
+last_action: "2017-06-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/873a5dd3-641b-463c-92a2-9f13b8bacb4e"
+source_url: "http://www.kslegislature.org/li/api/v11/rev-1/bill_status/sb126"
+source_hash: "f884cc63f780ba3760fdc114968d5ef8fdeadf58132d6bc3cfa6a45021bd843c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ks"]
+---
+
+# Kansas SB 126 (2017-2018) — House Substitute for SB 126 by Committee on Children and Seniors - Establishing the child welfare system task force.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb126_00_0000.pdf)
+2. **As Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb126_04_0000.pdf)
+3. **As Amended by Senate Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb126_01_0000.pdf)
+4. **As Further Amended by House Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb126_05_0000.pdf)
+5. **Enrolled - Law effective June 29, 2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb126_enrolled.pdf)
+6. **H Sub for** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb126_03_0000.pdf)
+7. **{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2017_18/measures/documents/sb126_02_0000.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **105–10** (pass) · legislature
+- Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; — **120–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Conference Committee Report was adopted; — **33–6** (pass) · legislature
+- Final Action - Passed as amended; — **38–2** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Committee on Public Health and Welfare — primary (organization)
+- Committee on Children and Seniors — cosponsor (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-02-01** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2017-02-02** Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-06** Hearing: Thursday, February 09, 2017, 09:30 AM Room 118-N - CANCELLED
+- **2017-02-08** Hearing: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 09:30 AM Room 118-N
+- **2017-02-16** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
+- **2017-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
+- **2017-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended `passage`
+- **2017-02-21** Motion to Reconsider Adopted
+- **2017-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
+- **2017-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Taylor `amendment-introduction`
+- **2017-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Taylor was adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-02-21** Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended `passage`
+- **2017-02-22** Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 38 Nay: 2 `passage`
+- **2017-02-22** Received and Introduced `introduction`
+- **2017-02-23** Referred to Committee on Children and Seniors `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-08** Hearing: Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 09:00 AM Room 218-N
+- **2017-03-23** Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Children and Seniors `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-03-30** Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Committee on Appropriations `withdrawal, referral-committee`
+- **2017-04-03** Withdrawn from Committee on Appropriations; Referred to Committee on Children and Seniors `referral-committee`
+- **2017-05-05** Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Children and Seniors `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2017-05-08** Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Committee on Children and Seniors `withdrawal, referral-committee`
+- **2017-05-10** Committee Report recommending bill be further amended and be passed as amended by Committee on Children and Seniors `committee-passage`
+- **2017-05-12** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
+- **2017-05-12** Committee of the Whole - Now working on
+- **2017-05-12** Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed `substitution, passage`
+- **2017-05-12** Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended `passage, substitution`
+- **2017-05-15** Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 120 Nay: 0 `passage, substitution`
+- **2017-05-15** Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted;
+- **2017-05-15** Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
+- **2017-05-16** Motion to accede adopted; Representative Alford, Representative Gallagher and Representative Ousley appointed as conferees
+- **2017-06-09** Conference committee report now available
+- **2017-06-09** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 105 Nay: 10 `passage`
+- **2017-06-09** Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 33 Nay: 6 `passage`
+- **2017-06-26** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Thursday, June 15, 2017 `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-06-26** Approved by Governor on Thursday, June 22, 2017 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/873a5dd3-641b-463c-92a2-9f13b8bacb4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).
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