---
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).