---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring proposed guardians for certain adults who have a cognitive impairment or are diagnosed with a neurological condition to complete training approved by the secretary for aging and disability services prior to appointment as a guardian."
description: "Requiring proposed guardians for certain adults who have a cognitive impairment or are diagnosed with a neurological condition to complete training approved by the secretary for aging and disability services prior to appointment as a guardian."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2536"
citation: "Kansas HB 2536 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Aging and Disability Services", "Department for", "Probate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-23"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d798b646-4653-4944-a6e0-29aa8da7ebda"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2536/"
source_hash: "d8fccd091f53e74270eb2b2bdbd6b97e25bb13ac0f505190dbaaa32c7321030b"
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 HB 2536 (2025-2026) — Requiring proposed guardians for certain adults who have a cognitive impairment or are diagnosed with a neurological condition to complete training approved by the secretary for aging and disability services prior to appointment as a guardian.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2536/hb2536_00_0000.pdf)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2536/hb2536_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Judiciary — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-04-09** Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-26** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026
- **2026-03-19** Final Action - Passed; Yea 39, Nay 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2026-03-16** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-02-18** Final Action - Passed; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1 `passage`
- **2026-02-17** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2026-02-06** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-23** Referred to House Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-23** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d798b646-4653-4944-a6e0-29aa8da7ebda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).