---
type: "Bill"
title: "Enacting and joining with other states in the interstate compact for the placement of children and authorizing the administration and implementation of the compact."
description: "Enacting and joining with other states in the interstate compact for the placement of children and authorizing the administration and implementation of the compact."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ks"
legislature: "Kansas Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 2557"
citation: "Kansas HB 2557 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Families", "Department for", "Children and Minors", "Compacts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cff9e07-20d8-46b7-b489-88e43778fc3d"
source_url: "https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/HB2557/"
source_hash: "0fafe3270fa5f994df5cda66f91498ba69610cc1d095953b177fee1a634bc2b8"
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 2557 (2025-2026) — Enacting and joining with other states in the interstate compact for the placement of children and authorizing the administration and implementation of the compact.

## 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_2557/hb2557_00_0000.pdf)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2557/hb2557_enrolled.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-23** Approved by Governor on Friday, March 20, 2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-16** Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 16, 2026
- **2026-03-10** Final Action - Passed; Yea 39, Nay 1 `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-13** Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Received and Introduced `introduction`
- **2026-02-12** Final Action - Passed; Yea 118, Nay 1, Absent 6 `passage`
- **2026-02-11** Committee of the Whole - Be passed `passage`
- **2026-02-05** Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-27** Referred to House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27** Introduced `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2cff9e07-20d8-46b7-b489-88e43778fc3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kansas legislature records).