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KS HB2311
Bill
Status
4/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Child Welfare and Foster Care
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the Kansas Secretary for Children and Families from requiring foster or adoptive parents, custodians, or licensees to affirm government policies on sexual orientation or gender identity that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs
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Bars the secretary from denying otherwise eligible applicants for out-of-home placement, adoption, permanent custodianship, or SOUL custodianship based on their religious or moral beliefs about sexual orientation or gender identity
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Preserves the secretary's authority to consider a child's and biological family's religious or moral beliefs when determining placement matches and best interests of the child
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Creates a private right of action allowing aggrieved individuals to recover actual damages, injunctive relief, costs, and attorney fees from the Department for Children and Families for violations
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Holds the department liable for contractor violations, though lawsuits cannot be brought directly against contracting entities
Legislative Description
Prohibiting the secretary from adopting and enforcing policies for placement, custody and appointment of a custodian that may conflict with sincerely held religious or moral beliefs regarding sexual orientation or gender identity and creating a right of action for violations.
Last Action
Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
4/10/2025