Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2045

Introduced
1/21/25  
Refer
1/21/25  
Report Pass
2/4/25  
Engrossed
2/7/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Report Pass
3/6/25  
Enrolled
4/11/25  

Caption

Reducing certain license fees and training requirements for child care staff, creating a process for day care facility licensees to apply for temporary waiver of certain statutory requirements, authorizing the secretary of health and environment to develop and operate pilot programs to increase child care availability or capacity, transferring certain child care programs to the Kansas office of early childhood and creating day care licensing duties of the director of early childhood.

Impact

The bill's implementation will have considerable effects on state regulations related to child care facilities, including the establishment of the Kansas office of early childhood to oversee various child care programs and functions. By allowing for waivers from certain statutory requirements, the law could facilitate the operation of day care facilities that may otherwise struggle to meet all regulatory deadlines or conditions. This change is positioned to provide child care professionals with greater autonomy while still ensuring essential health and safety standards are maintained.

Summary

House Bill 2045 focuses on the structure and requirements of child care facilities in Kansas, particularly addressing licensure and related administrative processes. The bill reduces certain licensing fees and training requirements for child care providers, with a specific emphasis on creating a more flexible environment for child care operations through the addition of a waiver process. This initiative aims to increase the availability and capacity of child care facilities by easing regulatory burdens, a move proponents argue will better serve families needing child care options.

Sentiment

Sentiment around HB 2045 is mixed but leans toward a generally optimistic view among supporters who believe that the reform will enhance child care availability for working families in Kansas. Advocates argue the bill supports parents and children by potentially creating more flexible and accessible child care options. Conversely, some critics express concerns about the potential loosening of training requirements and waivers, fearing that this may compromise the safety and quality of care provided to children.

Contention

Notable concerns have emerged regarding the balance between regulation and accessibility in enhancing child care services. Advocates for strict regulation argue that reduced training and licensing requirements could lead to a decline in the quality of care provided. Additionally, the implementation of pilot programs and reduced oversight in specific areas raises questions about the robustness of child care standards in Kansas, as stakeholders debate the implications of this legislative approach.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS SR1702

A resolution honoring the life, career and trailblazing achievements of Kansas icon Ed Dwight.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS SCR1604

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for real property and personal property mobile homes.

KS SCR1603

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for residential property.

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