HB 2591 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Authorizing financial institutions to report suspected financial exploitation of an adult account holder to a designated agency, notify any adult designated as a trusted contact by such account holder of suspected financial exploitation and place a temporary hold on certain transactions or disbursements. Enacting the virtual currency kiosk consumer protection act, providing definitions, and establishing requirements for virtual currency kiosk operators. Prohibiting the office of the state bank commissioner or any other state agency from becoming a receiver for a technology-enabled fiduciary financial institution that becomes insolvent or declares bankruptcy. Providing that earned wage access service registrants are subject to the Kansas financial institutions information security act, and eliminating certain stipulations relating to the payment of negotiable instruments on Saturday afternoons or holidays.

HB 2591 allows Kansas financial institutions (like banks and credit unions) to report suspected financial exploitation of adult account holders (18+) to law enforcement or the Kansas Department for Children and Families. It permits institutions to notify a designated "trusted contact" adult and temporarily pause certain transactions for up to 10 business days (extendable to 30 days) if exploitation is suspected. The bill protects institutions from liability for these actions or inaction when taken in good faith, covering reporting, notification, and transaction holds. This directly affects adult account holders, financial institutions, and designated trusted contacts by creating a legal framework to address financial exploitation.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 29, 2026 Signed Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Amended by Senate Committee {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to fix a grammatical error in the definition of a 'designated agency' by removing the redundant word 'or'. Additionally, the House Committee added a new exclusion to prevent temporary account holds from being based solely on an adult's age, the size of a transaction, or their refusal to provide information, ensuring these actions are only taken when there is specific suspicion of exploitation.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding temporary account holds was narrowed by adding specific exclusions to prevent holds based on age or transaction size alone.
DEFINITION

Corrected a typo in the definition of 'designated agency' by removing the word 'or' from the list of included entities.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new provision stating that temporary holds on adult accounts cannot be based solely on the account holder's age, the size or timing of the transaction, or their refusal to provide information.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
15
Committee
9
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Silas Miller appointed as conferees
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Nick Hoheisel, Rep. Angela Stiens and Rep. Rui Xu
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Carolyn Caiharr was adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Carolyn Caiharr
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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