HB 2688 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Providing that a nondisclosure agreement shall not be judicially enforceable in a dispute involving childhood sexual abuse or human trafficking allegations or claims.

HB 2688 prevents courts from enforcing nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in legal disputes involving childhood sexual abuse or human trafficking allegations. It directly affects victims, abusers, and traffickers in civil cases by voiding NDAs that would otherwise silence victims or conceal wrongdoing. The law applies to NDAs signed on or after July 1, 2026, though agreements made before that date may still be enforced if a court issues a final declaration of enforceability. This policy change ensures victims cannot be legally barred from speaking about abuse or trafficking incidents in related legal proceedings.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026
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As Introduced As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that nondisclosure agreements regarding childhood sexual abuse or human trafficking are void because they violate public policy. It also added a specific provision to maintain the confidentiality of victim identifying information, which was not explicitly stated in the original version.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly expanded by adding a specific mandate to protect victim confidentiality, while the core prohibition on enforcing nondisclosure agreements remains the same.
ENFORCEMENT

The language stating that agreements are void was updated to explicitly declare them void as contrary to public policy.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added to ensure that identifying information concerning victims of childhood sexual abuse or human trafficking is deemed confidential and maintained as such.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors