SB 412 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Imposing a duty on a conservator to notify certain entities and persons of any court order commanding performance or safekeeping of a conservatee's estate assets.

SB 412 requires conservators (court-appointed managers of a person's assets) to notify nonparties - such as banks or financial institutions - not directly involved in a conservatorship about any court order regarding the conservatee's estate assets. This duty ensures financial institutions are aware of legal requirements affecting the conservatee's property, preventing potential misunderstandings or unauthorized actions. The bill amends Kansas law to explicitly add this notification requirement to the conservator's duties under K.S.A. 59-30,176. It directly affects conservators, financial institutions, and conservatees by improving transparency in asset management. The change focuses on procedural clarity, not new financial policies.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Signed Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Amended by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions As Amended by Senate Committee · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered and reorganized to align with Senate amendments, shifting the text from the House version to the Senate version. The substantive legal content regarding conservator duties, investment standards, and digital asset access remains unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the final sections.
TECHNICAL

The header was changed from 'As Amended by House Committee' to 'As Amended by Senate Committee', reflecting the bill's current legislative status.

Line numbers were resequenced to match the new text layout, and the page footer was updated to reflect the Senate amendment version.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the final sections, including the repeal of a statute and the effective date clause.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
14
Committee
8
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 125, Nay 0
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report now available
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Nick Hoheisel, Rep. Angela Stiens and Rep. Rui Xu appointed as conferees
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Brenda Dietrich, Sen. Michael Fagg and Sen. Silas Miller
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 2
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
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Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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