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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas requires conservators to notify asset holders within 15 days of court asset orders
Last action · April 9, 2026: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
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What This Bill Does
s must notify financial institutions and other entities holding estate assets within 15 calendar days of receiving any court order commanding the performance or safekeeping of a 's assets. The law also amends existing probate code standards regarding duties, asset management, and notice requirements.
Financial institutions and persons holding assets for a face a strict 15-day notice window when a court issues an order regarding asset performance or safekeeping, altering communication requirements between s and third-party asset holders.
- Conservatorships are legal proceedings where a court appoints a person or entity to manage the financial affairs and property of someone deemed unable to do so themselves. context
- K.S.A. 59-30,176 sets out the core statutory duties and standards of conduct for conservators operating within the Kansas probate system. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Conservators
Conservators must provide written notice to asset-holding entities within 15 days of receiving relevant court orders and adhere to updated fiduciary standards.
Financial institutions and asset holders
Financial institutions and other nonparties holding conservatee assets will receive formal notice of court orders commanding asset performance or safekeeping.
Conservatees
Individuals subject to conservatorship have their estate management governed by updated fiduciary duties, prudent investor rules, and mandatory asset notification protections.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
24 actions- Apr 9, 2026SenateEnrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Apr 9, 2026SenateEnrolledApproved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026SenateFloorConference Committee Report was adopted
- Mar 25, 2026HouseConference committee report now available
- Mar 25, 2026HouseFloorConference Committee Report was adopted
- Mar 12, 2026HouseFloorMotion to accede adopted; Representative Hoheisel, Representative Stiens, Representative Xu, , appointed as conferees
Show 18 earlier actions
- Mar 11, 2026HouseFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Mar 11, 2026SenateNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed , and
- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 10, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Mar 10, 2026HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 5, 2026HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 582-N
- Feb 25, 2026HouseIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 25, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions
- Feb 18, 2026SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 18, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Feb 18, 2026SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 18, 2026Senatefa_fabc_912
- Feb 18, 2026SenateFloorEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended
- Feb 16, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Feb 11, 2026SenateHearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S
- Jan 29, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Jan 28, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Introduction of Explicit Asset Notification Timeline
The statute adds an explicit 15-day notification window for third-party asset holders following court orders, tightening administrative communication standards in probate cases.
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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