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HB 2609KANSASSession 2025-2026State Billdead

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Kansas Establishes Legal Framework for Supported Decision-Making Agreements for Adults

Original title: AN ACT enacting the supported decision-making agreements act; relating to decision-making assistance for adults; allowing an adult to receive decision-making assistance with the adult's affairs from one or more other adults; providing requirements for decision-making agreements and duties related thereto; including violations of this act in the crime of mistreatment of a dependent adult or an elder person; amending K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 21-5417 and repealing the existing section.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Senate Committee

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What This Bill Proposed

This legislation creates the Supported Decision-Making Agreements Act, enabling adults to receive decision-making assistance regarding their healthcare, living arrangements, and financial affairs from one or more trusted s without surrendering their legal autonomy. The measure establishes formal agreement requirements, fiduciary duties and restrictions for supporters, and legal protections for third parties who rely in good faith on these agreements. Additionally, the act integrates violations of these agreements into the state criminal statute penalizing the mistreatment of dependent adults and elder persons.

Why it matters

Adults seeking assistance with daily decisions can formalize support arrangements while retaining full legal , and s face explicit statutory duties and criminal penalties for financial exploitation or violations.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Principals

Adults choosing to receive decision-making assistance gain a formal statutory framework to get help managing their personal and financial affairs while retaining full legal capacity.

Directly affected

Supporters

Individuals acting as supporters assume explicit fiduciary duties, confidentiality requirements, and restrictions against making decisions on behalf of the principal.

Directly affected

Financial Institutions and Healthcare Providers

Third parties are required to recognize valid supported decision-making requests and receive liability protections when acting in good faith or declining to comply due to suspected abuse.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can a supporter sign legal documents or make final decisions on behalf of the principal?

No. s are strictly prohibited from making decisions for or on behalf of the , signing for the principal, or providing an electronic signature of the principal to a third party.

Does signing a supported decision-making agreement mean the adult lacks legal capacity?

No. The execution of an agreement does not constitute evidence that the lacks , and all adults are legally assumed to have capacity to manage their affairs.

What happens to the agreement if the principal becomes incapacitated?

If the who entered into the supported decision-making agreement becomes incapacitated, the agreement is automatically terminated.

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Where This Stands

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Procedural history

12 actions

Apr 10, 2026Senate
Died in Senate Committee
Feb 26, 2026SenateCommittee
Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
Feb 25, 2026House
Engrossed on Monday, February 23, 2026
Feb 25, 2026SenateIntroduced
Received and Introduced
Feb 19, 2026HouseFloor
Final Action - Passed as amended
Feb 18, 2026House
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Feb 18, 2026HouseFloor
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
Feb 18, 2026HouseFloor
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
Feb 17, 2026HouseFloor
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
Feb 11, 2026House
Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N
Feb 2, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced
Feb 2, 2026HouseCommittee
Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

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