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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas authorizes pre-birth child support from conception and provides state income tax exemptions for unborn children
Last action · April 11, 2025: Law effective July 1, 2025
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What This Bill Does
Kansas allows courts to order child support for ren from the date of conception, factoring in the mother's direct medical and pregnancy-related expenses, while also granting a $2,320 state income tax exemption for unborn and stillborn children starting in tax year 2025.
Parents can be legally required to pay child support before a child is born to cover pregnancy and medical costs, and taxpayers can claim an additional personal exemption on their state income taxes for an .
- Kansas child support guidelines are periodically updated by the state supreme court and legislature to reflect changing economic factors and legal standards. context
- State income tax personal exemptions reduce the total taxable income of resident taxpayers based on filing status and dependents. 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.
Parents
Parents can be ordered to pay child support from the date of conception covering pregnancy and medical expenses.
Taxpayers
Taxpayers are eligible for an additional $2,320 state income tax exemption for any unborn child.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can child support be ordered before a child is born in Kansas?
How much is the state income tax exemption for an unborn child?
Do pregnancy-related expenses include elective abortions?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law over the governor's veto.
Procedural history
40 actions- Apr 11, 2025HouseLaw effective July 1, 2025
- Apr 10, 2025HouseReengrossed on Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Apr 10, 2025HouseEnrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
- Apr 10, 2025HouseVetoed by Governor; Returned to on Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Apr 10, 2025HouseFloorMotion to override veto prevailed
- Apr 10, 2025SenateFloorMotion to override veto prevailed
Show 34 earlier actions
- Mar 27, 2025HouseFloorConference Committee Report was adopted
- Mar 26, 2025HouseFloorConference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, Representative Osman, , appointed as second conferees
- Mar 26, 2025SenateConference committee report now available
- Mar 26, 2025SenateFloorConference Committee Report was adopted
- Mar 25, 2025SenateConference committee report now available
- Mar 25, 2025SenateFloorConference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus, Senator Corson, , appointed as second conferees
- Mar 20, 2025HouseNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed , and
- Mar 20, 2025SenateFloorMotion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Titus, Senator Corson, , appointed as conferees
- Mar 12, 2025SenateFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Mar 11, 2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Mar 11, 2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
- Mar 11, 2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected
- Mar 11, 2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
- Mar 11, 2025Senatesen_peck_virgil_1 raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled germane.
- Mar 11, 2025SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by was adopted
- Mar 11, 2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
- Mar 11, 2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected
- Mar 11, 2025SenateFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Mar 5, 2025SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by
- Feb 27, 2025SenateHearing: Thursday, February 27, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S
- Feb 20, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 19, 2025HouseFloorFinal Action - Passed as amended
- Feb 19, 2025SenateIntroducedReceived and Introduced
- Feb 18, 2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Now working on
- Feb 18, 2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
- Feb 18, 2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected
- Feb 18, 2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by
- Feb 18, 2025HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Amendment by was adopted
- Feb 18, 2025HouseFloorCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Feb 18, 2025HouseEngrossed on Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Feb 11, 2025HouseFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed by
- Jan 29, 2025HouseHearing: Wednesday, January 29, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N
- Jan 22, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 22, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Judiciary
Version history
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Expansion of Child Support to Pre-Birth Period
The legislation expands traditional post-birth child support obligations to cover the prenatal period starting from conception.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy90Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz65Current news / social attention level
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