Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB2144: Enacting the supported decision-making agreements act to provide a statutory framework for adults who want decision-making assistance and amending the crime of mistreatment of a dependent adult or an elder person
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act enacting the supported decision-making agreements act; relating to decision-making assistance for adults; amending K.S.A. 21-5417 and repealing the existing section.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2025:
AN ACT enacting the supported decision-making agreements act; relating to decision-making assistance for adults; amending K.S.A. 21-5417 and repealing the existing section. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: New Section 1. Sections 1 through 9, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the supported decision-making agreements act. New Sec. 2. As used in the supported decision-making agreements act, unless the context indicates otherwise: (a) "Adult" means an individual who is 18 years of age or older. (b) "Affairs" means decisions related to the following affairs of a principal: (1) Monitoring health, obtaining, scheduling, implementing and coordinating health and support services, understanding healthcare information and options, providing for care and comfort, and other healthcare and personal matters in which the principal makes decisions about the principal's healthcare; (2) managing income and assets and the use of income and assets for clothing, support, care, comfort, education, shelter and payment of other liabilities of the principal; (3) handling personal, healthcare and financial matters that arise in the course of daily living; (4) monitoring information about the principal's support services, including necessary or recommended future support services; (5) living arrangements, including where and with whom the principal wants to live; and (6) working arrangements, including where the principal wants to work. (c) "Capacity" means the …
Sponsors
- Bill Rhiley (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Received and Introduced
- : Engrossed on Tuesday, February 17, 2026
- : Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 117 Nay: 7
- : Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- : Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative VanHouden was adopted
- : Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative VanHouden
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on General Government Budget
- : Hearing: Monday, March 3, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 281-N
- : Referred to Committee on General Government Budget
Subjects: Named Acts, Crimes, Punishment and Criminal Procedure, Health and Healthcare
Common questions
- What is HB2144?
- HB2144 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Enacting the supported decision-making agreements act to provide a statutory framework for adults who want decision-making assistance and amending the crime of mistreatment of a dependent adult or an elder person.
- What does HB2144 do?
- In its own words: An act enacting the supported decision-making agreements act; relating to decision-making assistance for adults; amending K.S.A. 21-5417 and repealing the existing section.
- What is the status of HB2144?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2144?
- Bill Rhiley (R).
- Where is the official record for HB2144?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2144/
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