Conservator Notification Duty for Court Orders Regarding Conservatee Assets
Summary
Kansas SB412 was enrolled on April 9, 2026, imposing a new duty on conservators to notify certain entities and persons when a court issues an order regarding the performance or safekeeping of a conservatee's estate assets. The bill passed the Senate 40-0 and House 122-0, with final conference committee adoption receiving 125 and 39 votes respectively. The bill has been presented to the Governor for signature.
What changed
SB412 creates a new notification obligation for conservators in Kansas. The bill specifically requires conservators to provide notice to designated entities and persons whenever a court order commands performance or safekeeping related to a conservatee's estate assets. The legislation, sponsored by the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance, cleared both chambers with unanimous support and is now awaiting gubernatorial action.
Financial institutions and legal professionals involved in conservatorship matters should monitor for the Governor's signature. Upon enactment, conservators will need to establish procedures for identifying and notifying relevant parties of court orders affecting conservatee assets. Failure to comply with the new notification duty could result in legal consequences for conservators, including potential removal or liability for damages. Banks and trust departments serving as conservators should review and update their compliance procedures to align with the new requirements.
What to do next
- Monitor for Governor's signature to confirm enactment
- Update conservatorship procedures to include notification protocols for court orders
- Review and revise internal compliance checklists to address the new notification duty once effective
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Kansas / SB412 Enrolled SB412 Senate Bill Enrolled 2026-04-09
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.
Bill Details
State Kansas
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb412/
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Sponsors
Financial Institutions and Insurance
Action History
2026-04-09 S Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 2026-03-27 S Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 0 2026-03-25 H House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 125 Nay: 0 2026-03-25 H House Conference committee report now available 2026-03-12 H House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Hoheisel, Representative Stiens and Representative Xu appointed as conferees 2026-03-11 S Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Dietrich , Senator Fagg and Senator Miller as conferees 2026-03-11 H House Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 122 Nay: 0 2026-03-10 H House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended 2026-03-10 H House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted 2026-03-05 H House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions 2026-03-02 H House Hearing: Monday, March 2, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 582-N 2026-02-25 H House Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions 2026-02-25 H House Received and Introduced 2026-02-18 S Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0 2026-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended 2026-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted 2026-02-16 S Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance 2026-02-11 S Senate Hearing: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 9:30 AM Room 546-S 2026-01-29 S Senate Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance 2026-01-28 S Senate Introduced
Votes
2026-02-18 Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 Yea: 40 Nay: 0 2026-03-11 House Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 122 Nay: 0 Yea: 122 Nay: 0 2026-03-25 House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 125 Nay: 0 Yea: 125 Nay: 0 2026-03-27 Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 39 Nay: 0 Yea: 39 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-29 S Financial Institutions and Insurance 2026-02-25 H Financial Institutions and Pensions
Amendments
2026-02-16 Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance Report 2026-03-05 House Committee on Financial Institutions and Pensions Report 2026-03-25 Conference Committee Report
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-28 Introduced 0000-00-00 Amended 0000-00-00 Amended 2026-04-09 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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