Born to Invest Act - Kansas Savings Accounts for Newborns
Summary
Kansas Governor signed SB260 establishing the Born to Invest Act, which requires the Office of Vital Statistics to share newborn data with the State Treasurer's office for distributing informational materials about government-administered savings accounts to new parents. The bill passed with strong bipartisan support including 36-4 in the Senate and 110-14 in the House, with final conference committee approval of 98-27 and 39-1.
What changed
SB260 enacts the Born to Invest Act in Kansas, establishing a data-sharing requirement between the Office of Vital Statistics and the Office of the State Treasurer. The legislation authorizes the distribution of informational materials about government-administered savings accounts to parents of newborns. This creates an inter-agency coordination mechanism for financial literacy outreach.\n\nAffected parties include state government agencies responsible for implementation, particularly the Office of Vital Statistics and State Treasurer's office. The bill does not impose compliance obligations or penalties on private individuals or businesses. The primary impact is on government administrative procedures and the creation of a new program for financial education outreach to new parents.
What to do next
- Monitor for implementing regulations from the Office of Vital Statistics and State Treasurer's office
- Establish data-sharing protocols between Vital Statistics and State Treasurer's office
- Prepare informational materials for distribution to new parents regarding state-administered savings accounts
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Kansas / SB260 Signed by Governor SB260 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-09
House Substitute for SB260 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for distribution of informational materials regarding certain government-administered savings accounts.
Bill Details
State Kansas
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb260/
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Federal and State Affairs
Action History
2026-04-09 S Senate Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 2026-04-09 S Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026 2026-03-27 S Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 1 2026-03-25 H House Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 98 Nay: 27 2026-03-25 H House Conference committee report now available 2026-03-23 H House Representative Proctor, Representative Waggoner, and Representative Haskins are appointed to replace Representative Kessler, Representative Schmoe, and Representative Meyer on the Conference Committee 2026-03-23 H House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Kessler, Representative Schmoe and Representative Meyer appointed as conferees 2026-03-23 S Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Thompson , Senator Blew and Senator Faust Goudeau as conferees 2026-03-18 H House Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 110 Nay: 14 2026-03-18 H House Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed 2026-03-18 H House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed 2026-03-16 H House Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs 2025-03-13 H House Hearing: Thursday, March 13, 2025, 9:00 AM Room 346-S 2025-02-25 H House Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs 2025-02-25 H House Received and Introduced 2025-02-19 S Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 36 Nay: 4 2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended 2025-02-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted 2025-02-17 S Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Federal and State Affairs 2025-02-17 S Senate Hearing: Monday, February 17, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 144-S 2025-02-13 S Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs 2025-02-11 S Senate Introduced
Votes
2025-02-19 Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 36 Nay: 4 Yea: 36 Nay: 4 2026-03-18 House Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed - Yea: 110 Nay: 14 Yea: 110 Nay: 14 2026-03-25 House Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 98 Nay: 27 Yea: 98 Nay: 27 2026-03-27 Senate Conference Committee Report was adopted - Yea: 39 Nay: 1 Yea: 39 Nay: 1
Committee Referrals
2025-02-13 S Federal and State Affairs 2025-02-25 H Federal and State Affairs
Amendments
2025-02-17 Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs Report 2026-03-16 House Committee on Federal and State Affairs Report 2026-03-25 Conference Committee Report
Bill Text Versions
2025-02-11 Introduced 0000-00-00 Amended 0000-00-00 Comm Sub 2026-04-09 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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