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SB304 • 2026

Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for the distribution of informational materials regarding certain government-administered savings accounts.

Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for the distribution of informational materials regarding certain government-administered savings accounts.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-04-10
Official status
Died in House Committee
Effective date
Not listed

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Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for the distribution of informational materials regarding certain government-administered savings accounts.

Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for the distribution of informational materials regarding certain government-administered savings accounts.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for the distribution of informational materials regarding certain government-administered savings accounts.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-10 House

    Died in House Committee

  2. 2026-03-13 House

    Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs

  3. 2026-03-13 House

    Received and Introduced

  4. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Final Action - Passed; Yea 40, Nay 0

  5. 2026-03-11 Senate

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  6. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means and referred to Committee of the Whole

  7. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

  8. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Education

  9. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Hearing: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 144-S event

  10. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Referred to Senate Committee on Education

Official Summary Text

Establishing the born to invest act and requiring the office of vital statistics to provide data to the office of the state treasurer for the distribution of informational materials regarding certain government-administered savings accounts.

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Session of 2026
SENATE BILL No. 304
By Senators Masterson, Bowers, Claeys, Erickson, Fagg, Hill, Kloos, Owens,
Rose, Shallenburger, Shane, Starnes and Thompson
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AN ACT concerning the department of health and environment office of
vital statistics; relating to information regarding government-
administered savings accounts; establishing the born to invest act;
requiring the office of vital statistics to provide information regarding
children born in Kansas to the state treasurer; permitting the state
treasurer to provide informational materials on government-
administered savings accounts for such children and such children's
families.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the
born to invest act.
(b) (1) The state treasurer shall determine the data necessary to
distribute informational materials that describe the availability, purposes,
advantages and enrollment procedures concerning:
(A) For a child born on or after January 1, 2025, a Trump account
established by section 530A of the federal internal revenue code;
(B) the postsecondary educational savings program established by
section 529 of the federal internal revenue code and K.S.A. 75-640
through 75-648, and amendments thereto; and
(C) an ABLE savings account established by section 529A of the
federal internal revenue code and K.S.A. 75-651 through 75-657, and
amendments thereto.
(2) The data may include the:
(A) Name of the child;
(B) name and mailing address of the child's parent or legal guardian
on the child's certificate of live birth; or
(C) date of the child's live birth.
(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the state
registrar of vital statistics shall provide to the state treasurer the data
determined necessary under subsection (b).
(2) (A) By September 1, 2026, if no corresponding death certificate
has been issued for a child, the state registrar of vital statistics shall
provide to the state treasurer data relating to children in Kansas who were
born prior to July 1, 2026, and are currently eligible for government-
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administered savings accounts.
(B) Within 90 days after the issuance of a certificate of a live birth of
a child in Kansas, unless a corresponding death certificate has been issued
for the child within such time, the state registrar of vital statistics shall
provide to the state treasurer the data relating to children born in Kansas
on or after July 1, 2026.
(3) The data shall be transmitted in a secure electronic manner
consistent with applicable federal and state law.
(d) The informational materials shall be in a suitable form and
manner as prescribed by the state treasurer for mail, including brochures,
letters, inserts or other printed information. The state treasurer may share
information and materials with the department of administration division
of printing for the printing, production and distribution of the
informational materials.
(e) The state treasurer shall maintain information regarding the
availability, purposes and advantages of the government-administered
savings accounts described in subsection (b). To ensure that Kansas
families are aware of the accounts, the state treasurer shall publicize the
information on the state treasurer's website and through financial literacy
educational training.
(f) The secretary of health and environment and the state treasurer
may enter into interagency agreements to carry out this section. The
agreements may address procedures, confidentiality, data transfers,
reimbursements of actual costs and any other matters determined
necessary by the secretary and state treasurer.
(g) Except as permitted by state or federal law and the purposes of
this section, nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the
disclosure of any confidential or protected records or information.
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.
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