Judiciary

KS - Representative Kyle McNorton (R)

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KS - Representative Jason W. Goetz (R)

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KS - Representative John Carmichael (D)

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KS - Representative Leah Howell (R)

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KS - Representative Pam Curtis (D)

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KS - Representative Dennis "Boog" Highberger (D)

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KS - Representative Nick Hoheisel (R)

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KS - Representative Susan Humphries (R)

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KS - Representative Bill Clifford (R)

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KS - Representative Annie Kuether (D)

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KS - Representative Marty Long (R)

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KS - Representative Lance W. Neelly (R)

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KS - Representative KC Ohaebosim (D)

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KS - Representative Stephen Owens (R)

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KS - Representative Carrie Barth (R)

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KS - Representative Mark Schreiber (R)

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KS - Representative John Wheeler (R)

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KS - SB4 Authorizing court services and community corrections officers to issue an identification certificate for use to obtain a replacement driver's license; increasing the criminal penalties for riot and incitement to riot in a correctional facility; modifying the criminal penalties for tampering with electronic monitoring equipment; clarifying supervision of offenders participating in the certified drug abuse treatment program; and authorizing the sentencing commission to determine risk levels for...

KS - HB2001 Creating the crime of sexual extortion and requiring an offender to register under the Kansas offender registration act.

KS - HB2008 Providing for the attorney general to coordinate training for law enforcement agencies on missing and murdered indigenous people.

KS - HB2009 Removing sodomy between consenting members of the same sex from criminal sodomy.

KS - HB2011 Removing the authority of the secretary of state to prosecute election crimes.

KS - HB2013 Changing the supreme court clerk's information requirements for licensed attorneys and changing procedures related to the supreme court nominating commission and the judicial district nominating commissions.

KS - HB2024 Providing immunity from civil liability for adult care homes for COVID-19 claims.

KS - SB14 Extending certain provisions of the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas and providing certain relief related to health, welfare, property and economic security during this public health emergency.

KS - HB2048 Extending certain provisions of the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas and providing certain relief related to health, welfare, property and economic security during this public health emergency.

KS - HB2049 Substitute for HB 2049 by Committee on Judiciary - Prohibiting a public agency from charging a fee for records requested for an audit by the legislative division of post audit.

KS - HB2050 Removing the requirement that certain entities submit certain documents to the division of post audit.

KS - HB2071 Increasing the criminal penalties for stalking a minor.

KS - HB2075 Allowing venue for an adoption when the state is the agency to be where the state agency or its subcontracting agency has an office.

KS - HB2076 Clarifying that bond agents seeking discharge as a surety are required to return the person released on bond to the court in the county where the complaint subject to the bond was filed.

KS - HB2078 Suspending statutory speedy trial rights until May 1, 2023, in all criminal cases, providing guidelines for prioritizing trials and requiring the office of judicial administration to prepare and submit a report to the legislature in 2022 and 2023.

KS - HB2079 Transferring duties concerning address confidentiality program (safe at home) and the registration of charitable organizations from the secretary of state to the attorney general, enacting the Kansas fights addiction act to establish a grant program for the purpose of preventing, reducing, treating and mitigating the effects of substance abuse and addiction and requiring posting of a human trafficking awareness notice approved by the attorney general in certain businesses and public places.

KS - HB2080 Transferring duties concerning registration for charitable organizations from the secretary of state to the attorney general.

KS - HB2082 Authorizing the crime victims compensation board to waive application time restrictions for certain victims to receive compensation for mental health counseling and adding certain children to the definition of victim.

KS - HB2093 Increasing criminal penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer when operating a stolen vehicle, committing certain driving violations or causing a collision involving another driver and making fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer evidence of intent to commit theft of a vehicle.

KS - HB2095 Allowing courts to prohibit possession of a firearm in a temporary custody order pursuant to the care and treatment act for mentally ill persons.

KS - HB2096 Authorizing department of corrections employees, local correctional or detention officers, judicial branch employees, municipal court employees and administrative hearing officers to have identifying information restricted from public access on public websites that identify home addresses or home ownership.

KS - HB2098 Allowing a court to change a spouse's name to a name that is different than a maiden or former name during a divorce proceeding.

KS - HB2099 Permitting taxpayers to attend BOTA hearings by use of audio or video electronic communication.

KS - HCR5006 A constitutional amendment revising article 3, relating to the judiciary; placing the court of appeals into the constitution; and changing the nomination and appointment process for court of appeals judges to use the existing process for supreme court justices.

KS - HB2109 Prohibiting the disclosure of personal information about a person's affiliation with an entity that is exempt from federal income taxation under section 501(c) of the federal internal revenue code and continuing in existence certain exceptions to the disclosure of public records under the open records act.

KS - SB56 Requiring posting of a human trafficking awareness notice approved by the attorney general in certain businesses and public places.

KS - SB58 Establishing the parents' bill of rights for parents of students attending elementary or secondary school in this state.

KS - SB60 Creating the crime of sexual extortion and requiring an offender to register under the Kansas offender registration act, prohibiting a court from requiring psychiatric or psychological examinations of an alleged victim of any crime, increasing criminal penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer when operating a stolen vehicle, committing certain driving violations or causing a collision involving another driver, defining proximate result for purposes of determining when a c...

KS - HB2120 Removing the spousal exception from the crime of sexual battery.

KS - HB2122 Enacting the supported decision-making agreements act to provide a statutory framework for adults who want decision-making assistance.

KS - HB2125 Allowing a copy of a will to be filed and admitted to probate and allowing a will or a copy of a will filed within six months after the death of the testator to be admitted to probate at any time.

KS - HB2126 Providing immunity from civil liability for COVID-19 claims for certain covered facilities, including adult care homes, community mental health centers, crisis intervention centers, community service providers and community developmental disability organizations.

KS - HB2127 Requiring the department for children and families to release information to the public related to a child fatality caused by abuse or neglect when criminal charges are filed related to the fatality.

KS - HB2150 Creating a definition of financial exploitation, requiring additional mandatory reporters, increasing investigation days for reports of abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of certain adults and directing the department for children and families to inform certain chief administrative officers of substantiated findings of such reports.

KS - HB2152 Clarifying how property held under a transfer-on-death deed is distributed when one beneficiary predeceases the grantor.

KS - HB2153 Senate Substitute for HB 2153 by Committee on Judiciary - Establishing the office of the child advocate within the office of the attorney general and the joint committee on child welfare system oversight.

KS - HB2154 Authorizing the department of education to contract with a private vendor to install and operate school bus cameras.

KS - SB102 Requiring earlier notice of anticipated release from custody of a person who may be a sexually violent predator to the attorney general and a multidisciplinary team and specifying where such person will be detained during civil commitment proceedings.

KS - SB103 Amending the Kansas power of attorney act regarding the form of a power of attorney and the duties of third parties relying and acting on a power of attorney.

KS - SB104 Requiring a court order be issued directing a child to remain in a present or future placement for certain children in need of care.

KS - SB106 Enacting the revised uniform law on notarial acts and repealing the uniform law on notarial acts.

KS - SB107 Enacting the uniform fiduciary income and principal act (UFIPA).

KS - SB122 Modifying certain rules of evidence in the code of civil procedure related to authentication of records and documents.

KS - HB2226 Requiring certain criminal convictions to be expunged from an offender's record automatically.

KS - HB2227 Allowing the chief justice to suspend certain time limitations during a state of local disaster emergency, suspend certain verification requirements and authorize use of electronic audio-visual communication to expeditiously resolve cases, and extending the chief justice's authority to suspend time limitations during a disaster emergency until June 30, 2022.

KS - HB2228 Requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy regarding submission of sexual assault evidence kits and allowing evidence collection at child advocacy centers or other facilities.

KS - HB2229 Increasing the criminal penalties for multiple thefts of mail.

KS - SB141 Enacting the Kansas uniform directed trust act.

KS - HB2264 Permitting student athletes at postsecondary educational institutions to receive compensation for the use of their name, image, likeness rights or athletic reputation.

KS - SB172 Creating the crimes of trespassing on a critical infrastructure facility and criminal damage to a critical infrastructure facility and eliminating the crime of tampering with a pipeline.

KS - HB2285 Creating the campus free speech act to require each public postsecondary educational institution to adopt a policy of free expression.

KS - HB2292 Creating exemptions in the open records act for cyber security assessments, plans and vulnerabilities.

KS - HB2299 Requiring retention of fingerprints by the Kansas bureau of investigation for participation in the federal rap back program; imposing restrictions on surveillance by certain employees of the Kansas department of wildlife and parks on private property; expanding the jurisdiction and powers of law enforcement officers to include situations when an activity is observed leading the officer to reasonably suspect a person is committing, has committed or is about to commit a crime and reasonably bel...

KS - HB2308 Allowing investigations of child deaths by coroner before performing an autopsy.

KS - HB2322 Regulating contract for deed transactions, authorizing recording of contract for deeds or affidavits of equitable interest, listing deceptive practices constituting violations of the consumer protection act, requiring notice to the buyer of default and allowing buyers to cure violations of such default.

KS - HB2346 Allowing release of defendants to a pretrial supervision entity or program and allowing fees associated with supervision to the nonjudicial salary adjustment fund at the discretion of a chief judge.

KS - SB204 Prohibiting a court from requiring psychiatric or psychological examinations of an alleged victim of any crime.

KS - HB2356 Enacting the uniform partition of heirs property act to prescribe procedures and requirements for partition of certain real property.

KS - HB2362 Modifying the elements of and making changes to the criminal penalties of abuse of a child.

KS - HB2363 Increasing the maximum rate paid to appointed counsel.

KS - HB2364 Defining torturing for the purposes of the crime of cruelty to animals.

KS - HB2365 Providing immunity from criminal prosecution for possession of controlled substances or drug paraphernalia if seeking assistance related to substance use.

KS - HB2366 Requiring prosecutors to disclose their intent to introduce testimony from a jailhouse witness and to forward information to the Kansas bureau of investigation.

KS - HB2369 Extending the Kansas closed case task force and providing for staff assistance.

KS - HB2375 Adding items to the the definitions of a knife and weapon for purposes of the crime of criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

KS - HB2376 Requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a policy relating to making arrests for violation of a protective order and procedures for separating suspects from the scene for a period of time.

KS - HB2377 Revising laws relating to operating an aircraft under the influence, including prescribing criminal and administrative penalties and providing for testing of blood, breath, urine or other bodily substances, and preliminary screening tests of breath or oral fluid; authorizing reinstatement of a driver's license for certain persons with an ignition interlock device restriction; requiring persons with an ignition interlock device restriction to complete the ignition interlock device program befo...

KS - HB2387 Prohibiting the issuance of a request for proposal or entering into a new contract for the administration and provision of benefits under the medical assistance program and removing the authority of the governor to prohibit attending or conducting certain religious services and worship services.

KS - HB2389 Authorizing a notice to appear for unlawful possession of marijuana and defining complaint in the Kansas code of criminal procedure to include such notice to appear.

KS - HB2390 Making permanent certain exceptions to the disclosure of public records under the open records act, creating exemptions in the open records act for cyber security assessments, plans and vulnerabilities, prohibiting the filing of certain liens or claims against real or personal property and providing for criminal penalties and authorizing local correctional or detention officers and administrative hearing officers to have identifying information restricted from public access on public websites...

KS - HB2412 Enacting the Kansas fights addiction act to establish a grant program for the purpose of preventing, reducing, treating and mitigating the effects of substance abuse and addiction.

KS - HB2416 Senate Substitute for HB 2416 by Committee on Judiciary – Requiring compensation for the use, restriction on use, damage, loss or destruction of property as a result of certain governmental actions, authorizing reimbursement of property taxes levied upon businesses shut down or restricted as a result of certain governmental actions related to contagious or infectious disease in humans and establishing the COVID-19 retail storefront property tax relief act to provide partial refunds to certa...

KS - SB273 House Substitute for Substitute for SB 273 by Committee on Judiciary - Enacting the COVID-19 small business relief act to provide funds for impacted small businesses, create the COVID-19 small business relief fund of the legislative coordinating council and the COVID-19 small business relief claims board, require certain counties to establish and administer a county COVID-19 small business relief fund and certain cities to establish and administer a city COVID-19 small business relief fund, r...

KS - HCR5014 Proposing a constitutional amendment that provides for legislative oversight of rules and regulations adopted by executive branch agencies and officials.

KS - SB283 Continuing the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas by extending the expanded use of telemedicine, the authority of the board of healing arts to grant certain temporary emergency licenses, the suspension of certain requirements related to medical care facilities and immunity from civil liability for certain healthcare providers and certain persons conducting business in this state for COVID-19 claims until March 31, 2022.

KS - SB286 House Substitute for Substitute for SB 286 - Continuing the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas by extending the expanded use of telemedicine, the suspension of certain requirements related to medical care facilities and immunity from civil liability for certain healthcare providers, certain persons conducting business in this state and covered facilities for COVID-19 claims until January 20, 2023, creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a hospital and incr...

KS - HCR5017 Supporting the adoption of the COVID-19 Vaccine Bill of Rights

KS - SB300 Substitute for SB 300 by Committee on Judiciary - Amending the Kansas racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act to add a person who has engaged in identity theft or identity fraud to the definition of "covered person" and add identity theft and identity fraud to the definition of "racketeering activity."

KS - HB2447 Substitute HB 2447 by Committee on Judiciary - Permitting testimony to be presented using a two-way electronic audio-video communication device during a preliminary hearing.

KS - SB304 Removing the sunset provision in the COVID-19 contact tracing privacy act.

KS - HB2451 Directing that tobacco product manufacturer remittances be credited to the Kansas endowment for youth fund rather than deposited into escrow upon certification by the attorney general.

KS - HR6019 Supporting the Team Roc lawsuit against the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department.

KS - HB2473 Removing the requirement that all district court judges in Douglas county serve on the board of trustees of the law library.

KS - HB2474 Allowing a court to change a spouse's name to a name that is different than a maiden or former name during a divorce proceeding.

KS - HB2477 Renewing certain provisions of law authorizing expanded practice by certain healthcare professionals and suspending certain licensure and other requirements for adult care homes.

KS - HB2495 Senate Substitute for HB 2495 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring retention of fingerprints by the Kansas bureau of investigation for participation in the federal rap back program; imposing restrictions on surveillance by certain employees of the Kansas department of wildlife and parks on private property; expanding the jurisdiction and powers of law enforcement officers to include situations when an activity is observed leading the officer to reasonably suspect a person is committing, has ...

KS - HB2496 Enacting the uniform family law arbitration act.

KS - HB2507 Adding denial of civil rights based on a person's disability to the crime of denial of civil rights.

KS - HB2508 Modifying the definition of possession in the Kansas criminal code, modifying the elements of and making changes to the criminal penalties of abuse of a child, requiring a forfeiture of an appearance bond to be set aside in certain circumstances, permitting testimony to be presented using a two-way electronic audio-video communication device during a preliminary hearing, making changes to the process for evaluating and treating people who are undergoing evaluation for competency to stand tria...

KS - SB367 Requiring officers to file copies of receipts with the court when property is seized under a search warrant and providing requirements and procedures for destruction or disposition of dangerous drugs and return or disposition of weapons.

KS - HB2527 Removing the authority for law enforcement officers to deliver a child in need of care to a court services officer and prohibiting supervision of persons found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect by court services officers.

KS - HB2535 Enacting the individual liberty preservation act to nullify certain federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements, prohibit enforcement of such requirements and provide criminal penalties for violations.

KS - HB2536 Providing sexual assault survivors with certain rights.

KS - HB2537 Requiring the insurance department to hold a hearing in cases involving an order under the Kansas administrative procedure act.

KS - HB2538 Modifying the time requirement for holding a preliminary hearing and allowing testimony to be presented through two-way electronic audio-visual communication devices.

KS - HB2539 Creating the crime of violence in the presence of a child and providing criminal penalties for violation thereof.

KS - HB2542 Creating the crime of abuse of a sports official and providing criminal penalties therefor.

KS - HB2556 Prohibiting denial of a petition for expungement due to the petitioner's inability to pay outstanding costs, fees, fines or restitution.

KS - HB2557 Prohibiting the denial of a petition for expungement of a juvenile offense due to the petitioner's inability to pay outstanding costs, fees, fines or restitution and authorizing expungement if the juvenile has not committed an offense in the previous two years.

KS - SB395 Protecting private property from unauthorized access by certain government officials and unauthorized surveillance.

KS - SB419 Allowing certain employees from the department of corrections to attend the Kansas law enforcement training center and including special agents of the department of corrections in the definition of law enforcement officer under the Kansas law enforcement training act.

KS - HB2574 Establishing a time limitation for awarding compensation for mental health counseling and increasing certain compensation award amounts by the crime victims compensation board.

KS - HB2575 Requiring certain records to be automatically expunged from a person's criminal record.

KS - HB2582 Directing the Kansas department for children and families to share certain information with investigating law enforcement agencies.

KS - SB425 Directing the Kansas department for children and families to share certain information with investigating law enforcement agencies.

KS - SB434 Creating exemptions in the open records act for records that contain captured license plate data or that pertain to the location of an automated license plate recognition system.

KS - SB435 Expanding law enforcement officers' jurisdiction to include situations when an illegal act is observed that the officer reasonably believes will jeopardize the safety of any person without immediate action.

KS - HB2603 Allowing victims of childhood sexual abuse to bring a civil action for recovery of damages caused by such abuse at any time and reviving claims against any party for such damages that occurred on or after July 1, 1984.

KS - HB2608 Removing provisions authorizing criminal restitution to be enforced as a civil judgment and authorizing judicial districts to contract for collection services for criminal restitution.

KS - HB2609 Allowing restricted driver's license holders to drive to and from worship services for any religious organizations at age 15.

KS - HB2620 Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a hospital, providing criminal penalties for violation thereof and increasing the criminal penalties for battery of a healthcare provider who is employed by a hospital.

KS - HB2624 Increasing the time of an initial restraining order and possible extensions issued in a protection from abuse order or a protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking order.

KS - HB2625 Creating the crime of elector fraud to make it a crime to falsify presidential elector certificates.

KS - HB2640 Creating a new process for criminal forfeiture of property with a value of less than $100,000 that is used in the commission of certain crimes or is proceeds derived from certain crimes.

KS - HB2642 Allowing a proposition related to the method of selecting judges of the district court to be submitted to the voters more than once every eight years.

KS - HB2647 Adding a parent's history of committing child sexual abuse to the factors the court shall consider in awarding legal custody, residency and parenting time of a child and creating a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the best interest of the child to have parenting time granted to a parent who is subject to certain sex offender registration requirements.

KS - HB2648 Requiring a criminal conviction for civil asset forfeiture, remitting proceeds from civil asset forfeiture to the state general fund and removing provisions making motor vehicles with altered vehicle identification numbers contraband.

KS - SB457 Requiring a waiver of extradition proceedings as a condition of bond.

KS - HB2651 Allowing a person to petition the court for a payment plan to pay traffic fees, fines and court costs.

KS - HB2652 Continuing the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas by extending the expanded use of telemedicine, the authority of the board of healing arts to grant certain temporary emergency licenses, the suspension of certain requirements related to medical care facilities and immunity from civil liability for certain healthcare providers, certain persons conducting business in this state and covered facilities for COVID-19 claims until January 20, 2023.

KS - HB2668 Prohibiting certain restrictions on freedom of worship by governmental entities and public officials, limiting related state of disaster emergency powers of the governor and state of local disaster emergency powers of counties and cities and limiting related powers of the secretary of health and environment and local health officers.

KS - HB2670 Prohibiting certain acts by business entities, governmental entities or public officials based upon a person's vaccination status or possession of an immunity passport, amending the Kansas act against discrimination to define unlawful employment practices related to vaccination status or possession of an immunity passport and limiting powers of the secretary of health and environment and local health officers.

KS - HB2674 Requiring a forfeiture of an appearance bond to be set aside in certain circumstances.

KS - HB2679 Prohibiting certain restrictions on the operation of private businesses by governmental entities and public officials, limiting related state of disaster emergency powers of the governor and state of local disaster emergency powers of counties and cities and limiting related powers of the secretary of health and environment and local health officers.

KS - SB483 Increasing criminal penalties for theft and criminal damage to property involving remote service units such as automated cash dispensing machines and automated teller machines.

KS - HB2694 Enacting the third party litigation financing consumer protection act to require regulation of litigation financing.

KS - HB2697 Making changes to the process for evaluating and treating people who are undergoing evaluation for competency to stand trial and allowing such evaluation and treatment at various facilities.

KS - SB507 Continuing in existence certain exceptions to the disclosure of public records under the open records act.

KS - SB541 Prohibiting a governmental entity or public official from ordering or otherwise requiring a person to wear a face mask as a response to a contagious or infectious disease and from restricting worship services or activities; providing that orders and similar actions by public officials relating to gathering limitations and business restrictions shall not exceed 30 days in duration at a time before being renewed or allowed to expire; prohibiting school officials from issuing or requiring use of...

KS - HB2725 Creating a presumption that joint legal custody in temporary parenting plans are in the bests interests of a child and defining related terms under the Kansas family law code.

KS - HB2730 Prohibiting certain restrictions on freedom of worship by governmental entities and public officials, limiting related state of disaster emergency powers of the governor and state of local disaster emergency powers of counties and cities, limiting related powers of the secretary of health and environment and limiting local health officers to making recommendations.

KS - HB2736 Limiting the liability of optometrists and ophthalmologists who report information to the division of vehicles relating to a person's vision.

KS - HB2745 Characterizing separation from Kansas national guard service due to non-compliance with a COVID-19 vaccine requirement as a general discharge under honorable conditions.