Judiciary

KS - Senator Dan Goddard (R)

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Chair

KS - Senator Dinah Sykes (R)

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Vice Chair

KS - Senator David Haley (D)

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Ranking Minority Member

KS - Senator Steffen (R)

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Member

KS - Senator Bruce Givens (R)

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Member

KS - Senator Bud Estes (R)

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Member

KS - Senator Julia Lynn (R)

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Member

KS - Senator Carolyn McGinn (R)

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Member

KS - Senator Mike Petersen (R)

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Member

KS - Senator Pat Pettey (D)

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Member

KS - Senator Mike Thompson (R)

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Member

KS - HB2490 Capital murder; attempt; murder in the first degree; sentencing.

KS - HB2170 Concerning sentencing dispositions, probation and postrelease supervision.

KS - HB2633 Substitute for HB 2633 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Juvenile offenders; youth residential centers and services; risk assessment; raising the age for prosecution as an adult; sentencing; good time credits.

KS - SB167 House Substitute for SB 167 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Juvenile justice authority; new community based service alternatives; new residential services levels; establishment of performance measures and payment methodologies.

KS - SB94 Crimes, definition of firearm; antique firearms excluded.

KS - HB2463 Creating civil liability for acts of terrorism; forfeiture of property related to violations of certain criminal acts.

KS - HB2655 Senate Substitute for HB 2655 by Committee on Judiciary - Allowing veterans with PTSD to seek mental health treatment upon certain convictions; also amending the crimes of interference with law enforcement and giving a false alarm.

KS - HB2120 Updating provisions relating to the Kansas bureau of investigations DNA database.

KS - SB41 Possession of a firearm during a drug distribution, cultivation or manufacture felony.

KS - SB16 Kansas racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act, criminal street gangs.

KS - SB125 Enforcement of support orders; income withholding.

KS - HB2453 Protecting religious freedom regarding marriage.

KS - HB2169 Allowing for proceedings to determine final disposition of prisoner's pending probation revocations.

KS - SB329 Clarifying court orders relating to parents in juvenile offender cases and changing the statute of limitations on certain juvenile offenses.

KS - SB190 Relating to eyewitness identifications.

KS - SB335 Drug screening and substance abuse treatment programs for certain government officers and employees.

KS - HB2034 Senate Substitute for HB 2034 by Committee on Judiciary - Repealing outdated provisions relating to the purchase of certain real estate by the department of corrections.

KS - SB248 Victim notification prior to release of certain inmates.

KS - HB2217 Creating the crime of female genital mutilation and setting the penalty.

KS - SB88 Increasing the children's advocacy center assessment fee.

KS - SB92 Requiring law enforcement to report the presence of pornographic materials found at the scene of a sexually violent crime or in possession of a person who commits a sexually violent crime.

KS - HB2093 Senate Substitute for HB 2093 by Committee on Judiciary - Consumer protection; unconscionable acts; identity theft and fraud.

KS - SB19 House Substitute for SB 19 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice – Amending the crime of aggravated battery, concerning strangulation; conversion of out-of-state misdemeanors in determining an offender's criminal history classification.

KS - HB2065 Senate substitute for HB 2065 by Committee on Judiciary - Relating to district magistrate judges; jurisdiction; appeals.

KS - HB2478 Venue for crimes committed with an electronic device.

KS - HB2209 Amendments to the Kansas offender registration act.

KS - SB400 Sexually violent predators; reimbursement for costs incurred by counties.

KS - HB2298 Senate Sub for HB 2298 by Committee on Judiciary - Uniform controlled substances act.

KS - SB40 House Substitute for SB 40 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice - Secretary of corrections; including juvenile offenders in the prison-made goods act; authorizing use of correctional industries funds for payment of workers compensation insurance.

KS - HB2479 Removing 2015 sunset provision from law requiring ignition interlock device after first test failure or alcohol or drug-related conviction.

KS - HB2588 Senate Substitute for HB 2588 by Committee on Judiciary - Concerning children and minors; relating to children in need of care; placement in juvenile detention facilities; permanent custodians; relating to juvenile offenders; alternative adjudication; youth residential centers and services; risk assessment; sentencing; good time credits.

KS - HB2662 Expungment of driving under the influence convictions.

KS - HB2013 Amending the crime of perjury.

KS - HB2442 Substitute for HB2442 by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice--Special sentencing rule for third or subsequent flee and elude cases.

KS - SB401 Removing affirmative defense to promotion to minors of material harmful to minors for public, private or parochial schools.

KS - HB2044 Increasing the penalty for a person who distributes a controlled substance that causes great bodily harm or death.

KS - HB2114 Debt setoff; collection assistance fee.

KS - SB49 Increasing the amount of time for blood-alcohol concentration tests upon suspicion of boating under the influence.

KS - HB2445 Allowing for criminal discovery materials to be provided to defendant or defendant's counsel.

KS - HB2182 Senate substitute for HB 2182 by Committee on Judiciary - Legislative review of open records exceptions.

KS - HB2070 Time limits for decisions by courts.

KS - HB2613 Relating to the issuance of stillbirth and unborn child's death certificates.

KS - HCR5029 Urging the Kansas bureau of investigation to establish a blue alert system for the state of Kansas.

KS - SB334 Relating to battery; interference with law enforcement.

KS - HB2115 Relating to the employment of retired judges and justices.

KS - SB303 Allowing the Sedgwick county regional forensic science center to receive forfeited firearms for forensic science purposes.

KS - HB2353 Adding certain controlled substances as schedule I drugs.

KS - HB2006 Kansas rules and regulations filing act.

KS - HB2009 Relating to restricted driving privileges in lieu of suspension.

KS - HB2387 Senate Substitute for HB 2387 by Committee on Judiciary - Sentencing of certain persons to mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 25 years ("hard 25") or 50 years ("hard 50").

KS - HB2163 Relating to garnishment proceedings.

KS - HB2204 Relating to redemption of real property.

KS - HB2205 Adoption hearings; time and waiver of notice.

KS - HB2014 Senate Substitute for HB 2014 by Committee on Utilities - Repealing the renewable energy act.

KS - HB2015 Domestic relations; relating to marital property.

KS - HB2017 Substitute HB 2017 by Committee on Judiciary--Relating to appeals from municipal court.

KS - HB2164 Relating to jurors; information disqualifying prospective juror from jury service.

KS - HB2218 Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs; tests; implied consent; administrative hearings.

KS - HB2028 Providing for venue in Shawnee County District Court in certain forfeiture proceedings

KS - HB2303 Increasing driver's license reinstatement fees.

KS - HB2041 Criminal history record information; definition; municipal court reporting; district court reporting.

KS - HB2043 Senate Substitute for HB 2043 by Committee on Judiciary - Duties, responsibilities and authority of the attorney general.

KS - HB2259 Domestic relations; relating to divorce; service of process.

KS - HB2389 Senate Substitute for HB 2389 by Committee on Judiciary - Crimes and criminal procedure; mistreatment of a dependent adult or an elder person; RICO; warrants; discharge of certain persons; appeals.

KS - SB4 Amending the statute of limitations for prosecution of sexually violent offenses where the victim is under 18 years of age.

KS - SB6 Relating to restricted driving privileges in lieu of suspension.

KS - HB2081 Forfeiture of property related to violations of certain criminal acts.

KS - SB90 Amending private remedies under the Kansas consumer protection act.

KS - SB228 Clarifying the duties, responsibilities and authority of the attorney general.

KS - SB118 Relating to law enforcement reporting and investigation of missing persons.

KS - SB122 Elections; relating to unauthorized voting disclosures.

KS - SB17 Amending the crime of unlawful sexual relations.

KS - SB18 House Substitute for SB 18 by Committee on Judiciary -Relating to disputes involving church congregations.

KS - SB20 Amendments to the Kansas offender registration act.

KS - SB29 Racial profiling data collection and reporting requirements

KS - SB123 Amending the Kansas restraint of trade act.

KS - SCR1601 Constitutional amendment revising article 3, relating to the judiciary; allowing the governor to appoint supreme court justices and court of appeals judges, subject to senate confirmation; abolishing the supreme court nominating commission.

KS - SB124 Amending the Kansas restraint of trade act.

KS - SB126 Abolishing the death penalty; creating the crime of aggravated murder.

KS - SB39 Unlawful possession of prescription-only drugs.

KS - SB42 Architects and engineers; immunity from liability in negligence under certain circumstances.

KS - SB66 Requiring the collection and publication of district attorney criminal and juvenile offender caseload data.

KS - SB47 Amending the crime of identity theft.

KS - SB59 Attorney general; reward for information.

KS - SB60 House Substitute for SB60 by Committee on Judiciary - Certain sex crimes, where the offender is over 18 and the victim is under 14, which currently have a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years could be increased to 35 if aggravating circumstances found.

KS - SB61 Human trafficking; crimes of commercial sexual exploitation of a child, selling sexual relations, promoting the sale of sexual relations and buying sexual relations; children in need of care; staff secure facilities.

KS - SB63 State use law; purchases by municipalities; committee sunset date and chairperson selection.

KS - SB77 Relating to the state child death review board.

KS - SB80 Grand juries.

KS - SB81 Open records; requests for criminal justice information; restriction of certain officials' information from publicly accessible records.

KS - SB200 Open meetings; definition.

KS - SB259 State child death review board.

KS - SB58 Sentencing for unlawful manufacturing of controlled substances.

KS - HB2495 Concerning sentencing dispositions, probation and postrelease supervision.

KS - SB287 District magistrate judges; jurisdiction; cases on the record; appeals.

KS - HB2398 Relating to the Kansas revised limited liability company act.

KS - SB250 Sentencing of certain persons to mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 50 years ("hard 50").

KS - SB252 Court of appeals judges; requiring certain applicant information to be made available to the public.

KS - SB254 Medical assistance recovery program; rules and regulations.

KS - SB255 Special sentencing rule for attempt to commit capital murder.

KS - HB2489 Legislative review of exceptions to disclosure of public records.

KS - SB310 Grand juries; crimes to consider; amendment of indictment.

KS - SB312 Criminal procedure; speedy trial; mandatory stay of mandate for certain appeals.

KS - SB288 Relating to restitution or collection of debts owed to the courts.

KS - SB313 Increasing various docket fees and creating new docket fees.

KS - SB330 Requiring certain inmates to be confined in administrative segregation and separated from other inmates.

KS - SB257 Appellate rules for death penalty cases and rules for motions attacking sentences.

KS - SB258 Relating to issuance of certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth.

KS - SB256 Amending the crime of mistreatment of a dependent adult; creating the crime of mistreatment of an elder person; amending the crime of unlawful sexual relations; amending provisions relating to appearance bonds and surety regulation; amending violations of the Kansas racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act; also concerning the attorney general, costs in criminal appeals.

KS - SB289 Time limits for decisions by courts.

KS - SB260 Vehicle liens; centralized filing.

KS - SB261 Uniform trust code changes concerning an anti-lapse statute and creditor claims against settlors.

KS - HB2433 Relating to the Kansas uniform securities act.

KS - SB290 Use of video conferencing for arraignment hearings in criminal cases.

KS - HB2444 Spendthrift trusts.

KS - SB332 Interest on judgments in civil actions.

KS - HB2447 Real property; trespass and liability.

KS - HB2491 Kansas tort claims act; attorney may appear in small claims action.

KS - SB269 Rules of evidence; clarifying application of timely objection rule.

KS - SB270 Criminal procedure; mental status defenses; notice and procedure.

KS - SB271 Amending the Kansas medicaid fraud control act.

KS - HB2555 Release of information in support of arrest warrants and search warrants.

KS - HB2568 Domestic relations; Kansas family law code; child support guidelines.

KS - HB2612 Relating to district judge and district magistrate judge vacancies.

KS - SB354 Mistreatment of an elder person or dependent adult.

KS - HB2566 Requiring court fee for forensic audio and video examination services.

KS - SB348 Qualifications for office of sheriff.

KS - HB2577 Allowing parents to remain anonymous when surrendering an infant under the newborn protection act.

KS - SB377 Relating to district judge and district magistrate judge vacancies.

KS - SB355 Kansas power of attorney act.

KS - SB389 Domestic case management.

KS - SB365 District court judges in judicial district elect chief judge and court of appeals judges elect chief judge of the court of appeals.

KS - SB368 Custody, visitation and residency of a child with certain relatives.

KS - SB391 Providing penalties and procedures for members of legislature who have positive test under the drug screen program.

KS - HB2689 Amending which convictions are counted for driving while license canceled, suspended or revoked.

KS - HB2684 Allocating moneys from driver's license fees to the judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund.

KS - SB399 Allocating moneys from driver's license fees to the judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund.

KS - SB402 Amending statutes related to the Kansas criminal justice information system committee.

KS - SB404 Clarifying the culpability required for violations of the Kansas racketeer influenced and corrupt organization act.

KS - HB2501 Human trafficking and related crimes; penalties for buying sexual relations; records and reporting by courts; staff secure facility requirements.

KS - SB406 Creating the mobile communications devices identification system.

KS - SB407 Mobile telecommunications devices identification system and the Kansas bureau of investigation.

KS - SB89 Interest on judgments in civil actions.

KS - HB2466 Relating to administrative procedure; judicial review.

KS - SCR1605 Constitutional amendment revising article 3, relating to the judiciary; placing the court of appeals into the constitution; changing the membership of the supreme court nominating commission.

KS - SB415 Increasing criminal penalties for residential burglary.

KS - SB416 Defendants have statutory right to counsel at every hearing before a judge of the district court, rather than at every stage of the proceedings.

KS - HB2651 County law library.

KS - HB2252 Eliminating the statute of limitations for prosecutions of rape and aggravated criminal sodomy.

KS - SB417 Court of appeals judges to be nominated by the supreme court nominating commission and appointed by the governor.

KS - SB418 Regulated scrap metal; crime of theft and related sentencing provisions; regulation of scrap metal dealers, including unlawful acts and penalties.

KS - HB2446 Senate Substitute for HB 2446 by Committee on Judiciary - Courts; allocating moneys from driver's license fees to judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund; allowing chief justice to authorize expenditures from court trustee operations fund in certain judicial districts; time limits for court decisions.

KS - SB421 Allowing program credits earned by an inmate to be published on the department of corrections website.

KS - SB364 Annually, allowing the allocation of a budget for each judicial district court, chief judge could elect to have the authority to expend funds as necessary to carry out the functions of such district, including establishing what court personnel are necessary and their compensation.

KS - SB437 Uniform controlled substances act.

KS - SB394 Substitute for SB394 by Committee on Judiciary--Enacting the foster parents' bill of rights act.

KS - SB8 Creating the Kansas commission on judicial appointments; specifying Senate confirmation procedure for judicial appointments.

KS - SCR1608 Constitutional amendment concerning school finance; suitable provision for finance determined by the legislature.

KS - SB142 Abortion; concerning civil actions related to abortion.

KS - HB2448 Senate Substitute for HB 2448 by Committee on Judiciary - Updating provisions relating to the Kansas bureau of investigation's DNA database; amending the crime of interference with judicial process; concerning sentencing dispositions, probation and postrelease supervision; concerning expungement of driving under the influence and criminal refusal convictions; concerning trials, conduct of jury after case is submitted.

KS - HB2278 Creating a penalty enhancement for the theft or burglary of a firearm.

KS - SB403 House Sub for SB 403 by Committee on Judiciary – Relating to writ of habeas corpus.

KS - HB2493 Relating to surety regulation, appearance bonds and unlawful sexual relations.

KS - HB2203 Relating to exercise of religion.

KS - HB2502 Allowing victim notification on status change of person confined.

KS - SB359 Relating to asbestos-related liability.

KS - SB311 Increasing the noneconomic damages cap, changing rules related to expert evidence and repealing statutes pertaining to collateral source benefits.