# Kansas HB 2357: Substitute for HB 2357 by Committee on Judiciary - Providing for expungement of certain court records and consideration of mediation in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by the residential landlord and tenant act.

Kansas HB 2357, Substitute for HB 2357 by Committee on Judiciary - Providing for expungement of certain court records and consideration of mediation in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by the residential landlord and tenant act., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Judiciary; status signed, last action 2026-04-09 (Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HB 2357
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Substitute for HB 2357 by Committee on Judiciary - Providing for expungement of certain court records and consideration of mediation in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by the residential landlord and tenant act.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: senate committee on commerce, senate committee on judiciary, house committee on judiciary
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (588 yes, 46 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Courts must consider mediation for renters: benefit, low. Kansas courts must consider mediation in eviction cases covered by the Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Courts can skip this step if mediation would not help the parties or is impractical. When parties participate, courts must pause the case for no more than 14 days after the mediation o…
- Renters can clear eligible eviction judgments: benefit, low. Kansas renters can request expungement of eviction judgments covered by the Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Expungement removes the judgment from the covered court record. Courts must grant it after three years if any tenancy-related money judgment is satisfied and no additional covered…
- Housing applicants face eviction history checks: cost, low. Kansas public housing authorities may request the past three years of eviction judgment history for active federal housing assistance applicants. Requests and access must follow federal law. This authority does not itself change who qualifies for assistance or require an application denial.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 107 Nay: 9 | pass | 107 | 9 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 36 Nay: 4 | pass | 36 | 4 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 118 Nay: 3 | pass | 118 | 3 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 33 Nay: 7 | pass | 33 | 7 |   |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 118 | 3 |   |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | Conference Committee Report was adopted | pass | 36 | 4 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 33 | 7 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 107 | 9 |   |

## Actions (38)

- 2026-04-09: Reengrossed on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-27: Conference committee report now available (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 36, Nay 4 (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 118, Nay 3, Absent 4 (House)
- 2026-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Larry Alley, Sen. Stephen Owens and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman (House)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Stephen Owens (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Stephen Owens was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. TJ Rose (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. TJ Rose was rejected (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau was rejected (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Joseph Claeys (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Joseph Claeys was adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Cindy Holscher (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Cindy Holscher was rejected (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 33, Nay 7 (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Commerce; Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Engrossed on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 (House)
- 2026-02-25: Received and Introduced (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Cyndi Howerton (House)
- 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Cyndi Howerton was adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2026-02-19: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 107, Nay 9, Absent 9 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2026-02-11: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2026-02-11: Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House)
- 2025-02-07: Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_02_0000.pdf)
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Commerce: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_04_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_enrolled.pdf)
- Sub: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_01_0000.pdf)
- {As Amended by House Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_03_0000.pdf)
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2357_05_0000.pdf)

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- SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed)
- HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed)
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## Sources
- [As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_02_0000.pdf)
- [As Amended by Senate Committee on Commerce (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_04_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_enrolled.pdf)
- [Sub (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_01_0000.pdf)
- [{As Amended by House Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2357/hb2357_03_0000.pdf)
- [{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb2357_05_0000.pdf)

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- [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026)
- [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026)
- [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026)
- [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026)
- [HB 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2357-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).