# Kansas HB 2393: Authorizing the supreme court to impose a charge to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel through June 30, 2030. Kansas HB 2393, Authorizing the supreme court to impose a charge to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel through June 30, 2030., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Appropriations; status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (Approved by Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2393-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2393 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Authorizing the supreme court to impose a charge to fund the costs of non-judicial personnel through June 30, 2030. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2026-04-03, Approved by Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Appropriations - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on ways and means, house committee on general government budget - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (284 yes, 44 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Extra costs for civil court users: cost, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, the Kansas Supreme Court can authorize added court charges. Caps are $22 per covered juvenile, probate, or general district-court docket fee, notice-of-pendency fee, or bond, lien, or judgment fee. Caps are $12.50 per covered garnishment, small-claims, exec… - Extra costs for traffic and wildlife citations: cost, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, the Kansas Supreme Court can authorize extra charges for court staff. The cap is $22 per covered traffic docket fee or traffic-citation reinstatement fee. The same cap applies to reinstatement fees after failure to comply with a wildlife or parks citation o… - Extra court costs in criminal cases: cost, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, the Kansas Supreme Court can add criminal-case docket charges. The charge cannot exceed $22 per docket fee. It applies only when the defendant or prosecuting witness is ordered to pay costs. The money funds court staff other than judges. - Extra filing costs for clearing records: cost, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, the Kansas Supreme Court can add charges for clearing records. It can add up to $19 to each covered arrest-record expungement filing fee. It can also add up to $19 per juvenile expungement case, on top of the existing $176 fee. Arrest-record petitioners pay… - Extra filing costs for court appeals: cost, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, the Kansas Supreme Court can add up to $10 per covered appeal filing fee. The money funds court staff other than judges. Kansas and its municipalities are exempt from the fee. A person can file a poverty affidavit instead of paying the fee. - Extra filing costs for family changes: cost, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, the Kansas Supreme Court can add up to $22 per covered post-decree docket fee. Covered motions include changes to custody, parenting arrangements, child support, or separate maintenance. A person required to pay the docket fee can file a poverty affidavit i… - Extra license costs for marrying couples: cost, low. From July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2030, the Kansas Supreme Court can add a marriage license charge. The charge cannot exceed $26.50 per license fee. Couples pay the added amount when the Supreme Court imposes it. The money funds court staff other than judges. - Juvenile court fees and case expenses: cost, low. Juvenile courts can assess or waive a $34 docket fee for complaining witnesses, case initiators, parties, or interested parties. Courts can also assess case expenses against eligible people, but cannot charge governments, their agencies, or employees acting officially. Counties pay expenses first a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Appropriations ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 25 Nay: 15 | pass | 25 | 15 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 117 Nay: 7 | pass | 117 | 7 | | | 2026-03-18 | Senate | Final Action - Passed | pass | 25 | 15 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 117 | 7 | | ## Actions (17) - 2026-04-03: Approved by Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-24: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-18: Final Action - Passed; Yea 25, Nay 15 (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Ways and Means (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Hearing: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 548-S (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Engrossed on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (House) - 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 117, Nay 7, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Chip VanHouden (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Chip VanHouden was adopted (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House) - 2025-03-04: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on General Government Budget (House) - 2025-03-03: Hearing: Monday, March 3, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 281-N (House) - 2025-02-27: Introduced (House) - 2025-02-27: Referred to House Committee on General Government Budget (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2393/hb2393_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2393/hb2393_enrolled.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_2393/hb2393_01_0000.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - 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) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. (failed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2393/hb2393_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2393/hb2393_enrolled.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_2393/hb2393_01_0000.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [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) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2393-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).