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KansasSB 2042025–2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Providing that the attorney members of the board of trustees of the county law library in certain counties shall be appointed by the chief judge of the judicial district, allowing such boards to authorize the chief judge to use certain fees for the purpose of facilitating and enhancing functions of the district court of the county and requiring the case, warrant and subpoena information be sealed in criminal and juvenile offender cases.

Sponsored By: Committee on Judiciary

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

New library board appointments and court funding

Outside Johnson, Sedgwick, and Douglas counties, chief judges appoint at least two county-resident attorneys to law library boards. These attorneys serve two-year terms and are no longer elected by local attorneys. Outside Johnson and Sedgwick counties, library boards may authorize chief judges to use certain library fees for district court work. Judges cannot take part in that funding decision. The law sets no fee amount.

Public access and loans from law libraries

Kansas county law library boards must set guidelines for reasonable public access. Boards may also acquire and maintain materials and technology, then lend them for use outside the library. Each board decides whether to offer loans. The law does not set public access hours.

Criminal records gain privacy, lose public access

Kansas courts must seal criminal and juvenile offender cases when an arrest warrant is sought, limiting public access. Sealing lasts until the warrant is carried out or the request is denied; warrants under K.S.A. 22-2807 are excluded. Courts must also seal all subpoenas in these cases, and subpoena service records are not publicly available. A court may unseal a subpoena only after finding that doing so serves the interest of justice. These rules apply retroactively to pending case information, warrant information, and subpoenas. Courts may share case information, warrants, subpoenas, and service records with law enforcement to carry out warrants or serve subpoenas.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Committee on Judiciary

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 644 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 40 Nay: 0

Yes: 40 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 40 Nay: 0

Yes: 40 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 124 Nay: 0

Yes: 124 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 118 Nay: 0

Yes: 118 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/10/2025

Conference Committee Report was adopted

Yes: 40 • No: 0

House vote • 3/27/2025

Conference Committee Report was adopted

Yes: 124 • No: 0

House vote • 3/20/2025

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended

Yes: 118 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/19/2025

Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended

Yes: 40 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025

    4/24/2025Senate

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 18, 2025

    4/11/2025Senate

  3. Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted

    4/10/2025Senate

  4. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0

    4/10/2025Senate

  5. Conference committee report now available

    3/27/2025House

  6. Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1

    3/27/2025House

  7. Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson

    3/24/2025Senate

  8. Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees

    3/24/2025House

  9. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    3/20/2025House

  10. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    3/20/2025House

  11. Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

    3/20/2025House

  12. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 118, Nay 0, Absent 7

    3/20/2025House

  13. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary

    3/19/2025House

  14. Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N

    3/11/2025House

  15. Received and Introduced

    2/25/2025House

  16. Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

    2/25/2025House

  17. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    2/19/2025Senate

  18. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren

    2/19/2025Senate

  19. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted

    2/19/2025Senate

  20. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

    2/19/2025Senate

  21. Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0

    2/19/2025Senate

  22. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary

    2/18/2025Senate

  23. Hearing: Monday, February 17, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S

    2/17/2025Senate

  24. Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

    2/6/2025Senate

  25. Introduced

    2/5/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary

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  • As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary

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  • As Introduced

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  • Enrolled

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  • {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}

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