All Roll Calls
Yes: 332 • No: 64
KansasSB 542025–2026 Regular SessionSenate
Substitute for SB 54 by Committee on Judiciary - Limiting discovery and disclosure of third-party litigation funding agreements and requiring reporting of such agreements to courts.
Sponsored By: Committee on Judiciary
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Privacy and trial protections for lawsuit funding
Disclosing lawsuit funding under this law does not, by itself, make that information admissible at trial. These funding disclosure rules also do not require nonprofit corporations or associations to identify their members or donors. These protections apply specifically to disclosures under the law’s litigation funding rules.
New reporting rules for funded Kansas lawsuits
Parties in Kansas civil cases must report qualifying outside funding that pays claim expenses in exchange for outcome-based compensation. Funding from the party’s lawyer, law firm, family, or household is excluded. Agreements allowing only repayment plus total interest of no more than 11.1% of principal are also excluded. This is a reporting threshold, not a general interest-rate cap. The funded party must give the agreement to the court for private review and other parties a sworn statement. Both are due within 30 days after the case starts or the agreement is signed, whichever is later. The statement must identify contracting parties, their addresses, and where any contracting entity was formed. It must describe funder control over case or settlement decisions, access to confidential materials, and known relationships with opponents, their lawyers, or the court. It must also describe the funder’s financial stake, including whether repayment is required if the claim fails. Funding from a foreign country of concern requires the funder’s name, address, and country of incorporation or registration. Parties can agree, or the court can order, to waive some or all of the sworn statement. The law takes effect upon publication in the statute book.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Committee on Judiciary
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 40 Nay: 0
Yes: 40 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 87 Nay: 31
Yes: 87 • No: 31
Senate vote • 4/23/2026
Yea: 39 Nay: 1
Yes: 39 • No: 1
Senate vote • 3/26/2025
Concurred with amendments in conference
Yes: 40 • No: 0
House vote • 3/20/2025
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended
Yes: 87 • No: 31
Senate vote • 2/19/2025
Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed
Yes: 39 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
4/10/2025SenateApproved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025
4/7/2025SenateConcurred with amendments in conference; Yea 40, Nay 0
3/26/2025SenateNonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
3/24/2025SenateMotion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees
3/24/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
3/20/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
3/20/2025HouseMotion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
3/20/2025HouseEmergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 87, Nay 31, Absent 7
3/20/2025HouseCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
3/13/2025HouseHearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N
3/11/2025HouseReceived and Introduced
2/25/2025HouseReferred to House Committee on Judiciary
2/25/2025HouseCommittee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
2/19/2025SenateCommittee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
2/19/2025SenateEmergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 39, Nay 1
2/19/2025SenateCommittee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary
2/18/2025SenateHearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S
2/10/2025SenateReferred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
1/22/2025SenateIntroduced
1/21/2025Senate
Bill Text
As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary
As Introduced
Enrolled
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