# Kansas SB 54: 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.

Kansas SB 54, 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., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Committee on Judiciary; status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas SB 54
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: 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.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
- Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on judiciary, senate committee on judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (332 yes, 64 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Privacy and trial protections for lawsuit funding: benefit, low. 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’…
- New reporting rules for funded Kansas lawsuits: cost, low. 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 prin…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Committee on Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 40 Nay: 0 | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 87 Nay: 31 | pass | 87 | 31 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | Yea: 39 Nay: 1 | pass | 39 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Concurred with amendments in conference | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended | pass | 87 | 31 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed | pass | 39 | 1 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-04-10: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 40, Nay 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended (House)
- 2025-03-20: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2025-03-20: Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 87, Nay 31, Absent 7 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-11: Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N (House)
- 2025-02-25: Received and Introduced (House)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea 39, Nay 1 (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced (Senate)

## 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/sb_54/sb54_02_0000.pdf)
- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_54/sb54_00_0000.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_54/sb54_enrolled.pdf)
- Sub: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_54/sb54_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 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed)

## Sources
- [As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_54/sb54_02_0000.pdf)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_54/sb54_00_0000.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_54/sb54_enrolled.pdf)
- [Sub (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/sb_54/sb54_01_0000.pdf)

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- [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 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB54-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).