KansasSB 702025–2026 Regular SessionSenate

Prohibiting fees for electronic copies of records under the open records act, exempting from disclosure formally closed investigations with no found violations, requiring county or district attorneys to file reports of violations with the attorney general in October instead of January, determining the membership calculation of subordinate groups under the open meetings act, requiring public bodies or agencies that live stream meetings to ensure that the public is able to observe and providing for a five minute deviation to resume an open meeting at the conclusion of executive sessions.

Sponsored By: Committee on Judiciary

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Committee on Judiciary

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 52 • No: 28

Senate vote • 4/23/2026

Yea: 26 Nay: 14

Yes: 26 • No: 14

Senate vote • 2/19/2025

Final Action - Passed as amended

Yes: 26 • No: 14

Actions Timeline

  1. Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507

    3/21/2025House
  2. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary

    3/19/2025House
  3. Hearing: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N

    3/12/2025House
  4. Received and Introduced

    2/25/2025House
  5. Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

    2/25/2025House
  6. Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 26, Nay 14

    2/19/2025Senate
  7. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    2/18/2025Senate
  8. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren

    2/18/2025Senate
  9. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted

    2/18/2025Senate
  10. Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended

    2/18/2025Senate
  11. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary

    2/14/2025Senate
  12. Hearing: Monday, February 3, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S

    2/3/2025Senate
  13. Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

    1/24/2025Senate
  14. Introduced

    1/23/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • As Amended by House Committee on Judiciary

  • As Amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary

  • As Introduced

  • {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}

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