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Legislative Committee Chair
Chief Darrell Atteberry, Bel Aire PD [email protected] Your Legislative Liaison Ed Klumpp, Chief of Police-Retired, Topeka PD [email protected] |
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2025 Legislative Session Information and Updates
WEEKLY REPORTS
The Following Bill Status Reports Update in Near Real Time
Status of High Priority Bills of Interest to KACP
Status of Only Active Bill of Interest to KACP
Status of All Bills-Active and Inactive-Of Interest to KACP
These reports are sorted by general topics located in the column to the far right.
No Regular Committee Meetings Week of March 24-28. Conference Committees will be meeting.
The Following Bill Status Reports Update in Near Real Time
Status of High Priority Bills of Interest to KACP
Status of Only Active Bill of Interest to KACP
Status of All Bills-Active and Inactive-Of Interest to KACP
These reports are sorted by general topics located in the column to the far right.
No Regular Committee Meetings Week of March 24-28. Conference Committees will be meeting.
Week 10 Summary March 17-21
Major Topics with Action This Week
LAST WEEK (Week 8) March 10-14 We provided testimony on the following bills.
NEXT WEEK (Week 10) March 24-28
Next week will be the last week of the regular session. It is followed by a break and then a short veto session to consider any overrides of a governor’s veto.
There are no regular committee meetings scheduled for this week. However, there will be a large number of conference committee meetings to work out differences between bills already passed by both the Senate and House.
Major Topics with Action This Week
- SB178 issues, the bill mandating every law enforcement agency in the state to join the ICE 287(g) program: We continued discussions with the Attorney General’s Office on this bill. The scheduled hearing was cancelled and we do not anticipate any further action on it this year.
- SB9 Drones: The contents of HB2293 are now in SB9 in Sections 12 and 13 starting on page 10, line 27. The House passed it with amendments 104-18. It is now officially in conference. The Senate Judiciary Committee held an “Informational Briefing” on the bill contents in preparation of dealing with it in conference committee since it did not get a hearing in the Senate. It appears the drone provisions are exactly what was in HB2293 relating to drones (Sections 1 and 3 of HB2293) with the exception of a change in the definition of “critical component” on page 11, lines 41-43. Section 2 of HB2293, relating to state purchases of any finished goods or services from a foreign principal was not included. There are several behind the scene going on to modify the bill in conference, but it is not clear yet what those modifications will be.
The amended bill can be seen at this link:
https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb9_02_0000.pdf
The bill summary is at this link:
https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_sb9_02_0000.pdf - PTSD: We are continuing to work with Committee Chairs in both the House and Senate to get an informational hearing on the need for PTSD coverage in work comp. We had a phone call with a doctor with extensive experience in treating first responders to be the main presenter if we can get a hearing scheduled. More to come on that as it develops.
- HB2109 Pole Cameras:
The Senate Committee on Utilities recommended this bill to the full Senate with an amendment adding a sunset clause to it. The full Senate completely changed the bill by deleting the current contents completely and replacing it with a simple immunity from liability for the utilities. It passed 29-9 with the amendment and now goes back to the full House where they will decide whether to accept the amendment by the Senate or send it to conference.
The amended bill can be seen at this link:
https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2109_02_0000.pdf
The bill summary is at this link:
https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_hb2109_02_0000.pdf - HB2376 CMB Licensing:
This bill does not appear to be advancing in this session. This bill was requested by ABC after consultation with the Kansas Association of Counties and Kansas League of Municipalities and representatives of the industry. It transfers the licensing authority for cereal malt beverage retailers from cities and counties to the state's alcoholic beverage control division within the Department of Revenue. While the state would become the primary licensing authority, cities and counties would retain the ability to require additional local licenses. - HB2134 Open Records, Charges for Preparing Documents:
HB2134 has passed the House 123-0 and the Senate 40-0. Was amended in the Senate and is now in conference. The bill makes significant changes in the open records request procedures and how we can charge for costs.
The amended bill can be seen at this link:
https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/hb2134_02_0000.pdf
The bill summary is at this link:
https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_hb2134_02_0000.pdf
The major changes are found on Page 2 line 3 through page 3 line 25.
A related bill is SB70. It includes amendments to both the Open Records Act and the Open Meetings Act. It passed the Senate 26-14 and the House Judiciary Committee further amended it and sent it to the full House for consideration where it was not debated and died on general orders.
The amended SB70 can be seen at this link:
https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb70_03_0000.pdf
The bill summary is at this link:
https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_sb70_03_0000.pdf
The Open Meetings changes are probably not of huge interest to us, however, the changes to the Open Records fees in this bill are different from those in HB2134. Those changes are found on page 2, lines 25-31. We anticipate the open meetings portion of SB79 will be added to HB2134 in conference.
LAST WEEK (Week 8) March 10-14 We provided testimony on the following bills.
- HB 2378 Establishing a procedure to remove a squatter from a dwelling unit, requiring owners or agents of dwelling units to provide an affidavit to law enforcement, requiring notice to vacate, establishing the crime of providing a false affidavit. Supported
- HB 2052 Updating the personal and family protection act. Prohibiting the collection of personal information of an off-duty law enforcement officer entering buildings while armed or requiring such officer to wear any item identifying such person as a law enforcement officer or being armed. Supported
- SB 116 Requiring prosecutors to disclose their intent to introduce testimony from a jailhouse witness and to forward related information to the Kansas bureau of investigation. Opposed
- HB 2404 Prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or attending school activities and creating criminal penalties for violation thereof. Supported
NEXT WEEK (Week 10) March 24-28
Next week will be the last week of the regular session. It is followed by a break and then a short veto session to consider any overrides of a governor’s veto.
There are no regular committee meetings scheduled for this week. However, there will be a large number of conference committee meetings to work out differences between bills already passed by both the Senate and House.
FINAL 2024 Legislative Report: A Summary of All New and Amended Law Enforcement Related Laws
Full Report (includes summary of all law enforcement related new and amended laws and the reports below as attachments)
Major Law Enforcement Topics Report
What Every Officer Should Know
What Every Administrator Should Know
Full Report (includes summary of all law enforcement related new and amended laws and the reports below as attachments)
Major Law Enforcement Topics Report
What Every Officer Should Know
What Every Administrator Should Know
2024 Amendments to the Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act.
Critical changes in the law any officer engaging in civil asset forfeiture must know. These changes were passed in SB458 and go into effect on July 1, 2024.
See the following reports for full details.
See the full set of statutes in the Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act, with the 2024 changes highlighted.
See the full text of SB458.
See the KACP, KSA, and KPOA Legislative Liaison’s summary to SB458.
See the KPOA Point of Law Summary of the Changes to Forfeiture Law.
See the Kansas Legislative Research final summary of SB458.
Critical changes in the law any officer engaging in civil asset forfeiture must know. These changes were passed in SB458 and go into effect on July 1, 2024.
See the following reports for full details.
See the full set of statutes in the Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act, with the 2024 changes highlighted.
See the full text of SB458.
See the KACP, KSA, and KPOA Legislative Liaison’s summary to SB458.
See the KPOA Point of Law Summary of the Changes to Forfeiture Law.
See the Kansas Legislative Research final summary of SB458.
2024 General Bill Updates
Status of Bills KACP is Working on Or Monitoring
Bills to Governor
Where Did That Bill Go-By Original Bill No.
Where Did That Bill Go-By Topic
2024 Legislative Priorities
2024 Bills (ALL)
New LE Related Bills Introduced in 2024 Session
Status of Bills KACP is Working on Or Monitoring
Bills to Governor
Where Did That Bill Go-By Original Bill No.
Where Did That Bill Go-By Topic
2024 Legislative Priorities
2024 Bills (ALL)
New LE Related Bills Introduced in 2024 Session
Specific Bill Updates
Forfeiture Bill (SB458) Update 4/8/24
Drone Bill (SB217) Update 4/8/24
Medical Marijuana (SB555) Update 3/29/24
Forfeiture Bill (SB458) Update 4/8/24
Drone Bill (SB217) Update 4/8/24
Medical Marijuana (SB555) Update 3/29/24
Final 2023 Session Reports
Full Report
Things Every Officer Needs to Know
Things Every Administrator Needs to Know
Major Law Changes
Full Report
Things Every Officer Needs to Know
Things Every Administrator Needs to Know
Major Law Changes
Where Did That Bill Go? Use these reports to find a bill by its original topic or original bill number as it moves from bill to bill in the process.
All law enforcement related bills from 2023 Session
All law enforcement related bills from 2023 Session
2022 Session Information
Final Reports of 2022 Legislative Session:
Full Report Including all of the smaller reports below
Same Report as Above But Without the Attachments Below
Table of Major Law Changes
Things Every Officer Needs to Know
Things Every Administrator Needs to Know
Updated May 24, 2022
2022 Session Report to KACP Conference May 23, 2022 pdf of PowerPoint
Full Report Including all of the smaller reports below
Same Report as Above But Without the Attachments Below
Table of Major Law Changes
Things Every Officer Needs to Know
Things Every Administrator Needs to Know
Updated May 24, 2022
2022 Session Report to KACP Conference May 23, 2022 pdf of PowerPoint
2021 Session Information
End of Session Legislative Reports
The following reports summarize the legislation from the 2021 Session becoming law. The further down the list, the more comprehensive the information.
What Line Officers Need to Know Updated 6/18/21
What Administrators Need to Know
Summary of Most Important Law Enforcement Related Legislation
Includes table of changes to laws on felons in possession of firearms
Summary of all Legislation Impacting Law Enforcement Updated 6/18/21
The following reports summarize the legislation from the 2021 Session becoming law. The further down the list, the more comprehensive the information.
What Line Officers Need to Know Updated 6/18/21
What Administrators Need to Know
Summary of Most Important Law Enforcement Related Legislation
Includes table of changes to laws on felons in possession of firearms
Summary of all Legislation Impacting Law Enforcement Updated 6/18/21
2020 Session Information
Final 2020 Reports
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