KS SB398 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on April 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-09 - Senate Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring a proponent to demonstrate that it is more likely than not that certain specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand evidence before certain qualified witnesses may testify.

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Title

Requiring a proponent to demonstrate that it is more likely than not that certain specialized knowledge will help the trier of fact to understand evidence before certain qualified witnesses may testify.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-03-26 - Senate - Senate Concurred with amendments in conference - Yea: 39 Nay: 0 (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-18 - House - House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 124 Nay: 0 (Y: 124 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-18 - Senate - Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed - Yea: 40 Nay: 0 (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-09SenateSenate Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 7, 2026
2026-04-09SenateSenate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 30, 2026
2026-03-26SenateSenate Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 39 Nay: 0
2026-03-23HouseHouse Motion to accede adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as conferees
2026-03-23SenateSenate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as conferees
2026-03-18HouseHouse Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 124 Nay: 0
2026-03-18HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
2026-03-18HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2026-03-12HouseHouse Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
2026-03-03HouseHouse Hearing: Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
2026-02-19HouseHouse Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-02-19HouseHouse Received and Introduced
2026-02-18SenateSenate Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
2026-02-18SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Be passed
2026-02-10SenateSenate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
2026-02-05SenateSenate Hearing: Thursday, February 5, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
2026-01-28SenateSenate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-01-27SenateSenate Introduced

Kansas State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb398/
Texthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb398_00_0000.pdf
Texthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb398_01_0000.pdf
Texthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb398_enrolled.pdf
Amendmenthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/cr_2026_sb398_s_3501.pdf
Amendmenthttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/cr_2026_sb398_h_4248.pdf
Supplementhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/fisc_note_sb398_00_0000.pdf
Supplementhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_sb398_00_0000.pdf
Supplementhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_sb398_01_0000.pdf
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20260218181657_188886/
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20260318160828_462779/
Roll Callhttps://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20260326221035_761684/

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