Kansas Senate Bill 70

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Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 25 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-03-21 - House Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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.

Senate Judiciary Committee

2025-02-19 - Senate - Senate Final Action - Passed as amended - Yea: 26 Nay: 14 (Y: 26 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-21	House	House Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
2025-03-19	House	House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
2025-03-12	House	House Hearing: Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
2025-02-25	House	House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-02-25	House	House Received and Introduced
2025-02-19	Senate	Senate Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 26 Nay: 14
2025-02-18	Senate	Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
2025-02-18	Senate	Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Warren was adopted
2025-02-18	Senate	Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Warren Committee on Judiciary
2025-02-18	Senate	Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
2025-02-14	Senate	Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
2025-02-03	Senate	Senate Hearing: Monday, February 3, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
2025-01-24	Senate	Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-23	Senate	Senate Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb70/
Text	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb70_00_0000.pdf
Text	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb70_01_0000.pdf
Text	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb70_02_0000.pdf
Text	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb70_03_0000.pdf
Amendment	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/cr_2025_sb70_s_1336.pdf
Amendment	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/fa_2025_sb70_s_1489.pdf
Amendment	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/cr_2025_sb70_h_2019.pdf
Supplement	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/fisc_note_sb70_00_0000.pdf
Supplement	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_sb70_01_0000.pdf
Supplement	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_sb70_02_0000.pdf
Supplement	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/supp_note_sb70_03_0000.pdf
Roll Call	https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/vote_view/je_20250219114838_690608/