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IntroducedJan 21, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 20, 2025
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Signed into LawApr 10, 2025
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. or study.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2025: Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 54
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciarysponsor
- Eric Stafford on behalf of Kansas Chamber of CommerceRequester
Votes
YES: 87
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Sanders
- Sawyer
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- L.
- Wolf
NO: 31
Actions
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Monday, March 31, 2025
- Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025
- Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
- Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Mar 24, 2025 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Williams, L. and Representative Osman appointed as conferees
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as conferees
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 87 Nay: 31
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 11, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
- Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
- Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 39 Nay: 1
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 10, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, February 10, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Jan 22, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 21, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- Sub - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Minutes
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Callie Jill Denton, Kansas Trial Lawyers Assoc (Opponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Joseph Molina, Kansas Bar Assoc (Opponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Eric Stafford, KS Chamber of Commerce (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Phillip Arnzen, National Assoc of Mutual Insurance Companies (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Marlee Carpenter, KS Assoc of Property & Casualty Insurance Companies (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Rachelle Colombo, KS Medical Society (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Dan Murray, National Federation of Independent Business (Proponent)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Craig Sepich, National Insurance Crime Bureau (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Beth Smoller, KS Assoc of Insurance Agents (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Michael Stinson, Medical Professional Liability Assoc (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Randy Stookey, KS Grain & Feed Assoc/KS Agribusiness Retailers Assoc (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Samantha Woods, KS Assoc of Defense Council (Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Mar 11, 2025: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Bill Brief)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Minutes
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by Eric Stafford, Vice President of Government Affairs, Kansas Chamber (SB54 Proponent In person)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by Scot Kibbe, Vice President, State Government Relations, American Property Insurance Association (SB54 Proponent Wrinnen Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by Samatha Woods, President, Kansas Association of Defense Counsel (SB54 Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by Joseph Molina, on behalf of, Kansas Bar Association (SB54 Opponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by Philip Davidson, Hinkle Law Firm (SB54 Proponent In person)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by Philip Arzen, Regional Vice President, Midwest, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (SB54 Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by Marlee Carpenter, Kansas Association of Property & Casualty Insurance Companies (SB54 Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by John Federico, Federico Duerst Consulting Group on behalf of, International Legal Finance Association (SB54 Opponent In Person)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by Dai Wai Chin Feman, Director of Commercial Litigation Strategies, Parabellum Capital (SB54 Opponent In person)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by Beth Smoller, General Counsel, Kansas Association of Insurance Agents (SB54 Proponent Written only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by Rachelle Colombo, Executive Director, Kansas Medical Society (SB54 Proponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by Callie Jill Denton, Executive Director, Kansas Trial Lawyers (SB54 Opponent Written Only)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas (SB54 Bill Brief)
- House Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Feb 10, 2025: Testimony by Dan Murray, Kansas State Director, National Federation of Independent Business (SB54 proponent in person)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
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