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IntroducedJan 28, 2025
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Passed HouseFeb 20, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2025
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Became LawApr 10, 2025
Kansas House Bill
Amending the Kansas open records act by limiting certain charges for furnishing records and employee time required to make records available and exempting certain records from disclosure and amending the Kansas open meetings act by providing for the membership calculation of subordinate groups and requiring public bodies or agencies that live stream meetings to ensure that the public is able to observe.
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House • Apr 11, 2025: Law effective July 1, 2025
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Summary
Comments on HB 2134
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Judiciarysponsor
Votes
YES: 123
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Steve Huebert
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 2
YES: 40
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 40
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Sen. J. Claeys
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Michael Murphy
- Stephen Owens
- Virgil Peck
- Mike Petersen
- Pat Pettey
- TJ Rose
- Ronald Ryckman
- Patrick Schmidt
- Tim Shallenburger
- Doug Shane
- Brad Starnes
- Dinah Sykes
- Adam Thomas
- Mike Thompson
- Kenny Titus
- Caryn Tyson
- Sen. Ware
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 124
- John Alcala
- Mike Amyx
- Avery Anderson
- Francis Awerkamp
- Barbara Ballard
- Bradley Barrett
- Rep. Barth
- Brian Bergkamp
- Emil Bergquist
- Doug Blex
- Lewis "Bill" Bloom
- Lauren Bohi
- Jesse Borjon
- Sherri Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Ron Bryce
- David Buehler
- Nathan Butler
- Sydney Carlin
- John Carmichael
- Blake Carpenter
- Will Carpenter
- Ford Carr
- Shawn Chauncey
- Kenneth Collins
- Ken Corbet
- Chris Croft
- Pam Curtis
- Leo Delperdang
- Duane Droge
- Ronald Ellis
- Charlotte Esau
- Robyn R. Essex
- Susan Estes
- Brett Fairchild
- Linda Featherston
- Shannon Francis
- Fred Gardner
- Dan Goddard
- Jason W. Goetz
- Kirk Haskins
- Daniel Hawkins
- Henry Helgerson
- Dale Helwig
- Rep. Hill
- Kyle Hoffman
- Nick Hoheisel
- Steven K. Howe
- Leah Howell
- Cyndi Howerton
- Jo Ella Hoye
- Susan Humphries
- Rick James
- Timothy Johnson
- Tom Kessler
- Mike King
- Bob Lewis
- Marty Long
- Angela Martinez
- Nikki McDonald
- Kyle McNorton
- Lynn Melton
- Heather Meyer
- Rep. Miller
- Jim Minnix
- Lisa M. Moser
- Brooklynne Mosley
- Lance W. Neelly
- Cindy Neighbor
- KC Ohaebosim
- Melissa Oropeza
- Dan Osman
- Jarrod Ousley
- Rep. Penn
- Sandy Pickert
- Lon Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Mari-Lynn Poskin
- Pat Proctor
- Ken Rahjes
- Allen Reavis
- Rep. Resman
- Bill Rhiley
- Angelina Roeser
- Webster T. Roth
- Louis Ruiz
- Susan Ruiz
- Clarke Sanders
- Tom Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Tobias Schlingensiepen
- Rebecca Schmoe
- Mark Schreiber
- Kevin Schwertfeger
- Joe Seiwert
- Alexis Simmons
- Adam Smith
- Chuck Smith
- Megan Steele
- Angela Stiens
- Jerry Stogsdill
- Bill Sutton
- Kyler Sweely
- Sean Tarwater
- Rep. Thompson
- Adam Turk
- Carl Turner
- Chip VanHouden
- Lindsay Vaughn
- Paul Waggoner
- Jill Ward
- Barb Wasinger
- Troy Waymaster
- Virgil Weigel
- Gary White
- Suzanne Wikle
- Rick Wilborn
- Sean Willcott
- Kristey Williams
- Laura Williams
- Valdenia Winn
- Dawn Wolf
- Brandon Woodard
- Rui Xu
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 11, 2025 | House
- Reengrossed on Monday, March 31, 2025
- Law effective July 1, 2025
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 4, 2025
- Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Mar 27, 2025 | House
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
- Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman
- Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
- Mar 07, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 03, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, March 3, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 26, 2025 | House
- Engrossed on Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Feb 26, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
- Received and Introduced
- Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 123, Nay 0, Absent 2
- Feb 18, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 03, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Monday, February 3, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Jan 28, 2025 | House
- Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
Bill Texts
Documents
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary (Tue, Feb 18, 2025)HTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Fri, Mar 7, 2025)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Fri, Mar 7, 2025)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 26, 2025PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Wed, Mar 26, 2025HTML
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Minutes
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Office of the Revisor
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Office of the Revisor
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Office of the Revisor
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Matthew Bingesser, Office of the Attorney General
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Danielle Dulin, City of Manhattan
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by John Goodyear, League of KS Municipalities
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Wendy Green, Unified Gob't of Wyandotte Co
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Jay Hall, KS Assoc of Counties
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Michael Koss, City of Overland Park
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Paul Kramer, City of Shawnee
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Angela Stallbaumer, KS Assoc of School Boards
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Amanda Stanley, City of Topeka
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Sheriff Jeff Easter, Sedgwick County
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Nick Gregory, City of Maize
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Brett Anderson, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Dave Trabert, KS Policy Institute
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 3, 2025: Testimony by Emily Bradbury/Alllison Mazzei, KS Press Assoc/KS Assoc of Broadcasters
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2025: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Matthew Bingesser, Administrative Counsel, Office of the Attorney General
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by John Goodyear, General Counsel, League of Kanasa Municipalities
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Dave Trabert, Chief Executive Officer r, Knsas Policy Institute
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Amanda Stanley, City Attorney, City of Topeka
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Ed Klumpp, Legislative Liason, Kansas Sheriffs' Assocation, Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Jay Hall, Deputy Director and General Counsel, Kansas Assocation of Counties
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Wendy Weiss, behalf of, Register of Deeds Association
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Clay Barker, General Counsel, Deputy, Secretary of State
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Michael Koss, City Attorney, City of Overland Park
