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IntroducedJan 30, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2025
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Passed House
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Creating an exception to certain mandatory reporting obligations for licensed social workers when working under the supervision of an attorney and permitting an attorney to require a licensed social worker to keep ethical obligations of attorney-client privilege while working under the supervision of such attorney.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 21, 2025: Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 128
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciarysponsor

Votes
Actions
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
- Mar 18, 2025 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 10, 2025 | House
- Hearing: Monday, March 10, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
- Feb 19, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Feb 17, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Committee on Judiciary
- Withdrawn from Consent Calendar and placed on General Orders
- Feb 11, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Jan 31, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 30, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Chris Waggoner, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas (SB 128 - Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Tim Davis, PhD LSCSW, Private Citizen (SB128 Proponent written)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Becky Fast, MPA, LCSW,Ks Chapter Executive Director,, ntional Association of Social Workers (SB128 Proponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Courtney Ellis, Social Worker, Midwest Innocence Project (SB128 Proponent in person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Michelle Ewert, Director, Washburn Law Clinic (SB128 Proponent in person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Noel O'Neil, LMSW, Kansas Federal Public Defender - Mitigation Specialist (SB128 Proponent in person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Melody Brrannon, Federal Public Defender (SB128 Proponent in person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Karen Leve, Assistant Director of Special Projects, Kansas State Board of Indigents' Defense (SB128 Proponent in person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by Heather Cessna, Executive Director, Kansas State Board of Indigents' Defense Services (SB128 Proponent in person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Tue, Feb 11, 2025: Testimony by James Pratt, Attorney, Pratt Law LLC (SB128 Proponent in person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 10, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Tim Burdick, Asst Federal Public Defender (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Office of Revisor of Statutes (Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by James Pratt, Pratt Law LLC (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Noel O'Neill, Federal Public Defender District of Kansas (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Karen Leve, KS State Board of Indigents' Defense Services (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Marilyn Harp, Private Citizen (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Becky Fast, National Assoc of Social Workers, Kansas Chapter (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Michelle Ewert, Washburn Law Clinic (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Courtney Ellis, Midwest Innocence Project (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Dr. Tim Davis, Private Citizen (Proponent Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Heather Cessna, KS State Board of Indigents' Defense Services (Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 10, 2025: Testimony by Melody Brannon, Federal Public Defender (Proponent)
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by Committee on Judiciary
