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IntroducedFeb 06, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
Requiring that a political subdivision hold an open meeting to discuss a contingency fee contract for legal services before approving such contract and requiring the attorney general to approve such contracts.
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 03, 2025: Hearing: Monday, March 3, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 242
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Committee on Judiciarysponsor
- Matt Bingesser on behalf of Office of the Attorney GeneralRequester
Votes
Actions
- Mar 03, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Monday, March 3, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Committee on Ways and Means; Rereferred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 20, 2025 | Senate
- Withdrawn from Committee on Judiciary; Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 07, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 06, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
Documents
- As introduced - Supplementary Note
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Robert Hutchinson, Acting Chief Deputy,, Office of Attorney General (SB242 Poponent In person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Eric Stafford, Vice President Government Affairs, Kansas Chamber (SB242 Prponent In person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Roger Gibboni, Counsel, Institute for Legal Reform, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (SB242 Proponent In person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Jennifer Artmen, Partner, Shook, Hardy and Bacon L.L.P. (SB242 Proponent in person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by John Goodyear, General Counsel,, League of Kansas Municipalities (SB242 Neutral In person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Travis Harrod, Deputy Director Court Trustees, Integrated Trustee Services (SB242 Neutral In person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Larry Zimmerman, Kansas Creditor Attorney Association (SB242 Neutral Inperson)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Shannon Kimball, Government Relations Specialist, Kansas Association of School Boards (SB242 Opponent In person)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Amanda Stanley, City Attorney, City of Topeka (SB242 Opponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Michael Koss, City Attorney, City of Overland Park (SB242 Opponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Jay Hall, Deputy Director and General Counsel,, Kansas Association of Counties (SB242 Opponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Jennifer Magana, Director of Law, City Attorney,, City of Wichita (SB242 Opponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Ryan Baty, Chairman,, Board of County Commisioners Sedgwick County (SB242 Opponent Written)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Mon, Mar 3, 2025: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas (SB242 Bill Brief)