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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Became LawApr 09, 2026
Kansas Senate Bill
Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence, setting forth relevant procedures and requiring further consideration of evaluation and treatment during the course of competency proceedings for defendants charged with the most serious offenses.
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Senate • Apr 09, 2026: Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
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Summary
Comments on SB 374
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- Committee on Judiciarysponsor
Votes
YES: 116
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- L. Ruiz
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
ABSENT: 1
YES: 121
- Alcala
- Amyx
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Ballard
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Boatman
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Wanda Brownlee Paige
- Brunk
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- Caiharr
- Carlin
- Carmichael
- B. Carpenter
- W. Carpenter
- Carr
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Curtis
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Featherston
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Haskins
- Hawkins
- Helgerson
- Helwig
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howell
- Howerton
- Hoye
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Martinez
- McDonald
- McNorton
- Melton
- Meyer
- Minnix
- Moser
- Mosley
- Neelly
- Neighbor
- Ohaebosim
- Osman
- Ousley
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Samantha Poetter Parshall
- Poskin
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- S. Ruiz
- Sanders
- Sappington
- Sawyer
- Stephanie Sawyer Clayton
- Schlingensiepen
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- Simmons
- A. Smith
- C. Smith
- Steele
- Stiens
- Stogsdill
- Storm
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Vaughn
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Weigel
- White
- Wikle
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K. Williams
- L. Williams
- Wilson
- Winn
- Wolf
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
- Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Mar 27, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 39 Nay: 0
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 121 Nay: 0
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Representative Lewis, Representative Barrett and Representative Schlingensiepen appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as conferees
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 116 Nay: 8
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 546-S
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Feb 18, 2026 | 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
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Documents
- As introduced - Fiscal Note
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary Note
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary Note
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Tara Rieck, Mother, Private Citizen (SB374 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Todd Thompson, Leavenworth County Attorney, KCDAA (SB374 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Aaron Breitenbach, Deputy District Attorney on behalf of Marc Bennett, District Attorney, KCDAA (SB374 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Steve Howe, District Attorney,, Tenth Judicial District (SB374 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Jessica Domme, Deputy Attorney General for Criminal, Office of Attorney General (SB374 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Mike Kagay, District Attorney, Shawnee County (SB374 WO Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Laurel Stiffler, Shawnee Co Ks Federation of Republic Women (SB374 WO Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Echo Van Meteren, Private Citizen (SB374 WO Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Linda Scheer, Private Citizen (SB374 WO Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kassius Anderson, Attorney, Disability Rights Ctr of Kansas (SB374 Opp)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Scott Brunner, Deputy Secretary, Hospitals and Facilities representing Ks Dept for Aging and Disability Services (SB374 Neu)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Chance Berndt, Asst Public Defender, 10th Judicial Public Defender Office, Olathe (SB374 Neu)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas (SB374 Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Mark Dupree, District Attorney, Wyandote Co District Attorney (SB374 Pro WO)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Minutes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Michael Kagay, District Attorney, Shawnee County (SB374 Pro Written Only)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Stephen M. Howe, District Attorney, Johnson County (SB374 Written Only Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Barry Wilkerson, Attorney, Riley County (SB374 Pro WRITTEN ONLY)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Jessica G. Domme, Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Division, State of Kansas (SB 374 Pro WRITTEN ONLY)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Chance Berndt, Asst. Public Defender, BIDS Legislative Committee (SB 374 Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Scott Brunner, Deputy Secretary for Hospitals & Facilities, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (SB 374 Neutral WRITTEN ONLY)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisor of Statutes, State of Kansas (SB 374 House Bill Brief)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisor Of Statutes, State of Kansas (SB 374)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Chance Berndt, Assistant Public Defender, BIDS Legislative Committe (SB 374 Neutral)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisor Of Statutes, State of Kansas (SB 459)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Tara Rieck-Windham, Private Citizen (SB 374 Pro)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Todd G. Thompson, Attorney, Leavenworth County, Kansas (SB374 Proponent)
- Senate Committee on Judiciary, Wed, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by G. Kassius Andersen, Attorney, Disability Rights Center of Kansas (SB 374 Opponent)
- Conference Committee Report
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary
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