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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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Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Judiciarysponsor
Votes
YES: 40
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Corson
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Faust Goudeau
- Sen. Francisco
- Sen. Gossage
- Sen. Haley
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Holscher
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Miller
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Pettey
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Schmidt
- Sen. Shallenburger
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Sykes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Thompson
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Tyson
- Sen. Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 116
- Rep. Alcala
- Rep. Amyx
- Rep. Anderson
- Rep. Awerkamp
- Rep. Ballard
- Rep. Barrett
- Rep. Bergkamp
- Rep. Bergquist
- Rep. Blex
- Rep. Bloom
- Rep. Bohi
- Rep. Borjon
- Rep. Brantley
- Rep. Brownlee Paige
- Rep. Brunk
- Rep. Bryce
- Rep. Buehler
- Rep. Butler
- Rep. Caiharr
- Rep. Carlin
- Rep. Carpenter
- Rep. Chauncey
- Rep. Collins
- Rep. Corbet
- Rep. Croft
- Rep. Delperdang
- Rep. Droge
- Rep. Ellis
- Rep. Esau
- Rep. Essex
- Rep. Estes
- Rep. Fairchild
- Rep. Featherston
- Rep. Francis
- Rep. Gardner
- Rep. Goddard
- Rep. Goetz
- Rep. Hawkins
- Rep. Helgerson
- Rep. Helwig
- Rep. Hoffman
- Rep. Hoheisel
- Rep. Howe
- Rep. Howell
- Rep. Howerton
- Rep. Hoye
- Rep. Huebert
- Rep. Humphries
- Rep. James
- Rep. Johnson
- Rep. Kessler
- Rep. King
- Rep. Lewis
- Rep. Long
- Rep. McDonald
- Rep. McNorton
- Rep. Melton
- Rep. Meyer
- Rep. Minnix
- Rep. Moser
- Rep. Neelly
- Rep. Neighbor
- Rep. Ohaebosim
- Rep. Oropeza
- Rep. Osman
- Rep. Ousley
- Rep. Pickert
- Rep. Pishny
- Rep. Poetter Parshall
- Rep. Poskin
- Rep. Proctor
- Rep. Rahjes
- Rep. Reavis
- Rep. Rhiley
- Rep. Roeser
- Rep. Roth
- Rep. Ruiz
- Rep. Sanders
- Rep. Sappington
- Rep. Sawyer
- Rep. Sawyer Clayton
- Rep. Schlingensiepen
- Rep. Schmoe
- Rep. Schreiber
- Rep. Schwertfeger
- Rep. Seiwert
- Rep. Smith
- Rep. Steele
- Rep. Stiens
- Rep. Stogsdill
- Rep. Storm
- Rep. Sutton
- Rep. Sweely
- Rep. Tarwater
- Rep. Turk
- Rep. Turner
- Rep. VanHouden
- Rep. Vaughn
- Rep. Waggoner
- Rep. Ward
- Rep. Wasinger
- Rep. Waymaster
- Rep. Weigel
- Rep. White
- Rep. Wikle
- Rep. Wilborn
- Rep. Willcott
- Rep. Williams
- Rep. Wilson
- Rep. Winn
- Rep. Wolf
- Rep. Woodard
- Rep. Xu
NO: 8
ABSENT: 1
- Rep. Smith
YES: 39
- Sen. Alley
- Sen. Argabright
- Sen. Billinger
- Sen. Blasi
- Sen. Blew
- Sen. Bowers
- Sen. Bowser
- Sen. Claeys
- Sen. Clifford
- Sen. Corson
- Sen. Dietrich
- Sen. Erickson
- Sen. Fagg
- Sen. Faust Goudeau
- Sen. Francisco
- Sen. Gossage
- Sen. Haley
- Sen. Hill
- Sen. Holscher
- Sen. Klemp
- Sen. Kloos
- Sen. Masterson
- Sen. Miller
- Sen. Murphy
- Sen. Owens
- Sen. Peck
- Sen. Petersen
- Sen. Pettey
- Sen. Rose
- Sen. Ryckman
- Sen. Schmidt
- Sen. Shane
- Sen. Starnes
- Sen. Sykes
- Sen. Thomas
- Sen. Thompson
- Sen. Titus
- Sen. Tyson
- Sen. Warren
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
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, Absent 1
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Conference committee report now available
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Bob Lewis, Rep. Bradley Barrett and Rep. Tobias Schlingensiepen appointed as conferees
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
- Mar 18, 2026 | 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 116, Nay 8, Absent 1
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 1:30 PM — Room 546-S event
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House 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 Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
Documents
- As Introduced - Fiscal NotePDF
- As Introduced - Fiscal NoteHTML
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by Senate Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NotePDF
- As Amended by House Committee - Supplementary NoteHTML
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Feb 16, 2026)PDF
- Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary (Mon, Feb 16, 2026)HTML
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice (Tue, Mar 17, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice (Tue, Mar 17, 2026)HTML
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026PDF
- Conference Committee Report Brief - Thu, Mar 26, 2026HTML
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Michael Kagay, District Attorney, Shawnee County
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Stephen M. Howe, District Attorney, Johnson County
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Barry Wilkerson, Attorney, Riley County
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Jessica G. Domme, Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Division, State of Kansas
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Chance Berndt, Asst. Public Defender, BIDS Legislative Committee
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Scott Brunner, Deputy Secretary for Hospitals & Facilities, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisor of Statutes, State of Kansas
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisor Of Statutes, State of Kansas
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Jason Thompson, Revisor Of Statutes, State of Kansas
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Chance Berndt, Assistant Public Defender, BIDS Legislative Committe
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Tara Rieck-Windham, Private Citizen
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by Todd G. Thompson, Attorney, Leavenworth County, Kansas
- House · Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice, Mar 11, 2026: Testimony by G. Kassius Andersen, Attorney, Disability Rights Center of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Tara Rieck, Mother, Private Citizen
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Todd Thompson, Leavenworth County Attorney, KCDAA
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Aaron Breitenbach, Deputy District Attorney on behalf of Marc Bennett, District Attorney, KCDAA
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Steve Howe, District Attorney,, Tenth Judicial District
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Jessica Domme, Deputy Attorney General for Criminal, Office of Attorney General
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Mike Kagay, District Attorney, Shawnee County
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Laurel Stiffler, Shawnee Co Ks Federation of Republic Women
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Echo Van Meteren, Private Citizen
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Linda Scheer, Private Citizen
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Kassius Anderson, Attorney, Disability Rights Ctr of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Scott Brunner, Deputy Secretary, Hospitals and Facilities representing Ks Dept for Aging and Disability Services
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Chance Berndt, Asst Public Defender, 10th Judicial Public Defender Office, Olathe
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott, Revisors Office, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 4, 2026: Testimony by Mark Dupree, District Attorney, Wyandote Co District Attorney
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