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IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 18, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Kansas Senate Bill
Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence and setting forth relevant procedures.
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 20, 2026: Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 481
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Judiciarysponsor
Votes
YES: 40
- Larry Alley
- Mike Argabright
- Rick Billinger
- Chase Blasi
- Tory Marie Blew
- Elaine Bowers
- Craig Bowser
- Joseph Claeys
- William Clifford
- Ethan Corson
- Brenda Dietrich
- Renee Erickson
- Michael Fagg
- Oletha Faust Goudeau
- Marci Francisco
- Beverly Gossage
- David Haley
- Scott Hill
- Cindy Holscher
- Jeff Klemp
- Rick Kloos
- Ty Masterson
- Silas Miller
- 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
- Kellie Warren
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Stricken from Calendar by Rule 1507
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Hearing: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N event
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
- 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 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S event
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 04, 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
- 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 by House Committee on Judiciary (Wed, Mar 11, 2026)PDF
- House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary (Wed, Mar 11, 2026)HTML
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 4, 2026: Minutes
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Dahnika Short, Revisors Office
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Laura Nordgren, Kansas Judicial Council
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by John Goodyear, League of Kansas Municipalities
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Brenda Stoss, Salina Municipal Court Judge
- House · Committee on Judiciary, Mar 4, 2026: Testimony by Michael Koss, City of Overland Park
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 12, 2026: Minutes
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by John Goodyear, General Counsel, League of Kansas Municipalities
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Brenda Stoss, Judge, Salina Municipal Court
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Michael Koss, City Attorney, City of Overland Park
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Laura Nordgren, Exec Director, Kansas Judicial Council
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Natalie Scott Revisors Office, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Dahnika Short, Revisor's Office, State of Kansas
- Senate · Committee on Judiciary, Feb 12, 2026: Testimony by Dahnika Short, Revisors Office, State of Kansas
