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Minutes for SB54 - Committee on Judiciary
Short Title
Substitute for SB 54 by Committee on Judiciary - Limiting discovery and disclosure of third-party litigation funding agreements and requiring reporting of such agreements to the judicial council for study.
Minutes Content for Tue, Mar 11, 2025
The Chair opened the hearing on SB54.
Jason Thompson, Office of Revisor of Statutes, presented the bill brief. (Attachment 13)
Proponent Eric Stafford, Kansas Chamber of Commerce, testified that SB54 represents a successfully negotiated bill (carried over from 2024) between interested parties and offers a disclosure solution to protect against abuses in our state's legal system. (Attachment 14)
Chair Humphries drew attention to Proponent Written Only testimonies.
Dan Murray, National Federation of Independent Business (Attachment 15)
Rachelle Colombo, Kansas Medical Society (Attachment 16)
Randy Stookey, Kansas Grain & Feed Association/Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association (Attachment 17)
Craig Sepich, National Insurance Crime Bureau (Attachment 18)
Samantha Woods, Kansas Association of Defense Counsel (Attachment 19)
Marlee Carpenter, Kansas Association of Property & Casualty Insurance Companies (Attachment 20)
Beth Smoller, Kansas Association of Insurance Agents (Attachment 21)
Michael Stinson, Medical Professional Liability Association (Attachment 22)
Chair Humphries drew attention to the Opponent Written Only testimonies.
Callie Jill Denton, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association (Attachment 23)
Joseph Molina, Kansas Bar Association (Attachment 24)
Chair Humphries closed the hearing on SB54.
