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House Standing Committee on Judiciary

Meeting Day: Daily Time: 3:30 pm Location: 112-N

Bills, Resolutions and Appointments

Sponsored Bills
SB18 - House Substitute for SB 18 - By Committee on Judiciary -Relating to disputes involving church congregations.
SB60 - House Substitute for SB60 by Committee on Judiciary - Certain sex crimes, where the offender is over 18 and the victim is under 14, which currently have a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years could be increased to 35 if aggravating circumstances found.
SB122 - Elections; relating to unauthorized voting disclosures.
SB403 - House Sub for SB 403 by Committee on Judiciary – Relating to writ of habeas corpus.
HB2012 - Legislative review of exceptions to disclosure of public records.
HB2013 - Amending the crime of perjury.
HB2014 - Revoking an ex-spouse's inheritance rights upon divorce.
HB2015 - Domestic relations; relating to marital property.
HB2016 - Relating to reassignment of judge of the district court positions.
HB2017 - Substitute HB 2017 by Committee on Judiciary--Relating to appeals from municipal court.
HB2018 - Credit card surcharge exemption for certain educational institutions.
HB2019 - Court of appeals judges; appointment by the governor, confirmation by the senate.
HB2020 - Court of appeals judges; direct partisan election.
HB2026 - Requiring retailers to obtain identification from purchasers of pre-paid mobile communication devices.
HB2027 - Requiring second-hand stores to record identification of sellers.
HB2028 - Providing for venue in Shawnee County District Court in certain forfeiture proceedings
HB2070 - Appearance bond conditions; surety and bounty hunter regulation.
HB2102 - Commission on judicial performance; sunset in 2017; docket fees reduced.
HB2113 - Relating to judges; authority of supreme court.
HB2114 - Debt setoff; collection assistance fee.
HB2115 - Relating to the employment of retired judges and justices.
HB2116 - Civil procedure; electronic service of process.
HB2117 - Relating to court fees and costs; judiciary technology fund.
HB2163 - Relating to garnishment proceedings.
HB2164 - Relating to jurors; information disqualifying prospective juror from jury service.
HB2165 - Amending the crime of promotion to minors of material harmful to minors.
HB2166 - Substitute HB 2166 by Committee on Judiciary -- Relating to the medical assistance recovery program.
HB2182 - Relating to grand juries.
HB2204 - Relating to redemption of real property.
HB2224 - Amending the Kansas restraint of trade act.
HB2225 - Repealing the Kansas restraint of trade act.
HB2254 - Relating to the determination of paternity.
HB2259 - Domestic relations; relating to divorce; service of process.
HB2274 - Relating to the qualifications of the secretary of corrections.
HB2275 - Amending the Kansas restraint of trade act.
HB2316 - Relating to court-appointed special advocates.
HB2336 - Relating to the open meetings act.
HB2342 - Political action committees; legislative leadership.
HB2345 - Distribution of certain license application fees and fines from DUI and related offenses to community corrections and court services.
HB2361 - Relating to low-profit limited liability companies.
HB2444 - Spendthrift trusts.
HB2446 - District courts; court trustee operations fund.
HB2447 - Real property; trespass and liability.
HB2448 - Interference with judicial process.
HB2449 - Historic preservation; standing; standard of review.
HB2466 - Relating to administrative procedure; judicial review.
HB2489 - Legislative review of exceptions to disclosure of public records.
HB2490 - Capital murder; attempt; murder in the first degree; sentencing.
HB2491 - Kansas tort claims act; attorney may appear in small claims action.
HB2492 - Elections; recall of elected officials.
HB2517 - Relating to the prohibition on wage garnishment for assigned accounts.
HB2562 - Requiring judicial review of release of mentally competent defendants.
HB2567 - Open records act; definitions.
HB2568 - Domestic relations; Kansas family law code; child support guidelines.
HB2569 - Lien filings against public officials; prohibitions; notice; criminal penalties.
HB2583 - Judicial lobbyists prohibited.
HB2584 - Amending procedures relating to a defendant's competency to stand trial.
HB2588 - Child in need of care; juvenile offenders; permanent custodians.
HB2604 - Domestic relations; divorce; division of property; maintenance.
HB2605 - Relating to asbestos-related liability.
HB2612 - Relating to district judge and district magistrate judge vacancies.
HB2613 - Relating to the issuance of stillbirth and unborn child's death certificates.
HB2637 - Expungement of petitions for protection from stalking orders.
HB2651 - County law library.
HB2652 - Relating to zoning of county airports.
HB2663 - Bad faith assertions of patent infringement.
HB2664 - Domestic case management.
HB2665 - Repealing the revised Kansas code for care of children; enacting the Kansas code for minors.
HB2676 - Commercial real estate broker lien act.
HB2677 - Relating to disclosure of contents of communication while in electronic storage.
HB2684 - Allocating moneys from driver's license fees to the judicial branch nonjudicial salary adjustment fund.
HB2689 - Amending which convictions are counted for driving while license canceled, suspended or revoked.
HB2710 - Certain sex crimes, where the offender is over 18 and the victim is under 14, which currently have a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years could be increased to 35 if aggravating circumstances found.
HB2711 - Public speech protection act.
HB2712 - Domestic battery; mandating domestic violence offender assessment upon first conviction.
HB2719 - Uniform power of attorney act.
HB2721 - Enacting the business entity standard treatment act.
Sponsored Resolutions - 2013 Legislative Session
HCR5002 - Constitutional amendment revising article 3, relating to the judiciary; allowing the governor to appoint supreme court justices and court of appeals judges, subject to senate confirmation; abolishing the supreme court nominating commission.
HCR5003 - Constitutional amendment revising article 3, relating to the judiciary; providing for direct partisan election of supreme court justices and court of appeals judges; abolishing the supreme court nominating commission.
HCR5004 - Constitutional amendment revising article 3, relating to the judiciary; placing the court of appeals into the constitution; changing the membership of the supreme court nominating commission.
HCR5005 - Governor appoints supreme court justices, senate confirms; nominating commission membership amended; lifetime appointment, subject to removal for cause.
Sponsored Resolutions - 2014 Legislative Session
HCR5002 - Constitutional amendment revising article 3, relating to the judiciary; allowing the governor to appoint supreme court justices and court of appeals judges, subject to senate confirmation; abolishing the supreme court nominating commission.
HCR5003 - Constitutional amendment revising article 3, relating to the judiciary; providing for direct partisan election of supreme court justices and court of appeals judges; abolishing the supreme court nominating commission.
HCR5004 - Constitutional amendment revising article 3, relating to the judiciary; placing the court of appeals into the constitution; changing the membership of the supreme court nominating commission.
HCR5005 - Governor appoints supreme court justices, senate confirms; nominating commission membership amended; lifetime appointment, subject to removal for cause.
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