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SB487Introduced in the Senate

Requiring the Kansas bureau of investigation to implement a statewide offender registration system for agencies who register offenders under the offender registration act, providing for a petition to determine that an offender is indigent and authorizing a notice to appear to be issued for a violation of the act involving nonpayment of a fee.

Passed

Introduced by Judiciary

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requiring the Kansas bureau of investigation to implement a statewide offender registration system for agencies who register offenders under the offender registration act, providing for a petition to determine that an offender is indigent and authorizing a notice to appear to be issued for a violation of the act involving nonpayment of a fee.

Where it stands

Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

April 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Concurred with amendments in conference - Yea: 39 Nay: 0 · March 27, 2026

39

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Scott Hill70Yes
Silas Miller86Yes
Craig Bowser1Yes
Marci Francisco2Yes
Rick Kloos3Yes
David Haley4Yes
Jeff Klemp5Yes
Pat Pettey6Yes
Ethan Corson7Yes
Cindy Holscher8Yes

Bill history

  1. Senate Introduced

  2. Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Senate Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

  4. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Judiciary

  5. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  6. Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  7. Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  8. House Received and Introduced

  9. House Referred to Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice

  10. House Hearing: Monday, March 9, 2026, 1:30 PM Room 546-S

  11. House Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice

  12. House Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  13. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

  14. House Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 124 Nay: 0

  15. Senate Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Senator Warren , Senator Titus and Senator Corson as conferees

  16. House Motion to accede adopted; Representative Lewis, Representative Barrett and Representative Schlingensiepen appointed as conferees

  17. Senate Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 39 Nay: 0

  18. Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026

  19. Senate Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026

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