Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 2395 — Continuing in existence certain exceptions to the disclosure of public records under the open records act.

Last action — Approved by Governor on Friday, April 14, 2023

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on April 24, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Approved by Governor on Friday, April 14, 2023

  2. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, April 4, 2023

  3. Final Action - Passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0

  4. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  5. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  6. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary

  7. Hearing: Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 10:30 AM Room 346-S

  8. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  9. Received and Introduced

  10. Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea: 121 Nay: 0

  11. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  12. Committee of the Whole - Now working on

  13. Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary

  14. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  15. Hearing: Tuesday, February 14, 2023, 3:30 PM Room 582-N

  16. Introduced

Sponsors

  • Committee on Judiciary · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Judiciary

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Final Action - Passed;

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 19000
Unaffiliated 15000
Democrat 6000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Baumgardner — Yea
Doll — Yea
Faust-Goudeau — Yea
Holland — Yea
Kerschen — Yea
Longbine — Yea
McGinn — Yea
O'Shea — Yea
Olson — Yea
Pittman — Yea
Pyle — Yea
Reddi — Yea
Steffen — Yea
Straub — Yea
Ware — Yea
Cindy Holscher Democrat Yea
David Haley Democrat Yea
Dinah Sykes Democrat Yea
Ethan Corson Democrat Yea
Marci Francisco Democrat Yea
Pat Pettey Democrat Yea
Beverly Gossage Republican Yea
Brenda Dietrich Republican Yea
Caryn Tyson Republican Yea
Chase Blasi Republican Yea
Elaine Bowers Republican Yea
Joseph Claeys Republican Yea
Kellie Warren Republican Yea
Larry Alley Republican Yea
Michael Fagg Republican Yea
Mike Petersen Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Renee Erickson Republican Yea
Rick Billinger Republican Yea
Rick Kloos Republican Yea
Rick Wilborn Republican Yea
Ronald Ryckman Republican Yea
Tim Shallenburger Republican Yea
Ty Masterson Republican Yea
Virgil Peck Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Emergency Final Action - Passed;

Passed 121 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 29000
Republican 59002
Unaffiliated 33002
Total 121004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (125)
Member Party Vote
Barth — Yea
Boyd — Yea
B. — Yea
W. — Yea
Concannon — Yea
Dodson — Yea
Donohoe — Yea
Eplee — Yea
Garber — Yea
Haswood — Yea
Highberger — Yea
Hougland — Yea
Houser — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Landwehr — Yea
Mason — Yea
Maughan — Yea
D. — Yea
S. — Yea
V. — Yea
Patton — Yea
Penn — Yea
Probst — Yea
Resman — Yea
Robinson — Yea
L. — Yea
S. — Yea
A. — Yea
C. — Yea
E. — Yea
Underhill — Yea
L. — Yea
Younger — Yea
Poetter — Not Voting
K. — Not Voting
Angela Martinez Democrat Yea
Barbara Ballard Democrat Yea
Brandon Woodard Democrat Yea
Cindy Neighbor Democrat Yea
Dan Osman Democrat Yea
Ford Carr Democrat Yea
Heather Meyer Democrat Yea
Henry Helgerson Democrat Yea
Jarrod Ousley Democrat Yea
Jerry Stogsdill Democrat Yea
Jo Ella Hoye Democrat Yea
John Alcala Democrat Yea
John Carmichael Democrat Yea
KC Ohaebosim Democrat Yea
Kirk Haskins Democrat Yea
Linda Featherston Democrat Yea
Lindsay Vaughn Democrat Yea
Lynn Melton Democrat Yea
Mari-Lynn Poskin Democrat Yea
Melissa Oropeza Democrat Yea
Mike Amyx Democrat Yea
Pam Curtis Democrat Yea
Rui Xu Democrat Yea
Sydney Carlin Democrat Yea
Tobias Schlingensiepen Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Tom Sawyer Democrat Yea
Valdenia Winn Democrat Yea
Virgil Weigel Democrat Yea
Adam Thomas Republican Yea
Adam Turk Republican Yea
Avery Anderson Republican Yea
Barb Wasinger Republican Yea
Bill Rhiley Republican Yea
Bill Sutton Republican Yea
Bob Lewis Republican Yea
Brett Fairchild Republican Yea
Brian Bergkamp Republican Yea
Carl Turner Republican Yea
Chris Croft Republican Yea
Clarke Sanders Republican Yea
Cyndi Howerton Republican Yea
Dan Goddard Republican Yea
Daniel Hawkins Republican Yea
David Buehler Republican Yea
Doug Blex Republican Yea
Duane Droge Republican Yea
Emil Bergquist Republican Yea
Francis Awerkamp Republican Yea
Fred Gardner Republican Yea
Gary White Republican Yea
Jason W. Goetz Republican Yea
Jesse Borjon Republican Yea
Jim Minnix Republican Yea
Joe Seiwert Republican Yea
Ken Corbet Republican Yea
Ken Rahjes Republican Yea
Kenneth Collins Republican Yea
Kenny Titus Republican Yea
Kyle Hoffman Republican Yea
Lance W. Neelly Republican Yea
Leah Howell Republican Yea
Leo Delperdang Republican Yea
Lewis "Bill" Bloom Republican Yea
Lisa M. Moser Republican Yea
Mark Schreiber Republican Yea
Michael Murphy Republican Yea
Mike Thompson Republican Yea
Nathan Butler Republican Yea
Nick Hoheisel Republican Yea
Pat Proctor Republican Yea
Paul Waggoner Republican Yea
Rebecca Schmoe Republican Yea
Robyn R. Essex Republican Yea
Ron Bryce Republican Yea
Ronald Ellis Republican Yea
Sandy Pickert Republican Yea
Scott Hill Republican Yea
Sean Tarwater Republican Yea
Shannon Francis Republican Yea
Stephen Owens Republican Yea
Steven K. Howe Republican Yea
Susan Estes Republican Yea
Susan Humphries Republican Yea
Timothy Johnson Republican Not Voting
Tom Kessler Republican Not Voting
Tory Marie Blew Republican Yea
Troy Waymaster Republican Yea
Webster T. Roth Republican Yea
William Clifford Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2395?
HB 2395 is sponsored by Committee on Judiciary.
What is the current status of HB 2395?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 10, 2023. Enacted.
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